Part of the Panel presentations at MoodleMoot US-West Coast 2011 Session: "Creating Vibrant Communities of Practice and Informal Learning Communities" 

1. Building Communities in Canada with Moodle "Creating Vibrant Communities of Practice and Informal Learning Communities" Panel MoodleMootUS-West Coast 2011 Joan Coy Frances Long

2. Lots of space for 34 million people!

3. "We must educate the whole family wherever the work is, wherever they earn their living.” Canada's first adult education institution! Frontier College: 1899

4. Chautauquas 1926 - 1935. A network of tent circuits across Canada with 5 days of music, lectures, dramas, magic & puppet shows. Farm Radio Forum 1941-65 National rural listening/discussion group project sponsored by the CAAE, the CFA and CBC. Education at a distance is getting easier

5. The BIG Question How do you build communities with people at a distance?

6. Talk & Share Space People Your Online Community has 3 Parts

7. Collaboration Beyond The Classroom Communities 2011 Professional Learning Community E- learning World Wide Course Sharing With Moodle Hub

8. Keys To Success

10. Promote distributed Leadership

11. Everyone contributes to the health of the activity

12. Work together as a teamRelationships 1st/ Information 2nd

13. Effective Learning Communities Trust

14. Effective Learning Communities Respect

15. Effective Learning Communities Ownership – do what you can

16. Effective Learning Communities - Open/Accepting

17. Effective Learning Communities“Check Ego at the door.”

19. Wikis to create a product together

20. Choice for quick group opinions

21. Database for sharing

22. Self checks

23. Lesson

24. Reflection using questionnaire

25. Common GlossaryMoodle tools for community

28. Members feel valued and their input is important

29. Absences are noticedWhen participants are actively engaged, retention rates are high!

30. And above all, keep your sense of humour! Joan Coy joancoy@pwsd76.ab.ca @joancoy

31. Credits Slide #1 Open2know and Moodle.org Slide #2-3,6 Open2Know http://www.google.ca/images Slide #7 Creative Commons & PWSD Slide #8,18 Creative Commons clipart Slide #9 From the collection of Shelagh Coy Slide #10 http://www.flickr.com/photos/divemasterking2000/2156349505/ Slide #11 http://www.flickr.com/photos/courosa/3677605158 Slide #12 www.flickr.com/photos/lagohsep/4626873569 Slide #13 http://www.flickr.com/photos/calvinfornia/4740637825 Slide #14 http://www.flickr.com/photos/carlo-arioli/1657433876 Slide # 16-17 http://www.flickr.com/photos/joancoy http://www.flickr.com/photos/divemasterking2000/2156349505/