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By engaging your audience and connecting with them you help build an online community that looks forward to their next learning step

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Give participants a sense of ownership and control KL

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Give participants a sense of ownership and control KL

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Give participants an opportunity to make their voice heard by asking for feedback on the learning experience and content. Don’t wait for the end to find out about adjustments that can be made along the way.

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Feedback keeps participants engaged in the learning. Even quick responses to discussion posts and email questions can help keep everyone stay on tracks and ready for the next assignment. I appreciate how Julie is reaching out to us to provide continuous feedback in multiple ways!

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I like different modes of delivering information and a few surprises in an online community. Some times a picture, some times a video, some times just something silly. I think that's part of what keeps me going back to Twitter and FaceBook. I know I'll find something that makes me laugh, and something that makes me think, and something I'll connect with on some level. It's actually hard to stay away from a really good online community.

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I often find online communities that seem to promise great information but am disappointed when I realize the last post was from several years ago (looking at you Trip Advisor!) I am engages when there is current and relevant commentary!

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So many times things get posted with no response. If participants know their posts are being read and valued and responded to, they are more likely to engage. Utilizing participants thoughts and ideas as platform (with their permission, of course), makes it personal

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Just like face to face, participants need opportunities to be engaged. I think scheduled brain breaks become even more important in a virtual situations; encouraging participants to pair up or compete against each other, encouraging them to make connections.

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Why? Make the why clear, is this a place to find motivation, to find tips and tools of the trade, to share an experience? If the why is obvious and it matters to them, they will come.

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Often, if there are too many clicks to get to where someone needs to go, they don't get there, even when they intended to.

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Although we are discussing the asynchronous portion, it can still be collaborative or at least have elements of collaboration. You just have to collaborate on asynchronous schedules. Any time you integrate collaboration, the activity/learning is more engaging and participants must rely on each and thus be accountable to each other.

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The first thing that comes to mind is simply commenting on discussion posts and validating what people write or feel. The second thing that comes to mind is feedback through more personal 1:1 connections such as emails, direct chats, text, etc. And then of course feedback on any work submitted along.

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Reflecting on the online communities I stick with and those I do not...
I just received an email from Catalina Offshore Products. I had signed up to be on their email list. I love seafood so they do not have to do much to keep me in their community!
What I like about online communities is the ability to customize the information flow according to my needs - short term/long term. I also like searchable.
As an online facilitator, (reflecting on face-to-face SI experiences) it would be great to have a shared experience community (like a virtual SI) where participants could select areas of interest they want to stay current on.
I always thought it would be great to have participants Give One, Get One and actually create a calendar reminder so that they can reach out to their share partner, "How did that socratic go?"

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I am looking at this page, and I've used Canvas before and have NO IDEA how to embed all these learning activities. I think embedded activities increase response and connection, as well as the daily "to do" list--thank you Julie!

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It's so hard to maintain that connection with my students right now. Especially the ones who were tough to reach in the first place. The simple act of reaching out and providing little nudges, and letting them know you are still here helps.

Also making sure there are multiple channels to reach you. I think that making connections easier will create a lasting working relationship and make obstacles harder to overcome.

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I think that people want to be inspired and they want to learn something new....especially teachers. I want to be excited about the newest creation tool or another new "trick" to connect with our students in this ever changing time.

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Just like in F2F SI, I think it will be important to seek and incorporate feedback from our participants.  I appreciated that Julie shared the "To Do" List today (not sure if it was in response to any of the posts or if she was being proactive).  I know that I am still learning to navigate Canvas effectively and appreciate the additional resource.

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Meeting with your participants via video helps to engage a group at the same time. I love how you can do polls on Zoom and Kahoot on Teams. There are so many other activities that help engage your participants and are fun too.

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I think a helpful tool can be setting reminders to interact with a discussion thread. Reminders can be set in Canvas in settings as email notifications, but it could also be a personal reminder like an alarm on your phone. We're all human, so it's helpful to have a little technology to support us. (Hey, Siri!)

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I think everyone wants to know what is the daily outline of expectations. How much time should I allot? Is there a calendar of learning objectives? Will I be given breaks (weekends, or 5-10 breaks)? When the expectation is clear up front it helps all to be successful!

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Sometime we have brain overload as we balance our new learning and outside obligations. So building to process and discuss helps alleviate that overload.

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The directions need to be clear enough that the participant can complete the activity.
Directions also need to be to the point and concise. Adding screen shots of steps is a clear and concise way to give a visual picture and expectation.

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To continue to encourage continued participation...
1. clear and concise directions for outputs
2. walk the path with the participants...don't post and walk away
3. recognize realistic time demands
4. avoid busy work

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Finding the best way to communicate and communicate often, so they don't forget you :-)   Also recognizing, when there is an issue with communication, it might be best to chose a different way to communicate, like pick up the phone and talk, that may just be what is needed.

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Provide timely feedback that (1) affirms the participation, and (2) engages the participant in a professional manner.

Presume positive intent by honoring participation while moving discussions constantly toward learning goals/outcomes.

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We received an email last night, in addition to the Flipgrid response. We received an email from Julie introducing herself over the weekend. The continuous communication keeps the training at the forefront of my mind, and builds relationships. I also like that participants are responding to each other in the comments. That is building community with each other.

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I love that Julie replied to our Flipgrid videos with her own personalized Flipgrid! This is something I will definitely do. After I watched her reply, it was a eye-opening moment. I felt like we had made a connection just from that video.