Aaron Ray’s Blog
The process we follow to explore, research, develop, and customize new technologies and resources to meet the needs of teaching and learning in a global society is captured here. Read along to see what's coming to classrooms everywhere in the next 6-18 months.
Creating "places" from "spaces" in online communities
Published September 29, 2008.
Most of us who regularly peruse the Web have encountered good and bad examples of sites that aim to connect us with our peers in an online professional community. Today's Web 2.0 technologies have made it easier than ever to build these resources, yet many fail to sustain the sort of user engagement necessary to sustain true "community". So, what's the key to an effective online community?
