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Whether it be the lack of face-time with instructors and other students or the sense of isolation #onlinelearners experience, your online students struggle more than those in face-to-face courses — and part of the reason is attributed to the loss of natural interaction and community they would experience in an on-campus lab. 💪Don’t underestimate the power of building community. 💡When a class becomes a community, students change from being passive learners to active learners. 💡Building community also changes the class experience from impersonal to personal. And a hefty amount of educational research highlights the benefits of #collaborativelearning and community building 💡A national study of more than 80,000 first-year and senior college students found that participating in a learning community, where a group of students takes multiple classes together, was associated with higher levels of #studentengagement, satisfaction and #learningoutcomes. When students feel they belong to a class community, they are more likely to be motivated to complete class work, feel safe enough to ask questions or for more help, and be open to feedback that can help them improve.  Here are some tips to help you enable community in your #onlinecourse

Dr. James W. Brown

Keynote Speaker, Award-Winning Online Professor, Top 40 Innovators in Education teaching Remote, "Godfather of Online Science," Former University Dean, Pharma VP, Chair NYDLA.org

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A great way to learn science with online labs 🔬 Dr. James Brown, "The Godfather of Online Science"

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