Building Learning Communities Online

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxPyccpa-LU

http://www.ion.uillinois.edu/resources/tutorials/pedagogy/studentprofile.asp

http://chronicle.com/blogPost/New-Carnegie-Mellon-U-Proj/7692/

I found the video sited below, that summarized important points about how to build online learning communities. The key elements mentioned in the video for creating successful learning communities online are: learn how to enhance social presence, foster personalize, create collaborative learning experiences, all this will result in a increase of student success and retention.

In addition, I have included two articles. The first article is from the Illinois Online Network (ION) and offers online students 10 tips for success in any online class. The second article is from the Chronicle of Higher Education and describes a new initiative at Carnegie Mellon University, one of the nation’s best universities. They are planning to collaborate with several community colleges to offer four “high gatekeeper courses” or courses with low retention rates. The Obama Administration is already looking at this initiative. The program has met with some criticism by institutions that are concerned about security and duplicating online courses already developed by universities and colleges.