Dr. Bonk's segment "Building Community," is about course components and general approaches that can be used to create an online class community. Topics and examples address class participation, group activities, and benefits of community.

Launch Video

Requires Quicktime

Resources

General Links

Community Spark: Building Online Communities:
http://www.communityspark.com/

Enhancing Your Courses--Learning Community: http://blog.ecollege.com/WordPress/?p=101

Building Online Communities:
http://webdesign.about.com/cs/communityonline/a/aa112398.htm

Key Elements of Building Online Community:
http://jolt.merlot.org/vol3no3/vesely.htm

Online Ice Breakers:
http://twt.wikispaces.com/Ice-Breaker+Ideas

Facilitating Online Group Work:
http://lone-eagles.com/courses/rfts/om6web.htm

IU-specific Links:

IC - Online Teaching and Learning Tools - Web-based Conferencing Tools: http://www.indiana.edu/~icy/conference.html

What is the Connect Meeting Service?
http://kb.iu.edu/data/arky.html