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Online learners report feeling disconnected from the university, instructor, and peers. Developing a sense of belonging within the course community builds connections.

In this engaging conversation, we explore how this instructor and instructional designer duo worked together to implement Yellowdig effectively to foster meaningful engagement and outcomes. 

Key aspects addressed include:
• Students are in the driver's seat and get to decide where the conversation goes! This is their learning experience so leverage this tool to help you learn or expand on the material for this week! There are no specific prompts, and they have control over where the conversation goes! They are encouraged to pose a question, challenge the material, and share an insight that they found particularly powerful or interesting- just make sure that it is relevant and constructive! This should be a supplemental learning activity (but it IS still part of the grade).
• Participating in the conversation is not a deliverable or assignment in the same way current discussion boards are frequently designed (i.e. students must deliver one primary post and two responses each week).
• These conversations create a sense of community and connection that students crave, particularly those in the online environment. With the point incentives for interactions, it cultivates active dialogue whereas traditional discussion boards create a one-way narrative.

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"Yellowdig is the space at the intersection of the social, collaborative, academic, and virtual worlds." Gad Allon, Professor, Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
"Easy to learn and use. Yellowdig is simply a social media platform built for education. I enjoyed how easy it was to communicate with my classmates." Michael Gaskins, MBA Student, Drexel University
"One of my favorite things about Yellowdig is the way it has helped online MBA students develop and sustain connections beyond individual courses." Erin Sicuranza, IT Academic Technology Services, University of Delaware