Understanding and Participating in ARC Learning Communities for Knowledge Sharing
A Learning Community is a diverse group of individuals collaborating to share information and foster a knowledge-creating ecosystem. Participation in Learning Communities allows members to exchange ideas and engage in discussions centered around shared learning interests. They provide meaningful contexts, enhanced content, interactivity, collaboration opportunities, and an always accessible environment. At the ARC Learning Community, members enhance their knowledge through various resources, including the Federal Funding Toolkit, and interactive tools, while participating actively in online discussions.
Understanding and Participating in ARC Learning Communities for Knowledge Sharing
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11 ARC Learning Community
What is a Learning Community? Learning community is a diverse group of people working together to share information and contribute to a knowledge-creating system.
Why Should I Participate? • Learning Communities are vehicles through which members exchange ideas and discuss topics based on shared interest in learning. • Learning Communities equally emphasize group learning and community building.
How do Learning Communities support their members? • Learning Communities support their members through: • meaningful context • enhanced content • interactivity • opportunities for collaboration • continuously available environment
How do I learn within ARC Learning Community? • Getting to know each other at the ARC training • Augmenting knowledge through the Federal FundingToolkit resources and ARC training materials • Making the Toolkit and the training materials a part of grant-writing practices • Testing and sharing your ideas using ARC interactive Web tools. • Collaborating using ARC interactive Web tools
ARC Learning Community Interactive Features Federal Funding Toolkit Member Sign-in Online discussions Online discussions
How do I participate? Step 1 Step 2
How do I participate? Step 3 Step 4
How do I participate? Step 5 Brief description Resources
How do I participate? Step 6 Step 7 Step 8
How do I participate? Step 9 Step 10
How do I participate? Step 1: Go to ARC Web site Step 2: Go to Federal Funding Toolkit Step 3: Review introductory info in the Toolkit Step 4: Select a chapter within the Toolkit Step 5: Select the discussion topic Step 6: Go to discussion forum Step 7: Review policies and procedures Step 8: Review the postings Step 9: Log in by entering your confirmation code. Step 10: Post your own reply.
