

Amy reports that Slack is easier to navigate and use, and that more natural and authentic conversations arise in Slack than in online discussion groups. Amy Csizmar Dalal teaches Computer Networking and uses Slack almost entirely for communicating with her students. In Computer Science, however, Slack also replaces Moodle discussion forums and announcements for class communication. Slack uses “channels” to organize ongoing conversations and can be a handy replacement for email. Slack is a messaging system that’s used a lot for team communication in business settings, and we use it here at Carleton every day in ITS. We will be happy to offer you additional support and training free of charge to help you to gain the skills you need, or if you’d prefer, a full refund.Many of Carleton’s online computer science courses supplement Moodle with Slack for class communications. If you don’t feel that your training has been useful or if you are unhappy in any way, just get in touch with our Customer Services team within 30 days of the course. We want everyone to go away from our courses feeling as though they have learnt useful, practical skills that they can use straight away when they go back to work.

Please ensure you read our Terms and Conditions before booking for our payment terms and cancellation policy. Remember, you’ll need a quiet place to call from and a decent internet connection is a must. Your active participation is expected: everyone will be heard and seen throughout, just as they would be if we were in a room together. To be heard, hear and seen you will need a microphone, speakers and camera – if you have a modern laptop that’s all you will need.

The course will start precisely on time and it may not be possible to go back over material missed by late arrivals. Learners should log into the training session 10 minutes before the start time to ensure that they have downloaded and set up Zoom correctly. Your link will be included in your joining instructions once you have booked your place - if you haven't received this email then please contact our team. Full technical requirements are on the Zoom website. The course will run remotely for 90 minutes.Īll learners will need to install Zoom on their machines.
