Building Community in an Online Environment
College educators who earn this professional development micro-credential digital badge will be able to: describe the importance of belonging and classroom community in online learning environments; choose and/or construct activities that foster belongingness, instructor-student relationships, and student-to-student interactions; and use a variety of online tools to enhance student engagement and connection.
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Earning Criteria
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Create a set of 3 activities that foster belongingness, instructor-student relationships, and student-to-student interactions
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Attend and participate in synchronous professional development sessions built into the mini-course
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Actively engage in the asynchronous portion of the mini-course