Building a Blended Learning Community

Developing a sense of community amongst your learners can improve engagement, satisfaction, achievement and retention. 

This workshop shows you how to nurture and maintain a thriving community around your course.

What will you learn?

Part 1: laying the foundations of your community

• Choosing an appropriate platform
• Aligning your community with your learning outcomes
• Planning community activities
• Defining community support roles and responsibilities
• Moving your teaching towards facilitation
• Anticipating and resolving technical issues

Part 2: launching and managing your community

• Introducing your online learning community
• Onboarding and engaging your learners
• Understanding your role as community leader
• Facilitating effective community activities and discussions
• Resolving disputes and differences of opinion
• Harnessing peer support and feedback