© Scottsdale Community College Leveraging the Power of the E-Learning Building Online Communities Module 1 – Introduction to Workshop

© Scottsdale Community College

Student Testimonial “I'm just as impressed with how well the process worked as well as your including it in this course and encouraging students to use that process. The whole process worked just as well as if the issue occurred in a traditional classroom, and is a testament to Internet learning.” -Steve Benson, CIS233AC, Summer 2004 A unsolicited student concerning a question he posted over the weekend to the discussion board & he received 3 other student’s solutions to his problem

© Scottsdale Community College Online Introductions Assess participants’ past experience with discussion boards Demonstrate how to post to discussion boards Participate in the “Introduce Yourself” online discussion (in Blackboard)

© Scottsdale Community College Face-to-Face (F2F) Introductions Face-to-Face Introductions Group discussion - Identify similarities & differences (pros & cons) between online introductions

© Scottsdale Community College Syllabus Your workshop roadmap Introduce Facilitators Course Description Objectives Expectations Today’s Timeline

© Scottsdale Community College Today’s Plan Module 1 - Introduction to Workshop Module 2 - Importance of Building Online Communities Module 3 - Methods & Facilitator’s Role Module 4 - Case Scenarios Module 5 - Let’s Practice & Improving Your Course Module 6 - Wrap-up

© Scottsdale Community College Module 1 Summary Workshop introduction How to post to discussion boards Online vs. F2F introductions