eLearning eVolution

If you didn’t attend the second annual Elluminati Community Conference on October 22 (just prior to EDUCAUSE), you missed some thought-provoking presentations from speakers like Stephen Laster of Harvard, Susan Patrick of NACOL, Blaine Morrow of CCC Confer, Ben Rogers of Duke, Raven McElman of Florida Virtual School, and many more. The session recordings are available now. Take a look.

If you were there, what did you learn? Did you have an aha moment you want to share? We’d love to hear from you!

- Beth, Elluminate Goddess of Communication

Attending EDUCAUSE this year? We’d welcome the opportunity to meet you. Make sure to stop by booth #2510 to see for yourself how you can engage your students in new ways to transform the teaching and learning experience.

View product demos, hear from our customers and partners, learn more about our LMS/CMS integrations, and even check out a brand new Elluminate product. Plus, you could win an Apple iPhone.

Not attending? Don’t miss our “Live! from Seattle, It’s EDUCAUSE” webinar. We’ll be hosting this fun and informative event live from our booth on Wednesday at 3:00pm EDT. Click here to register.

Hope to see you there - in person or online.

- Beth, Elluminate Goddess of Communication

Facilitating an online learning community can be like herding cats. Graeme from New Zealand has some ideas about how to make it a bit easier to wrangle those kitties. In this blog entry, he lays out 7 “principles of community,” including the need for a clear structure about how to join and leave as well as a monitoring process for what takes place in the community.

While, I don’t think online communities need to follow a Robert’s-Rules-of-Order-type agenda, I do think there needs to be some structure to ensure a meaningful experience for all.

In addition, Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach has some great ideas about what makes a successful community and the role of the community organizer.

What have your experiences been with your online learning communities–as participant or as facilitator? This would make a great topic for one of Elluminate’s webinars.

- Beth, Elluminate Goddess of Communication