1 October 2022
How can I build community in remote learning environments?
We created this resource with the Silver Linings Café participants in June 2020. We updated it in October 2022.
Educator Resources
How to Create an Online Learning Site
Creating a website for your program or class with Google Sites
Online learning sites help learners
Meet learner expectations
An online learning site can help meet learner’s expectations to find information easily online and lets learners connect to learning materials from anywhere at any time.
Develop lifelong learning skills
Your site can provide a centralized platform for sharing information, resources, and interactive learning experiences and promotes lifelong learning by modelling the ways we can stay updated with the latest knowledge in online environments.
Online learning sites help teachers
Streamline classroom communications
You can cut down on the number of handouts and emails you need to share and the strategies you use to remember with whom you shared them.
Tailor your site to your specific needs
You can develop your site to meet your specific communication and collaboration needs and the needs of learners who attend your program.
Online learning sites can be anything you want
You can use the site as a simple communication space and post announcements, events, and calendars as well as course outlines and learning pathways with links to assignments, study materials and resources.
Or you can create mini-courses with embedded materials, interactive slides and quizzes. See two examples of this in the PDF.
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This resource from AlphaPlus was created by Tracey Mollins after a workshop series called Create an Online Learning Site. You can see all the workshop links and resources here: Creating an Online Learning Site Links.
If you’d like to learn more about whiteboards or schedule a demonstration, contact Tracey or our Quick Tech Help service.
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