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Resources (Strategies adopted from)

Humanize Your Online Course

Humanizing Online Learning – Oregon State

Social Learning in Online Environments – University of Saskatchewan

Community From a Distance Building a Sense of Belonging in an Online Classroom – Scholarly Teacher

Build Community in your Online Course – Harvard

Five Ways to Build Community in Online Classrooms – Faculty Focus

Online Learning Communities – Lumen Learning

Online Discussion Tips for Instructors – University of Waterloo

Voice and Video Instructor Feedback Enhance Instructor Presence – Open LCC

Teaching and Learning Online Handbook – University of Massachusetts 

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