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Supplemental resources that discuss or showcase online community-building strategies

Community Building – Putting It All Together – Web 2.0 (5:26 min.)  Examples using VoiceThread, Facebook, Glogster, and other social media to encourage student interaction.  Start at 0:35.

Establishing Social Presence in Online Learning Environments (slideshare and transcript) – On this self-paced slide presentation used by Patrick Lowenthal of Boise State at the 2012 Northwest eLearning Conference, pay special attention to Slide 23 and following, which outline specific strategies to boost your social presence in your online course. You may also want to watch the presentation (43:45 min.; Installing a plug-in may be required).

Is Online Video Really Worth the Work? Perceptions of online asynchronous video and social presence (slideshare and transcript) – Presented at AECT 2014 by Patrick Lowenthal of Boise State, this study compares student perceptions of video announcements, instructional video and video feedback on social presence.

Interaction in E-Learning: From Theory to Practice (4:33 minutes) Celeste Scholz, from the University of Oregon, describes ways to build onlinelearning community. If video does not appear, you may use this direct link: http://youtu.be/1fAn-Un3Lys :

(Optional) More collaborative activities are suggested in the following eBooks at Boise State Albertsons library, by nationally recognized authors Palloff and Pratt (login to Boise State may be required).

Palloff, R. M., & Pratt, K. (2004).  Collaborating Online: Learning Together in Community. Hoboken: John Wiley & Sons.

Palloff, R. M., Pratt, K., & Palloff, R. M. (2007). Building online learning communities: Effective strategies for the virtual classroom. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

References

Boettcher, J., & Conrad, R. (2004). Faculty guide for moving teaching and learning to the web (2nd ed.). Phoenix, AZ:  League for innovation in the Community College.

Bond, T. (Producer). (2011, August 17). Community building – Putting it all together – Web 2.0. [Video File] Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxoH0n875BM

Community of Inquiry. (2011). CoI model. Retrieved from https://coi.athabascau.ca/coi-model/

Dunlap, J. & Lowenthal, P (2012). Establishing social presence in online learning environments. [Slide Presentation] Retrieved from http://www.slideshare.net/plowenthal/northwest-elearn

McElrath, E., & McDowell, K. (2008). Pedagogical strategies for building community in graduate level distance education course. MERLOT Journal of OnlineLearning and Teaching, 4(1). Retrieved from http://jolt.merlot.org/vol4no1/mcelrath0308.htm

Murdock, J. L., & Williams, A. M. (2011). Creating an online learning community: Is it possible? Innovative Higher Education, 36(5), pp. 305-315. Retrieved from http://libproxy.boisestate.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=66903908&site=ehost-live

Palloff, R. M., Pratt, K., & Palloff, R. M. (2007).  Building online learning communities: Effective strategies for the virtual classroom. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

Palloff, R. M., & Pratt, K. (2004).  Collaborating Online: Learning Together in Community. Hoboken: John Wiley & Sons.

Wilcoxon, K. (2011, October 3). Building an online learning community. Learning Solutions Magazine. Retrieved from http://www.learningsolutionsmag.com/articles/761/building-an-online-learning-community