This process is fairly complicated and difficult to accomplish by trainees without the trainer's help, as it is the same as setting up a new group, and certainly trainees should be guided through that during the course, and the trainer should make sure that all members have their Yahoo accounts, have the group linked to their account, and know how to use the features of the group website. After such a group has been created for the course, it is possible for course members to stay in online touch with each other as well as with the teacher trainer, even though they may live quite apart from each other. Thus, the trainer may distribute assignments by email or include articles to read as files on the website. Then, the course participants might meet together in a chat session at some time. The whole course schedule may be kept using the calendar option, automatically reminding members to take part in chat sessions or send assignments.
Members can post interesting ideas or problems to the whole group, seeking solutions or advice.
Finally, they may create a common bookmark list. As can be seen, a discussion group, easy and quick to create, opens great possibilities for distance education, helping the group to keep in touch with the instructor after the course has finished, in this way consolidating trainees' knowledge and giving support in implementing the ideas acquired during the course.