A Room is a place members come together to address a common set of tasks.
Tasks may involve:
Creating and sharing resources such as assessments, curriculum, and multimedia.
Using a Room for a web site.
Course delivery.
Professional Learning Team (PLT) activities.
Sharing best practices.
Mentoring activities.
Professional Learning Community activities.
Professional Development.
Curriculum activities engaging students internationally.
As indicated in the task examples, a Room is highly flexible in addressing a broad range of contexts. A Room can be used for a course, an office, a project, or a web site.
The structure of a Room is determined by Room Areas added to it.