The course prepares students for roles as online community researchers, designers, managers, and users. It will introduce important concepts, terms, and theories about online communities. Students will gain a better understanding of how social science research can help design interaction spaces that encourage community building.
An Annotated Webliography: Educational Technology in Restricted Environments
Welcome to our course on online communities! Here, we prepare for exciting roles as researchers, designers, and users in the digital landscape. We delve into key concepts, terms, and theories that shape online communities, equipping us with the knowledge to design interactive spaces that foster community building through the lens of social science research. Join us on this journey to understand and enhance online interactions!
Educational Online Community Analysis: Digital Promise
This assignment’s objectives are for you to understand and analyze an organization's online
community strategy. In teams of three, you will seek an educational online community and
interview the key managers on their online community strategies.
Create a prototype online environment that focuses on your research/dissertation topic. The topic that you choose, and the audience is open.
You are going to create an online environment (this can be any form you want). Whatever decisions you make in creating this environment will need to be justified in your paper. You MUST use the research from our texts to support your decisions.