Community Building Cards

Overview

Building cohesive learning communities across hybrid environments requires intentional activities designed to connect students regardless of their participation mode. The Community Building Cards provide 25 structured activities organized by course timeline phases, addressing the unique challenge of creating unified community identity when learners participate from both physical and virtual spaces throughout the semester.

Community Building Cards
Digital card collection with community-building strategies specifically designed for hybrid learning contexts

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Tip: Filter by session timing (beginning, throughout, end) to find strategies that fit your community-building goals.

Purpose

The Community Building Cards serve as systematic community development support, enabling educators to:

• Create unified community identity across physical and virtual participation modes
• Address different phases of community development throughout courses
• Implement activities that prevent the formation of separate modal communities
• Build connections that support learning engagement and persistence
• Establish social presence foundations that enhance academic discourse
• Navigate the specific challenges of hybrid community formation
• Maintain community cohesion through course transitions and challenges