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Teams Use Case - Supervision and Project work
Audience
Teaching staff, for easy supervision and oversight of student project work.
Prerequisites
LSE account with full access to the MS Office365 suiteWhat is Microsoft Teams?
What is Teams?
Teams is a communication and collaboration platform that combines chat, video meetings, file sharing, and group workspaces. It is widely used at LSE for internal collaboration.
Does it integrate with Moodle?
Not directly, but links to meetings, files, or channels can be embedded manually in Moodle.
Why use it?
Facilitates online or hybrid supervision
Supports student project collaboration
Centralises chat, shared documents, and deadlines
Allows persistent team spaces for long-term work
Real Example
UCL uses Teams extensively for supervision and research collaboration. Tutorials, research teams, and even departmental inductions are managed via dedicated Teams with private and public channels.
How might students use it independently?
Students can use Teams to run study groups, coordinate group assessments, or host peer teaching and informal revision sessions.
Digital/Web Literacy Opportunity
Encourages professional communication practices, shared file hygiene, and long-term digital organisation — useful for academic and workplace contexts.
Similar Tools
Zoom or Skype (for meetings, but not full workspaces)
Slack (chat-focused; not LSE-supported)
Moodle Forums (text-only, within course shell)
Further Resources
⚠️ Warning about Microsoft Tools
Important Note:
While these tools are currently available via LSE’s Office 365 subscription, Microsoft frequently retires or rebrands services with limited notice (e.g. Stream Classic, Forms Pro, Jamboard deprecation). We recommend avoiding over-reliance on any one tool without a fallback option. Always download or back up critical work and avoid designing assessments around tools with uncertain lifespans