1. TED Learning Community Jesse Keeler jkeeler2@nu.edujkeeler2@nu.edu Cynthia Sistek-Chandler cchandler@nu.educchandler@nu.edu

2. “Jesse and I have been working on the Special Ed. Community since last Spring Symposium. Our SPED Community is pretty amazing. Although we have had some minor hurdles with faculty, we have recently made advances in community building, sharing, and contributions by all.”

3. NU Faculty Learning Community

4. TED Learning Community

5. Why a Learning Community? The Elements of a Learning Community (Garrison, et al., 2000)

6. Why a Learning Community?

7. STARS Scholarship Research Teamwork

8. TED Community

9. What can you contribute? Constance Rothmund Cynthia Schubert Cynthia Sistek-Chandler, Manager Cynthia Sistek-Chandler Dee Fabry Donna Elder George Beckwith Jesse Keeler Manager Jesse Keeler Jo Birdsell Judy Mantle Lynne Anderson Margot Kinberg Marilyn Moore MARY Weegar NEDRA Crow Peter Serdyukov Robyn Hill Ron Germaine Ronarae Adams Scott Moss Thomas Reynolds

10. A Few References An, H., Kim, S., & Kim, B. (2008). Teacher Perspectives on Online Collaborative Learning: Factors Perceived as Facilitating and Impeding Successful Online Group Work. Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education, 8(1). Berry, G. (2008). Asynchronous Discussions: Best Practices. 24th Annual Conference on Distance Teaching & Learning. Madison: University of Wisconsin System. Cann, A., Calvert, J., Masse, K. & Moffat, K. (2006). Assessed Online Discussion Groups in Biology Education. Bioscience Education eJournal, 8(11). Caspi, A., Gorsky, P. & Chajut, E. (2003). The Influence of Group Size on Non- mandatory Asynchronous Instructional Discussion Groups. The Internet and Higher Education (6) 227-240. Conrad, R. & Donaldson, J. (2004). Engaging the Online Learner. San Francisco: Wiley & Sons.

11. A Few References Garrison, D. (2007). Online Community of Inquiry Review: Social, Cognitive, and Teaching Presence Issues. Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks, 11(1), 61-72. Garrison, D., Anderson, T., & Archer, W. (2000). Critical Inquiry in a Text- Based Environment: Computer Conferencing in Higher Education. The Internet and Higher Education 2(2-3): 87-105. Gorsky, P., & Blau, I. (2009). Online Teaching Effectiveness: A Tale of Two Instructors. International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 10(3). http://www.learningsolutionsmag.com/articles/761/building-an-online- learning-community http://www.learningsolutionsmag.com/articles/761/building-an-online- learning-community Vesely, P., Bloom, L., & Sherlock, J. (2007). Key Elements of Building Online Community: Comparing Faculty and Student Perceptions. MERLOT Journal of Online Learning and Teaching, 3(3), 234-246.