I really liked this video created by April Cummings that I found
on YouTube (https://youtu.be/TcRAlTIzJ5g) where she describes eight qualities
of a good Digital Learning Community; I thought that 4 of them were the most
important ones.
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Students who do better on the SAT often have taken an
expensive test prep class. How well you do on the tests really has
nothing to do with what you know, but if you have been taught how to take the
test. I feel as thought there is enough inequality in our educational system that
a good DLCs should be free and accessible by everyone. Everyone should have the
opportunity to join, learn, and better himself or herself. By giving everyone
an opportunity we are really bettering our community as a whole.
COLLABORATIVE
I think that for a DLC to be really rich in content that there
has to be collaboration in the content. One person cannot write, disseminate,
etc all of the information for an entire site or even a subject. Collaboration
among peers and even learners will enrich the whole learning environment.
DIFFERENTIATION
For a DLC to really be great - there has to be differentiation
of the content. Not everyone learns the same way - some people need to hear the
material, some people need to read it. Whatever you modality it, a good DLC
would hit upon each one for each topic. The DLC cannot just be about reading
content, watching a video, etc - there needs to be variety.
ENGAGING CONTENT
Going along with differentiation, another important component of
a DLC is appealing, appropriate, and engaging content. For all of the se
qualities to be true the content must be continuously monitored and updated.
The DLC will make sure that the content that the user is getting is appropriate
for where they are at in their learning with pre and post formative tests. The
differentiation will help make content engaging - but the DLC should also offer
a variety of courses.
I think that nay DLC that takes these four components into consideration will most defiantly be successful for anybody.
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