Building+Community,+Building+Retention

=**Building Community, Building Retention**=
 * Todd Conaway**

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Have you ever experienced a sense of community in an online space?
I have. I found it in the ds106 community. It was an open online digital storytelling course. You can see it here. I also have been involved in a open training course for online teachers. You can see it here.

What created it?

 * common purpose/shared goals

What tools were used?

 * Facebook: @http://www.facebook.com/groups/101863643236562/

What prevents it?

 * Time? Distance?
 * User lacking skills

How can we solve those issues?

 * synchronous tools?

What tools need to be employed?

 * Blackboard
 * Twitter
 * Email?

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 * EXAMPLE of VOICETHREAD**

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