This document discusses collaboration tools that can be used for education. It begins by stating that collaboration tools allow people to learn and teach online. It then lists several tools that can be used, including email, online course platforms like Udemy, collaborative writing tools like Writeboard and Twiddla, course management systems like Moodle, video conferencing software like GoToMeeting, mind mapping tools like Mindmeister, and discussion forums like Google Groups. The document provides examples of how these tools enable collaboration for education. It concludes by thanking the reader and providing author contact information.

1. Collaboration Tools for
Education

2. Collaboration Tools for
Education
“Learn and teach online”
Nader Ale Ebrahim
Department of Engineering Design and Manufacture,
Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia
Email: aleebrahim@perdana.um.edu.my

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visualization and
Vision of Future Research analysis services scholarly
communications
Environment with both domain-specific services search
Software + Services blogs &
books
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Reference instant
management messaging
Project identity
mail
management
notification
document store
storage/data
services
knowledge
compute
management
services
knowledge virtualization
discovery
Source: Enabling Academic Research: Open Research Tools and Services on Microsoft Platform, (2007) BY: Tony Hey,
Corporate Vice President, Microsoft External Research

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6. Collaboration Tools
• E-mail
• Build an online course - Udemy – Example
• Writeboard – Twiddla
• Course Management System - Moodle™
• Video Conferencing - GoToMeeting
• MindMaps – Mindmeister
• Google Groups
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13. Thank you!
Nader Ale Ebrahim
Department of Engineering Design and Manufacture,
Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia
Email: aleebrahim@perdana.um.edu.my
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14. References
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Taha, Z. (2010). Virtual R&D Teams: A Potential Growth
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Congress on Engineering Education (ICEED) 2010
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