Building Learning Communities in Cyberspace: Effective Strategies for the Online Classroom

Abstract

THE LEARNING COMMUNITY IN CYBERSPACE When Teaching and Learning Leave the Classroom Defining and Redefining Community What We Know About Electronic Learning Time and Group Size Managing the Technology BUILDING AN ELECTRONIC LEARNING COMMUNITY Making the Conversion from the Classroom to Cyberspace Building Foundations Promoting Collaborative Learning Transformative Learning Evaluation Lessons Learned and a Look Ahead Resource A: Examples of Course Syllabi Resource B: Glossary of Terms Used in Computer-Mediated stance Education Resource C: Internet Resources for Distance Education.