Collaborative tools for efficient instructor cooperation

Abstract

Nowadays there are two trends - the globalization and specialization. Due to the specialization it is difficult to find a person with the same area of interest in the same locality. Modern technologies allow people, who are geographically widespread to work together. Information and communication technologies currently enable this kind of distance cooperation and allow reducing the need for frequent physical contact. This paper deals with the collaborative tools used by instructors or education professionals. The collaborative tools represent a category of a wide range of tools, from simple text-based e-mail clients to complex online meeting tools. We present several kinds of collaborative tools that are suitable for groups of different size.