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7 Strategies for Building Community in Online Courses

E-Learning Acupuncture

Provide some guidelines on effective virtual team-work. Include a confidential peer assessment of group work component, for all graded group-based assessment tools. Post a weekly summary or weekly welcome message. If learners will be working in groups, explain when/how the group rosters will be formed.

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The Slow, But Promising, Rise of Telecommuting

CLO Magazine

Breech in security and confidentiality. Decrease in team morale and loyalty to the company. In summary, the benefits discussed include: Increased flexibility in work hours to accommodate personal needs. First, the article explores employers’ fears of telecommuting, including: Lost control (more difficult to supervise).

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