Reading
- Building Online Learning Communities –
- p. 10 "Making the Transition and Establishing Presence" through p. 20 "Access to Technology and the Knowledge to Use It"
- Chapter 2 "Recontextualizing Community"
- p. 48 "The Need for Human Contact" through p. 55 "Other Psychological Issues"
- pp. 112–114 "Community Building"
- Chapter 8 "Promoting Collaborative Learning"
Learning Activity 4-A-1
Welcome Email
[Forum]
15 points
- Review the Sample Emails example.
- Compose a welcome email for participants in an upcoming class.
- Post your welcome email to the 4-A-1 forum.
Learning Activity 4-A-2
Welcome Announcement
[Forum]
15 points
- Read the first few announcements posted for this course and notice how the elements mentioned in Key Information have been applied.
- Write a welcome announcement for a course (be sure to include a title). This welcome announcement can be for a class you are planning on teaching or for this course.
- Post your welcome announcement to the 4-A-2 forum.
Learning Activity 4-A-3
Break Room Starters
[Forum]
15 points
- Review the discussions that have taken place in the Break Room of this course and consider the starters that were posted. Notice how the elements mentioned in Key Information have been applied.
- In a post to the discussion forum, list three unique Break Room starters. Read all the starters contributed by other participants and note any you think you might use in the future.
Learning Activity 4-A-4
Engaging Weekly Opening
[Forum]
15 points
- Read the first few Facilitator Forum posts for this course and notice how the elements mentioned in Key Information have been applied.
- Write an engaging weekly opening for a course. This forum post can be for a class you are planning on teaching or for this course.
- Post your engaging weekly opening to the 4-A-4 forum.