Morten Paulsen (2012) identified the theory of cooperative freedom to describe online participation decisions made by individuals. It is based on three pillars: voluntary but attractive participation, individual flexibility, and relationship to the learning community. These are the principles that have guided the development team throughout the design of this online course.

More explicitly, the course will model practices, based on the following theories and principles, to help build community through your sustained interaction with course content, e-Moderators, and each other.

Principles of Flow,  Presence, and Active learning

Your (and our) location, in relation to…

Let’s get to know each other a bit better to start growing our learning community. Please introduce yourself in the map below. Note learners who have participated in this course previously have already ‘made their mark’. Share how you want to make your mark!

Once full screen you will see that (on the main layer) you can add a marker at the point where you live. You can also add a photo that is meaningful to you about your place/town (as Lisa has done for her location in The Hague).

• Step 1: You should first (in the upper right corner) choose to make the map full screen.
• Step 2: Add details (your name, land acknowledgment, photo). Remember the land acknowledgment in the previous section? This is a time when you can also share details about the traditional lands where you are joining us from!
• Step 3: Click save, then exit window and return to course. You can now refresh the page and see your marker included in our map.
• Step 4: click on other participant markers to learn about others who have joined our community in this and previous sessions.