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questions, including multiple choice and
true/false questions

sponses. However, unlike Multiple Choice,
there are no right or wrong answers

• The Notebook Activity is a tool for learners

to record their thoughts during a sequence
of activities

• The Wiki Tool allows authors to create con-

tent pages that can link to each other and,
optionally, allow learners to make collab-
orative edits to the content provided. • The Noticeboard Activity provides a simple

way of providing learners with information
and content. The activity can display text,
images, links and other HTML content.

In the next section of this chapter, the set of
collaborative methods referred to in the previous
section are briefly presented in combination with
their implementation as collaborative design pat-
terns using the previously mentioned tools of
LAMS. Specifically, each method is presented in
terms of: (a) a short introduction and general
information (b) its' goals (c) description of its
processes in terms of appropriate steps to be
performed (d) its diagrammatic implementation
as a design pattern within LAMS. The presenta-
tion of these patterns is referred to the context of
synchronous collaboration. However, these pat-
terns could be used also for asynchronous col-
laboration by substituting the function of “Chat
and Scribe” by the “Forum and Scribe” function.

• The Question and Answer Activity allows

teachers to pose a question or questions to
learners individually, and after they have
entered their response, to see the responses
of all their peers presented on a single an-
swer screen

• The Share Resources tool allows teach-

ers to add content into a sequence, such
as URL hyperlinks, zipped websites, in-
dividual files and even complete learning
objects

• The Submit Files Activity allows learners

to submit one or more files to the LAMS
server for review by a teacher

• The Survey Tool presents learners with a

number of questions and collects their re-

Figure 1. Tools for learning design presented on the interface of LAMS