With TUchat, we offer you a professional chat service for communication and collaboration in teams and individual conversations respectively. You can share texts, formulas (KaTeX), files, pictures or videos.
Definitions:
Channel
labbelled by hash #
the furthermost "outer" room in a chat
Discussion
labelled by two speech bubbles
"Sub room" in a channel
Ad hoc discussion
When someone answers directly (in a channel or in a discussion), a new discussion will be opened automatically. This is called an ad hoc discussion. Answers are displayed with a blue button "x Replys" (when using the web browser). They open up in their own "room". In the web browser, this room can be directly next to the (main) discussion/channel
Thread
Answers / Replys
All answers in a channel or statements in a discussion
Examples of use
arranging consultation hours
Short feedback from students
Brainstorming and exchanging thoughts with students and colleagues from TU Wien