Digital Tools in the Educational Environment Empower Student Collaboration. A Study Case in Higher Education

Today educational institutions participate actively in empowering students to get involved in projects,
to participate but also to collaborate in this major change in order to overcome internal and external
vulnerabilities in the learning process. Digital education has great potential for innovations and
investments, offering huge opportunities for universities to allow digital transformation and allow
students to learn in their rhythm. Academic researchers are trying to secure the vulnerabilities of
the online environment in higher education through the development of multiple digital tools.
The work is based on a qualitative methodological approach, through content analysis. Content
analysis was used as the main technique of data collection and analysis, from the specialised literature,
from international databases, regarding the importance using digital tools in the higher education
environment. Based on content analysis, this research presents the most important tools that support
digital collaboration among students by offering a study case for overcoming learning barriers and
focusing on students' creativity in how they approach problem-solving. The study case is based on
"Six Thinking Hats" and it is used to support creative thinking in achieving a good collaboration
between teams in an educational project. The tools that support digital collaboration among students
facilitate communication, increasing the opportunities for academia to interact with as many users as
possible.