Using course tools>>Collaboration tools

Creating collaboration sessions

To create a new collaboration session:

1. Click the course name for which you want to add a session on the My CourseCompass page.

2. Click Control Panel.

3. Click Collaboration under Course Tools.

4. Click Collaboration Session.

5. Accept or enter a new name in the Session Name box. The default name has this format: <courseID> <date> <time>.

6. (Optional) If you want to specify certain times and dates for the session to be available to students:

1. Select the Start After box and then select the desired entries from the date and time boxes.

2. Select the End After box and then select the desired entries from the date and time boxes.

Note: By default, CourseCompass assumes you want to display a collaboration session immediately. Also, remember to make allowances for international time differences.

7. Next to Available, select Yes to make the session available to students to view and participate in; select No to make the session unavailable to students.

Note: If you do not specify availability dates (step 6) and select Yes, the session is always available to students.

8. Under Collaboration Tool, select either Chat or Virtual Classroom.

9. Click Submit, then click OK.