Alex Enkerli’s talk at Concordia’s e.SCAPE conference, April 4, 2013

1. Teaching as
Community
Management
Engaging Learners through Online Discussions
Alex Enkerli, Concordia e.SCAPE, April 4, 2013
@enkerli #TchCM
http://lar.me/e-scape

2. Context
As we’re moving away from the Industrial-Era
classroom, new models for learning are
emerging. From the “flipped classroom” to
MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses),
technology and pedagogy are intersecting in
potentially interesting ways.

3. Summary
This session focuses on an approach to
teaching which benefits from online
interactions. By playing the role of a
community manager, a teacher can use
forums and other simple tools to broaden
learning experiences and, hopefully, enhance
learner engagement.

4. Learning Objectives
1. Imagine opportunities for transforming a
class into a community.
2. Conceive of pedagogical implications behind
online discussions.
3. Create appropriate expectations as to the
use of technology in teaching.

5. Elwood64151, at the English Wikipedia project [GFDL, CC-BY-SA-3.0 or CC-
BY-SA-2.5-2.0-1.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Community Management

6. Quilt of belonging at the Inaugural exhibition at the Museum of Civilization,
Gatineau, Quebec, Canada. Photographer: Nick Wolochatiuk.
Community

7. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/tummler
Enabling Action

8. Par Dake, Mysid [CC-BY-1.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Learning Network

9. By BrendelSignature [GFDL or CC-BY-SA-3.0-2.5-2.0-1.0], via Wikimedia
Commons
Class=Community

10. By Irina.stelea [CC-BY-SA-3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Beyond Classroom

11. Blended Learning

12. Forums

13. Prompt

14. Reply

15. Student Prompt

16. Student Enquiry

17. Driven by Students

18. Platform Agnostic

19. Peer Ratings

20. Class to
Community?

21. Change in
Pedagogy?

22. Appropriate(d)
Technology?

23. Alex Enkerli
@enkerli and @iethnographer
alex@informalethnographer.com
alexandre.enkerli@concordia.ca
http://enkerli.com