Facilitators and Barriers to Developing Learning Communities

The widening participation agenda in higher education has seen a growing problem with the issue of retention.  In order to encourage students into deep learning and to improve their motivation by providing a rich learning environment this project investigates the facilitators and barriers to developing on-line learning communities (LCs). 

The study aims to produce a set of guidelines for fostering LCs at a modular level that include student and staff actions that facilitate student participation and improve student motivation.