Please note, workshops require additional registration. See the workshop's Eventbrite listing for more information:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/building-a-classroom-community-using-community-of-inquiry-framework-coi-tickets-151847769767Online learning communities are essential to create rich learning environments where students experience others’ presence and feel a sense of belonging. A strong learning community can also reduce student burnout and increase student satisfaction. Student-faculty/staff and student-student interactions are the most significant factors contributing to undergraduate student learning, motivation, identity development, well-being, graduation rates, and post-graduation career and civic outcomes (Mayhew et al., 2016). In this workshop, regardless of whether attendees are teaching in an online or face-to-face active learning classroom, the importance and the basics of building a community will be covered, with an emphasis on a theoretical framework called Community of Inquiry (CoI) framework. The participants will engage in a series of interactive brainstorming sessions to find digital activities or strategies using the CoI framework as a guide. By the end of the workshop, the participants will have developed a working list of practical community-building ideas, and they will reflect on how they can further instill a sense of belonging through creating meaningful and purposeful interaction opportunities.
