Friday, November 20, 2009

Virtual Community development at UWM

onlinestudents.uwm.edu (coming soon)

Manage expectations of online
1.) format (course demo)
2.) discussions
3.) active learning
4.) online learner assessment
5.) keys to success in online

Support students
1.) Resources (tech help, faq course design, faq d2l and other technologies, connect, etc.)
2.) scavenger hunt
3.) Library
4.) Tutoring
5.) Advising (online)

Building Community
1.) Twitter -- new courses being offered, faq of the day, announcements, etc.
2.) Facebook, Group/Fan Page -- announcements, communication
3.) Flickr -- sharing work, connection
4.) YouTube EDU -- sharing work, connecting
5.) Second Life, social events, synchronous meetings

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