Online Learning Communities Need Structure
Online communities October 19th, 2007Facilitating 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
June 28th, 2009 at 10:36 pm
This is great! It really shows me where to expand my blog. I think that sometime in the future I might try to write a book to go along with my blog, but we will see…Good post with useful tips and ideas