4D. Reflection and Additional Resources
Reflection
After reading this module's materials, in what ways can you best promote the importance of community in various settings... Whether in an online forum or a face-to-face professional learning opportunity with only three people. What elements from this module will you take forward?
How might an online, blended, or virtual environment provide better support to participants than a face-to-face environment?
How might an online, blended, or virtual environment provide better support to participants than a face-to-face environment?
Additional Resources
Building Community
LEC Online and Blended Teacher course - Building Community - https://s3.amazonaws.com/files.haikulearning.com/data/sdcoe/minisite_26930889/b5ee310394/index.html
Cool Tools for School has a fairly comprehensive list and set of links to various web 2.0 tools that can be used for collaboration - http://cooltoolsforschools.wikispaces.com/Collaborative+Tools
Ritter, C., & Polnick, B. (2008, December 11). Connections: An Essential Element of Online Learning Communities. Retrieved from the Connexions Web site: http://cnx.org/content/m18837/1.1/
Tools to help build community - from Blogs - http://jenniferbarnett.wikispaces.com/My+Web+Wardrobe
The Community Tool Box is a free, online resource for those working to build healthier communities and bring about social change. http://ctb.ku.edu/en
P2PU Community: The Dynamics of Generating Awesome image from http://howto.p2pu.org/modules/community/concepts/
1. Eib, B.J., & Miller, Pam. (2006 September). Faculty Development as Community Building. Retrieved from The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning. http://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/299/639
Cool Tools for School has a fairly comprehensive list and set of links to various web 2.0 tools that can be used for collaboration - http://cooltoolsforschools.wikispaces.com/Collaborative+Tools
Ritter, C., & Polnick, B. (2008, December 11). Connections: An Essential Element of Online Learning Communities. Retrieved from the Connexions Web site: http://cnx.org/content/m18837/1.1/
Tools to help build community - from Blogs - http://jenniferbarnett.wikispaces.com/My+Web+Wardrobe
The Community Tool Box is a free, online resource for those working to build healthier communities and bring about social change. http://ctb.ku.edu/en
P2PU Community: The Dynamics of Generating Awesome image from http://howto.p2pu.org/modules/community/concepts/
1. Eib, B.J., & Miller, Pam. (2006 September). Faculty Development as Community Building. Retrieved from The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning. http://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/299/639