5 · Cooperative learning

These tools (e.g. a discussion forum, wiki, blog, social networks) allow you to work together regardless of time or place. There is a delay between the messages. For example, a student posts a message on the discussion forum, the other students can read this message on different times but also read it multiple times and comment only after that .

The benefits of using asynchronous communication tools are:

However, asynchronous collaborative learning can also lead to a lower responsiveness: the discussion or the collaborative learning can (sometimes) lead to a lot of delay, with a risk of losing the ‘drive’.