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Why Forums are better than Chat for online education communities ?

Online education using WordPress as LMS

While online chat can be a useful tool for communication and collaboration, forums offer several advantages over chat in the context of online education communities. More Organised Firstly, forums are more organized than online chat. More Detailed Secondly, forums allow for more thoughtful and detailed discussions.

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Does Your Online Course Need a Forum?

LearnDash

Course forums can give learners a reason to come back and stay engaged, but they’re also a lot of work. We’ve talked in the past about the importance of community in creating a thriving course. However, growing a healthy, vibrant community is not as easy as it sounds. Forums come in all shapes and sizes. Membership-based.

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How Cultivating a Customer Community Builds Your Brand!

BrainCert

It's not just about the tasty coffee; it's about the community. Just like this coffee community, businesses need to create a sense of belonging and connection among their customers. What is a Community? This community often gathers around shared values, interests, or experiences related to the business offering.

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Effective Community Management: Best Practices for Success

learnWorlds

Well, this is where community management swoops in as the game-changer. Companies that build strong learning communities , as found by Salesforce in 2021, are 3.5 The latest study from IBM showed that online learning communities can boost employee productivity by a whopping 20%. But it’s not just students.

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Communities of Practice in your LMS: A hidden KM tool

TalentLMS

Extend this to the Subject Matter Experts and popular spokes-person through a defined communication framework and you have a community of practice in action! In this article, we dig into the science behind the knowledge-sharing tools and reveal how they can be implemented using the features of your learning management system.

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Communities of Practice in your LMS: A hidden KM tool

TalentLMS

Extend this to the Subject Matter Experts and popular spokes-person through a defined communication framework and you have a community of practice in action! In this article, we dig into the science behind the knowledge-sharing tools and reveal how they can be implemented using the features of your learning management system.

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Using online communities to extend the learning experience

CLO Magazine

The variety of modern learning tools ensures that learning and development is both timely and impactful within the moment. Online communities’ surge of use and familiarity can extend learning experiences and increase engagement by providing learners a place to connect and continuously refine and hone their skills.