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Learning Communities

Communities bring people together for shared learning, discovery, and the generation of knowledge. Within a learning community, all participants take responsibility for achieving the learning goals.   Most important, learning communities are the process by which individuals come together to achieve learning goals.  Learning communities can be comprised of any set of learners, although here we concentrate on student learning communities.

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FAQs About Learning Communities

National Resource Center, Washington Center

This Frequently Asked Questions section provides some very good information about learning communities, how to development them, and how they impact student learning.

Integrated Learning Communities

Maricopa Center for Learning and Instruction

This site provides an explanation of learning communities and then also provides some examples and guidelines for setting them up.

Seed to Sustainability: Gardening Learning Communities

Learning Communities Initiative, Ohio Learning Network

This is a great site for learning how to plan and manage a learning community.  There are a lot of additional resources available.

Basic Learning Community Principles and Guidelines

Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning, University of Wisconsin

This article provides four core ideas for learning communities as well as a developmental framework.

Learning Communities

Teaching and Learning Center, Northern Essex Community College

This site provides a definition of learning communities and the advantages of them, at least the ones offered at this institution.