Wired Ivy

Last week, Kieran and Dan talked about the value of virtual learning communities to help students and faculty feel engaged and supported. Now we're shifting from theory to practice, sharing some of the things we’ve tried and continue to use in class to help foster learning communities. Listeners, help us make this a conversation by sharing your hits and your misses, asking for suggestions, and brainstorming solutions to challenges others face on our Wired Ivy LinkedIn Group, or by tweeting us @wiredivy.

Dan and Kieran discuss the contribution of online learning communities to better learning outcomes, their benefits and challenges, as well as creative ways to connect and manage virtual groups. 

Dr. Kieran Lindsey and Dr. Dan Marcucci have a combined 18 years of experience in the virtual classroom. Dan lives in Pennsylvania, Kieran lives in Missouri, and their online graduate program is based Virginia, so they're quite aware that online faculty and administrative staff can feel pretty isolated. 

You may have been teaching online for a long time now or relatively new to it. You may have been thinking about a move to online or suddenly find yourself doing it… regardless, you are all welcome in this virtual salon for real academics whose classes are in the cloud instead of on campus.

This introductory episode is a chance to explain the Wired Ivy project and to introduce ourselves. It's also our invitation to you to become part of this community and conversation, so let’s connect!