Enhance student collaboration in Higher Education with Lucid
Lucid empowers higher education instructors to elevate collaboration in group projects, research, and planning. Using Lucid's tools, students work together more effectively, synchronously or asynchronously, while developing practical skills for their academic and future professional endeavors.
Group projects with Lucid
Ashley King, senior lecturer at the University of Tennessee, uses Lucid to streamline group work. By collaborating in Lucid, students can simultaneously document, share, and organize their work. This allows for real-time input and advanced diagramming to reinforce concepts such as primary and foreign keys.
Pro-tip: Provide a project template to guide student collaboration.
Key benefits:
- Supports both in-person and remote teamwork
- Enhances real-time collaboration and engagement
- Offers advanced shape libraries for technical subjects
Start with a group work template
Research projects in Lucid
Lucid acts as a central hub for group research projects. It simplifies collaboration by allowing students to add, organize, and track research in real-time, ensuring that all voices are heard and contributions are equitable.
Pro-tip: Use frames to structure research sections, creating a clear table of contents for easy navigation.
Key benefits:
- Centralized repository for research and notes
- Visual project planning and bibliography creation
- Templates for streamlined research processes
Start with a research project template
Project planning made easy
Lucid’s project planning templates provide a framework to guide students toward successful outcomes. These tools help students manage their time, track progress, and avoid last-minute cramming.
Pro-tip: Customize Lucid’s project templates to fit the specific needs of your class.
Key benefits:
- Provides a blueprint for project success
- Improves overall quality of group work
- Teaches essential project management skills
Start with a project timeline template
Student collaboration templates
- Group Project Planning Template
- Kanban Board Template
- Dot Voting Template
- Gantt Chart Template
- Planning Canvas Template
- Group Brainstorming Template
- Generate and Sort Brainstorming Template
- Research Paper Outline
By incorporating Lucid’s suite of collaboration tools, educators can significantly improve the quality and efficiency of group work in higher education, preparing students for real-world collaborative environments.
About Lucid
Lucid Software is a pioneer and leader in visual collaboration dedicated to helping teams build the future. With its products—Lucidchart, Lucidspark, and Lucidscale—teams are supported from ideation to execution and are empowered to align around a shared vision, clarify complexity, and collaborate visually, no matter where they are. Lucid is proud to serve top businesses around the world, including customers such as Google, GE, and NBC Universal, and 99% of the Fortune 500. Lucid partners with industry leaders, including Google, Atlassian, and Microsoft. Since its founding, Lucid has received numerous awards for its products, business, and workplace culture. For more information, visit lucid.co.