21 designs for building online collaborative learning communities.
I read Chih-Hsiung Tu’s excellent book about Online Collaborative Learning Communities (2004) and gleaned some useful tips for posting your teaching philosophy and what to include in it, according to quoted author and educator, L. Haugen (1998). Read Haugen’s full explanation here or my summary of Dr. Tu’s summary below…
- Describe what your students are to learn.
- Explain what it is you hope to foster, develop, facilitate, etc.
- Define your role and responsibilities as well as those of your students.
- Clarify specific ways you want to improve education in your field.
- Reference research about shortcomings in your field and how you will address them.
For more help creating online learning communities, get Chih’s book. Chock full of 21 specific designs any educator can begin implementing immediately. A quick and interesting read based on current research-based theory and oodles of practice.
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