Challenges


 * ===[|Orientation Strategies]===
 * ===[|Participation Strategies]===
 * ===[|Relationship and Community building]===
 * ===[|Developing an online community of practice]===



**Disconnect between expectations and reality**

 * Sporadic Participation
 * Backsliding – email usage

Direct from []
 * Lack of motivation
 * Lack of familiarity/comfort with hardware/software
 * Lack of bandwidth

**Possible reasons why an online area doesn't work from Nina Simon:**

 * The idea was not of great importance
 * The idea was premature
 * The idea was too overwhelming

Bandwidth can be a substantial barrier to successful engagement online Strategies to compensate for “narrowband” connections include: Providing alternative paths to bandwidth intensive elements Maintaining an awareness of the technical capacity of participants Flexibility in content development and delivery []