Making online teaching more engaging

Very interesting how each site I searched the same key work...health...and each site brought me a different type of media.

Namle produced articles and research on the topic, but required me to log in and join to continue.

CML had similar results, but did not require me to join to see articles and research.

Media SMart was by far the easiest and produced the best results...along with including some videos\ and lesson plans.

What were the three most useful tools or resources resulting from the web walkabout?
How to obtain usful lesson plans and info for students to use during classes.

How can students be taught to safely collect tools and resources that can help them maximize their learning?
Guide them based on my experiences and teach them to use WebTrust. https://www.mywot.com/ 

What policies or procedures might need to be in place to make this possible?
Students list sources of all info obtained and constantly monitor and guide students thru the courses.

Create an ideal digital learning community

Similar to Wikiversity...I think DLC's could improve looks and functionality by making the site more user friendly to other common websites and search engines.  Wikiversity is set up just like Wikipedia that everyone is familiar with.  This gives the user an imidiate comfort and makes learning easier.

A google and yahoo similar DLC would be very nice to create...unless there are patent issues.

DLC's

DLC's are very easy to navigate and all the ones i explored were very self explanatory.   I joined Media Common DLC because it seemed the most diverse.

I really liked the accessibility of DLCs, but I'm concerned with finding the right DLC for each content area.  Getting in classes and groups with other online teachers will help getting ideas.

Character traits of an exemplary citizen within a digital learning community

Self Motivated
Goal Oriented
Organized