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Jan
I have been doing a lot of thinking and research this week as I had a small break from traveling and training. I have many topics on my mind so I choose the one that collect all: Online Learning Communities.
On the book Influencer: The Power to Change Anything
- Community leaders meet regularly to shape and improve the community
- Community members band together in small groups to create things that are valuable to themselves and the entire community
- When someone asks a question members provide answers. No one is left hanging.
- Before you ask a question you put some effort finding the answer and in doing so respect the everyone’s time
I also found that normally vital behavior share a tracking component to see if we are doing the behavior and a practice component that comprise you to perform something.
What do you think are the Vital Behaviors for Online Learning Communities?
7:55 am on January 24th, 2010
I think some online vital behaviors would be honesty, responsiveness, respect and relevance. We need to have these as some basic human connections online. Karen
12:14 pm on January 25th, 2010
Karen’s comment is right on, of course. I’m sure there are others that might depend on the topic, etc.
One that seems important to me is an ability to assess one’s experience or knowledge level on the subject matter. If you have two people saying two different things, and one has vastly more experience…
You get my drift.
6:51 pm on January 25th, 2010
Hi Karen and Dan! According to the book, a behavior is something you actually are able to perform. They say:
“Behaviors are actions, not results, not qualities. If it isn’t actionable, it isn’t a behavior. If you can’t go and “do it”, it’s not a behavior.”
For example the three vital behavior to loose weight loss:
1. Weight yourself daily.
2. Eat breakfast.
3. Workout at home.
Another example, instead of responsiveness you may say: Check your community discussion board daily and participate if required, correct and ask questions to clarify topics.