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What is it?
Asynchronous communication tools provide a platform to communicate with students not in real-time. Often this is done through text, but can be completed using a number of media types.
| Name | What is it? |
|---|---|
| Discussion Forum (Brightspace) | The discussion forum in Brightspace allows you and your students to have asynchronous conversations using text. It is also possible to use short video and audio clips using the video and audio note feature. |
| Course Mail (Brightspace) | The course mail in Brightspace provides users with a mail account to send and receive mail from other users in Brightspace. Course mail accounts are internal to Brightspace. Users cannot send emails to or receive emails from external email accounts. |
| Yellowdig* | Yellowdig is a community platform similar to X Communities, where students can discuss and share their opinions, including files, in the class community. They can interact with other posts, using emojis, accolades, and comments. Instructors can set their expectations, and the platform will automatically grade students based on these criteria by the end of the semester. It can be integrated into Brightspace, and the grades will be automatically sent to the assigned grade book. |
* An asterisk indicates a third-party tool that is not supported by the university. For information on using third-party tools, please click here. To view the complete list of technologies supported by CITL, visit our Technology Resources page.