Synapsys Blog - Learning in Communities

Learning in Communities

This is a great article by Stephen Downes covering many of the basics related to fostering community, and reminding us just how powerful a learning tool they can be.

He also makes some great points about the practice of tacking 'community features' onto courses, only to have the communities die when the course ends. His proposal is that the community be central to the learning experience and traditional course content peripheral. Interesting ideas.

http://www.learnscope.anta.gov.au