Synchronicity: The Real-Time Virtual Classroom - Tomorrow's Professor Teaching and Learning, Stanford

In the synchronous online class, small-group chat rooms can be one of the most integral and engaging portions of an online course, and they will make your whole-class chats that much more engaging. Small-group chat rooms provide excellent avenues for students to bond with one another as this venue offers a multitude of opportunities to discuss course material in more depth. https://tomprof.stanford.edu/posting/1436