7 Indispensable Strategies to Build Community in Your Online Courses
Students in online courses and degree programs sometimes report that studying online can leave them feeling isolated and unconnected to their instructor and student peers. However, this doesn’t have to be the case. Online instructors can utilize a variety of strategies to build and maintain a sense of community in their online courses and doing so will result in a better course experience for both student and instructor.
Students in online courses and degree programs sometimes report that studying online can leave them feeling isolated and unconnected to their instructor and student peers.
However, this doesn’t have to be the case. Online instructors can utilize a variety of strategies to build and maintain a sense of community in their online courses and doing so will result in a better course experience for both student and instructor.
Learning Goals
Upon completion of this seminar, you’ll be able to:
Describe the benefits of building community in online courses
Describe a variety of strategies online instructors can utilize to build community in their courses
Initiate a conversation with appropriate stakeholders on their campus about how to better build community in online courses
Here’s What We’ll Cover
Benefits of building community in online courses
Instructor as role model
Creating a safe course environment
Letting students get to know each other
Surveying student interests and using that to make connections
Using peer review and feedback
Creating social opportunities for students to interact with each other
Using video conferencing and other technologies to promote community
Having students work in small groups
Building in multiple avenues for interaction and engagement in a course
Letting students know building community is something the instructors in interested in and promoting
Who Should Attend
This seminar will benefit:
Faculty
Instructional Designers
Instructional Technologists
eLearning Specialists
Program Directors
Directors of Teaching & Learning Centers
Department Chairs
College Deans
Purchase
Your seminar registration includes the following:
On-demand access for 1-year
Downloadable PowerPoint presentations from the speaker
Written transcript
Supplemental materials
100% satisfaction guarantee
For the seminar, you can have as many people participate in the program as you like using the single connection by using a large screen, projector, and speakers.
There is no limit to how many times the seminar is accessed while available.
Campus Access License
With the purchase of the optional Campus Access License (or Group License when ordering online), registrants may take the contents of the program CD & place the information on to a password-protected network, server, or web site for additional staff use. The Group License option is not for multiple or unlimited staff from an institution to connect & participate in the live online seminar presentation.
With the purchase of the optional Campus Access License (or Group License when ordering online), registrants are granted a license to download the program contents to a password-protected network, server, or website for additional staff use. You will receive information on downloading the contents of the program within 3-5 business days.