Nurturing Online Communities event

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A new online communities event(seminar style) is coming up in September that’s being hosted by CSCCE.​

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About this event​

Course Description

Building and nurturing a community in an online environment comes with specific needs and challenges. This seven-week course is designed with community managers of scientific communities of practice in mind, and will explore a variety of social science claims about how people behave in online communities to inform actions that you might take to support increased engagement, commitment, and constructive behavior.

In this seminar-style course, participants will engage with instructors and each other in regular discussions, guided by the course textbook, Building Successful Online Communities by Kraut and Resnick. The course will cover 6 topics related to managing online communities and each week we will review the corresponding chapter of the textbook, focusing on key themes identified by staff, and work together on a case study to apply the concepts. Later the same week, learners will spend a 90-minute Co-Lab working in breakouts on a CSCCE-designed activity to apply a translation of the core concepts to their own community, followed by a debrief.

Structure

This course consists of two 90-minute sessions per week. We anticipate approximately 30-60 minutes of homework between the sessions.

Homework each week will consist of reviewing the course text and a short (one page) case study for a total time commitment of 4 hours per week.

Graduation and digital badge

Graduation from the course requires completion of a final assignment. We expect all participants to attend at least 13 of the 14 sessions.

Successful completion of the course will result in the award of a digital badge which can be shared online via social media platforms (including LinkedIn and X) and on your personal website. You will also have the option to be included on an alumni page on the CSCCE website.

Fall 2025 course dates

The fall offering of Nurturing Online Communities (NOC25F) will run on Tuesdays and Fridays beginning Tuesday, 30 September until Friday, 14 November 2025.

The key dates are:

• Tuesday lessons: 30 September; 7, 14, 21, 28 October; 4,11 November at 12pm – 1:30pm ET / 4/5pm – 5/6:30pm UTC*
• Friday Co-Labs: 3,10,17, 24, 31 October; 7,14 November at 12pm – 1:30pm ET / 4/5pm – 5/6:30pm UTC*

*Note that daylight savings may affect the timing of live sessions for those outside the US in the final two weeks of the course.

Pricing

CSCCE offers rates to reflect the different organizations that community managers work for and the range of budgets that may be available.

• General rate: $1275 - For non-profits.
• Supporting rate: $1525 - Aimed at for profits and others who would like to support the participation of others.
• Discounted rate: Depending on participants paying the supporting rate, we may be able offer a limited number of discounted tickets for this cohort. If you would like to participate but your organization is unable to cover the whole cost, please complete this course discount request form.

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Questions?

Learn more about this course on CSCCE's Nurting Online Communities webpage. Contact us at training@cscce.org.

Source: Nurturing Online Communities (NOC25F)