Live: Why Can't We Be Friends? Building Community in Online Courses (EP:20)  With  Stacy Craft M.Ed.  Educators Central Live Studio - Sometimes fostering community can be an element  that gets overlooked or addressed as a second tier concern when designing and developing online learning.  However, community is an essential component of a fully realized virtual learning experience.  Join Stacy Craft in the recording of this special live event to learn more about the elements of community as well as strategies to mitigate isolation and build community in online courses. Questions? Feedback? Ideas? Contact us at [email protected] Additional Resources: Videos Tidbits to Stay Connected - Dr. David Joyner on Building Community in Online Courses Community Building in Online Learning Articles 5 key elements of social presence: Part 1 affective association. (2020, October 21). Achieve Virtual Education Academy. https://achievevirtual.org/blog/teacher-resources/5-key-elements-of-social-presence-part-1-affective-association/ 6 strategies for building community in online courses. (2020, July 27). The K. Patricia Cross Academy. https://kpcrossacademy.org/building-community-in-online-courses/ CoI framework. (n.d.). CoI. https://coi.athabascau.ca/coi-model/ Community of inquiry framework in online learning: Use of technology – Technology and the curriculum: Summer 2018. (2018, July 9). Technology and the Curriculum: Summer 2018 – Simple Book Publishing. https://techandcurriculum.pressbooks.com/chapter/coi-and-online-learning/ Delmas, P. M. (2017). Using VoiceThread to create community in online learning. TechTrends, 61(6), 595-602. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11528-017-0195-z Garrison, D. R., Anderson, T., & Archer, W. (2000). Community of inquiry instrument. PsycTESTS Dataset. https://doi.org/10.1037/t32875-000 How to forge a strong community in an online classroom. (2020, April 15). Edutopia. https://www.edutopia.org/article/how-forge-strong-community-online-classroom Ideas for building an online community. (2017, July 26). Inside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Career Advice, Jobs. https://www.insidehighered.com/digital-learning/article/2017/07/26/ideas-building-online-community Osterman, K. F. (2000). Students' need for belonging in the school community. Review of Educational Research, 70(3), 323-367. https://doi.org/10.3102/00346543070003323 Papadopoulou, A. (2020, December 8). How to build an online learning community (In 2021). Learnworlds. https://www.learnworlds.com/build-online-learning-community/#way1 Rovai, A. P., & Lucking, R. (2003). Sense of community in a higher education television-based distance education program. Educational Technology Research and Development, 51(2), 5-16. https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02504523 Summers, J. J., & Svinicki, M. D. (2007). Investigating classroom community in higher education. Learning and Individual Differences, 17(1), 55-67. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lindif.2007.01.006 Top 13 ways to create community in online classes & courses. (2020, June 12). Online Course How. https://www.onlinecoursehow.com/tips/create-community/