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# Community: the Dynamics of Generating Awesome

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## What Does a Learning Community Look Like?
[<NAME>](http://davecormier.com/), lead raconteur of [Rhizomatic Learning: the Community is the Curriculum](https://p2pu.org/en/courses/882/rhizomatic-learning-the-community-is-the-curriculum/) ([#rhizo14](https://twitter.com/search?q=rhizo14&src=typd)) and reluctant stepfather of the MOOC movement, answers the following core questions:

- Why is learning in community important?
- How do you ask people to participate?
- How did you build with your audience?

[![<NAME>ier - How We Built Rhizomatic Learning](http://img.youtube.com/vi/c4KM9QgfOXA/0.jpg)](http://youtu.be/c4KM9QgfOXA?t=2s)


## Why does Community Matter for Learning?

**Diversity of perspectives.** As Dave said, books are inert objects. Pushing "play" on a video is one passive experience. When you engage ideas with other people, the dialogue and exchanges challenge you to look at things several different ways. We won't tell you what to think--engaging others helps us think uniquely and engage collaboratively.
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title: "Community"
subtitle: "The Dynamics of Generating Awesome."
layout: course_page
categories: [modules]
excerpt: Find out why community is important in learning something new, what makes robust communities tick, and start co-designing your course. 
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# Community: the Dynamics of Generating Awesome

<img src="//discourse-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/1405ecbe3fcd5ef2f1004d29ae05329d518c6dd3dab.jpg" width="690" height="388"> 

## What Does a Learning Community Look Like?
[<NAME>](http://davecormier.com/), lead raconteur of [Rhizomatic Learning: the Community is the Curriculum](https://p2pu.org/en/courses/882/rhizomatic-learning-the-community-is-the-curriculum/) ([#rhizo14](https://twitter.com/search?q=rhizo14&src=typd)) and reluctant stepfather of the MOOC movement, answers the following core questions:

- Why is learning in community important?
- How do you ask people to participate?
- How did you build with your audience?

[![<NAME> - How We Built Rhizomatic Learning](http://img.youtube.com/vi/c4KM9QgfOXA/0.jpg)](http://youtu.be/c4KM9QgfOXA?t=2s)


## Why does Community Matter for Learning?

**Diversity of perspectives.** As Dave said, books are inert objects. Pushing "play" on a video is one passive experience. When you engage ideas with other people, the dialogue and exchanges challenge you to look at things several different ways. We won't tell you what to think--engaging others helps us think uniquely and engage collaboratively.

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