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.