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This week we are tasked with building an authentic community. This is no small task. In collaboration with classmate "Scholarship Life" http://yao88219.blogspot.com/, we are creating a Blackboard organization for Dr. Dennen's research group, PhD students at various points in their program.
Today, we presented our draft organization for feedback in a face-to-face meeting. Nodding heads affirmed the need for the online community. Comments will result in our revising a few interface elements.
The experience leads me to my #1 tip for building community:
To effectively build community, build it with community, not simply for the community.
I could not image all the features the group would prefer on my own. There truly is power in collective thinking. Please, post other community building tips. We need your brilliance as well.
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