A good online instructor needs to identify and consider the technical skills that students need to participate in the course or program, provide "tech tips" and / or some type of technology training for those students that need to enhance their technical skills, along with what types of tools the instructor should use based on the course type - asynchronous or synchronous? Social media based? To be successfull and build a well working, effective CoP, the successful teacher or instructor must strike a successful balance between all of these options and then provide the student support (as needed) to help the whole thing function smoothly in order to create a highly positive and engaging learning experience for all of the students.
