Creating Collaboration

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Creating Collaboration
By Jennifer Hofmann
This article is Part 3 in a series outlining factors that influence the success of online learners.
How do you make online learning a collaborative experience? The answer sounds simple: find ways to bring participants together for social interaction or to solve a problem. Unfortunately, building collaborative exercises remains a major stumbling block for online instructional designers. The third article in this series outlines techniques to ensure that your online programs, both asynchronous and synchronous, are interactive.