This is a new tool to me, and I really like it! When I looked at the website, it did not show D2L. Do you know if there is something similar that is compatible with D2L?

I wonder if the student were traditional undergrad or older grad. students? I think this information is important and would inform the results and best practice recommendations

While I philosophically believe in the benefits of collaborative online learning, I have it be extra challenging in graduate courses or those for the adult learner who holds multiple and sometimes conflicting roles and responsibilities, and is not solely a "student". So, when you have a class full of working people, those with families, sports, etc. finding mutual times that work for people to collaborate and balancing learning preferences becomes more complicated in order to be successful.

Online learning is new enough that people may remember when it was done poorly; therefore, there is still much work to be done to change the negative perceptions possibly held by some.

New instructors are also sometimes surprised at the extra time it takes to do an online class.