Building Community with Virtual Spaces
| Title: | Building Community with Virtual Spaces (ID: ELI08328) | | Author(s): | Shannon Ritter (The Pennsylvania State University) | | Topics: | ELIFall08, Facebook, online learning environments, Second Life, Social Computing, Virtual Community, Virtual Learning Community | | Origin: | ELI Meetings (09/17/2008) | | Type: | Presentations and Seminars | | Abstract: | Building a community of learners can be especially challenging when working with online and distance education students. By using social networking tools like Facebook, Flickr, Twitter, and Second Life, we can begin to construct a community of sharing and participation that leads to enhanced satisfaction and a true sense of belonging.
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