1.2 Your learning community

Figure 1.2 Engaging in a learning community is a great way to share ideas and gain support while learning online.

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An illustration of a laptop and a computer screen on a desk with a globe in the background. A mobile phone is held at the front and there is a pair of spectacles on the table. Different faces presented on the screens of the devices represent an online community of diverse learners who connect to each other from different locations and through different devices.

Figure 1.2 Engaging in a learning community is a great way to share ideas and gain support while learning online.

Many other colleagues from Kenyan public universities will be studying this course online with you and you are likely to meet many of them through the course community of practice Facebook group. Online group meetings and emails are also a good way of keeping in touch with other colleagues, sharing ideas and discussing your practice.

In addition, social media sites such as Twitter and WhatsApp are places where you can share your experience with others, either socially or specifically related to your studies.

You can use different strategies to connect and communicate with other professionals. Look at the list below and consider which would be most appropriate for socialising, giving or getting support, or engaging in learning activities with other colleagues.

• Emailing others in the group or talking to them using a tool such as Zoom, GoogleMeet or Skype.
• Meeting others on the course in your local area (if social distancing guidelines allow).
• Connecting via social media sites, such as Twitter or WhatsApp.