Editing Building Successful Online Communities (Fall 2024) (section)

== Class format and structure ==

In general, the organization of the course adopts a "flipped" approach where you consume instructional materials on your own or in groups and the teaching team uses synchronous meetings to answer questions, address challenges or concerns, work through solutions, and hold semi-structured discussions in the form of '''cases'''—discussed in detail below. 

The '''asynchronous elements of this course''' include two parts:

# All readings, recorded lectures/slides, tutorials, and assignments.
# Conversation and discussion that happens in the group Discord server over the course of the week.

I expect you to finish all readings and watch all lectures outside of our class meeting times '''before the class sessions on which they are assigned'''. Please note that this means I will not almost never deliver lectures during our class meetings. Please also note that this means you are fully responsible for reading all readings and watching all recorded lecture material before you come to the associated synchronous part of the class.

I expect you to check in and participate in the Discord discussion—if not daily, then at least 3-4 times a week. I plan to check and respond to conversations daily throughout the quarter.

The '''synchronous elements of the course''' will be two weekly class meetings and one section meeting on Friday. Class meetings will happen at the normal time and in the normal place unless I communicate otherwise.

The synchronous sections will be conducted as described in the [[#Synchronous Class Setup|synchronous class setup section of the syllabus]]. Each session is scheduled to run for a maximum of 110 minutes, although I plan to frequently not use the full class period. I'll try to work in at least one short break if we use the entire time. 

# Conduct each day's '''case study discussion''' involving an instructor-mediated conversation using input from each of you.
# Discuss and work through any questions or challenges in the materials assigned for that day. 
# Discuss and/or answer questions about assignments that have come up.

You also selected a timeslot to attend a '''quiz section'''. Your TA will lead section meetings. Section meetings will include:

# Short presentations and walk through related to assignments
# Time for you to ask your questions
# Time to work on your assignments with immediate help at hand