STUDYING IN TEAMS VIA CORRESPONDENCE
A recent challenge faced by students on a global scale is tackling not only remote study but also remote study in a team environment. Studying in a group has many well-documented benefits, such as reduced procrastination, increased interpersonal skills, faster learning and exposure to new perspectives.
With this in mind, it’s essential for students to remain active in study groups while studying remotely from home. Below we’ve listed our favourite tools for studying via correspondence.
Slack
Between all the available apps and messaging platforms, team communication can quickly become messy.
Using Slack to create a cohesive team chat is a great way to house all your team communications, along with documents such as study materials and notes.
Zoom
Video conferencing apps, such as Zoom, allow many users to join a shared video call. One of the many benefits of Zoom is its interface, which highlights the main speaker at any given time making it easier to share ideas amongst the team.
Google Drive
Google Drive is a free cloud-based platform, allowing users to store documents, spreadsheets and slide presentations and share them with selected individuals. Incredibly useful for sharing with team members, it also allows live editing; enabling multiple team members to make and add notes simultaneously.
Todoist
With several available options for planning a task list, Todist is our favourite for its ease of use and accessibility. Available as a standalone web app as well as a Chrome plugin, Todoist makes planning and managing your tasks easy and effective.
Evernote
Perfect for online note taking, Evernote allows users to create notes, which can be text, drawings, photographs, or saved web content, which is ideal for when you need to create and reference study notes.
With many online applications to choose from, it’s worth looking into which will be most effective for you in your particular team environment.
If you have others to add that students may find helpful, we’d love you to leave your thoughts in the comment box below.