My experience with online communities has been . . .
A great learning experience. I teach online and learn online and I have benefited in both arenas.
Almost every online interactions while teaching is working with a student who is reaching out for assistance or actively participating in synchronous or asynchronous activities. There is very little arm twisting or "baby sitting" which for me are real gumption traps. I have energy to make the learning environment better for my students.
The online learning environment has been flexible and very efficient use of my time and energy and the learning has been directly related to what I am doing for my career.
I believe the biggest benefit of collaborative groups is . . .
The bar is usually set higher for the collective than for the individual and peer interaction leads to more understanding for all.
I believe the greatest challenge of collaborative groups is/would be . . .
The greatest challenge that has shown up for me while working in our cohorts collaboratively has been the scheduling of time to work in a synchronous manner.
My thoughts regarding the social development and socialization issues are . . .
The online environment is a very good option for some students and some online socialization is recommended for all students as a skill needed in the future.
With that said the ability and ease of communicating will only increase so the online interactive skills set may be more important for all students in the future not just the online learners.
Most folks who use the internet are using as a learning tool or a communication tool as is.
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