This document discusses collaborative online learning and strategies for effective collaboration. It notes that collaboration works best for complex tasks when participants have time to develop understanding and bring diverse skills and perspectives. However, there are also barriers to collaborative learning like tradition, lack of teacher time and support, and student resistance. The document explores how to create inclusive and safe collaborative spaces both online and offline through community building, clear structure, facilitation and support. It provides examples of online collaborative tools and strategies for smarter and networked collaboration across institutions.