How Online Whiteboard Promotes Students' Collaborative Skills in Laboratory Learning

Abstract

This work reports on the use of an online whiteboard in producing a collaborative and interactive report in laboratory learning at the Faculty of Pharmacy, Silpakorn University, Thailand. In this strategy, 166 students worked in groups of 8-9 to create experimental flow charts, to record data and to discuss results with friends on the board. Along with the students' activities, the instructors accessed the boards to monitor student progress and to provide feedback. From the questionnaires, most students reported that they were satisfied with using the tool and agreed that the learning activities were effective. While most of them had never used an online whiteboard before, they reported that the tool was not difficult to use and had useful and attractive features. Furthermore, they gained digital skills and teamwork skills from learning with the whiteboard. Therefore, online whiteboard can be used a tool to engage students in collaborative learning, active learning and formative assessment.