UT-Collab online – A university educational collaboration project

UT Collaboration online is an online student collaboration and engagement project which is aimed to create a community of students and professionals & benefit each others by using a proprietary educational technology app and social media networking.

Our mission is to build a democratic, student centric, academic & purpose driven online community to help each other in all aspects starting from academic, professional to extracurricular activities – all for free, driven and supported by fellow longhorns!!

Our objective is to connect students in several academic, professional and extracurricular endeavors as a single community.

Highlights of UTC online app are –

1. It is a proposed “student-owned” and “student-run” project.

2. Being developed for UT Austin and Texas based students.

3. Focused on academic, professional, and extracurricular collaboration.

4. Academic and research-based project – well studied and being intricately designed.

5. Free to join and use.

The use of educational technology in learning has proven to benefit the quality of study, thinking, personality and agility in students. According to research by NIH [1] as well as independent researches, it is found that using ICT (Information Communication Technology) based app can enhance learning outcome greatly. It is found to be helpful in:

  • Development of higher-level thinking, oral communication, self-management, and leadership skills.
  • Promotion of student-faculty interaction.
  • Increase in student retention, self-esteem, and responsibility.
  • Exposure to and an increase in understanding of diverse perspectives.
  • Preparation for real life social and employment situations.

Signup for future events – https://linktr.ee/utconline

IG – @utconline.app

Email – utconline.app@gmail.com

Collaborating as a longhorn – why and how?

Studies suggest that collaboration in any learning environment has far reaching and positive impact in the overall intellectual and professional development of individuals. There are wide range of possibilities in connecting and communicating with team members, but, according to research and analysis [1] it is concluded that there are certain factors which contribute to effective collaboration more than other, those are – size, quality, skills and effectiveness of members in the groups.

Considering all above factors, student needs, and the professional well-being of longhorns in mind, we are introducing an innovative new project : UT-Collaboration app.

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UT Collaboration (or utcollab) is being studied, designed and developed for the sole purpose of student well-being and creating an all-round connected community within UT. It will be comprised of an android based application with fine tuned collaboration tools and facilities, social media feed and a web based blogging platform.

We have sorted out three different domains to start the program with – academic, professional and extracurricular. These can identify and solve almost all student needs and ensure maximum participation and benefit.

How the UT Collab Online will function and who will own or manage the project?

We envision to create a democratic community for the student and the project responsibilities can be easily handled by interested student volunteers. There will be structured ownership and membership for project support and everything lies with the future student community.

So what next?

We will be more than happy to deliver a fully functional app by the end of August 2022. We envision a sizable participation and contribution to this project and anyone interested can get in touch via this blog or via email.