My students now hang out here between lessons

Elena Petrova Elena Petrova 2 weeks ago

I added a community to my course and it changed everything. Students answer each other's questions now, and the Q&A space has become a living FAQ.

Retention is up and my support load is down. Big win.

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Thanks for writing this up. Bookmarking it — the kind of thing I will want to reference again in a month.

Solid breakdown. The only thing I would add is to back up before making the change — better safe than sorry.

I respectfully disagree on one detail. In my setup the opposite held true, though I suspect it comes down to community size.

This is the answer I wish I had found six months ago. Would have saved me a weekend of trial and error.

I respectfully disagree on one detail. In my setup the opposite held true, though I suspect it comes down to community size.

Solid breakdown. The only thing I would add is to back up before making the change — better safe than sorry.