Building community is one of the fundamental responsibilities of
teaching. As you learned in Module 1, positive learning
communities are those in which students feel confident to
explore, take risks, and contribute to class activities. Watch
this video to see how an instructor creates a class Web site,
supplemented by Blackboard, an online system used to support
teaching and learning, to build community in a biotechnology
class. Video: Making Internet Connections (1:55) How does this
teacher use the Web to expose students to the idea of an online
community, both in the classroom and in the larger scientific
community? What other benefits to students come from this
teacher's use of the Web? Now take a moment to consider your own
practice. How might you further integrate the Web into your
curriculum? What resources exist on your campus to help you
begin to move course materials online? How would you introduce
students to important Web resources in your field?