Connect courses and community so learning, accountability, discussion and live interaction reinforce each other.
How to use these guides
Start with the decision you are actually making rather than reading every article in sequence. If you are choosing software, define your must-have requirements first. If your platform is already chosen, focus on onboarding, recurring member behavior and retention. If the community is established, use the growth and business-model guides to improve the parts that are creating friction.
Community Compass favors practical trade-offs over generic feature praise. Platform capabilities can change, so use vendor documentation for final purchase verification and use these guides to frame the questions worth asking.
Courses library
How to Add a Community to an Online Course
Design learning and community as one member journey rather than two disconnected products.
Cohort Courses and Communities
Design learning and community as one member journey rather than two disconnected products.
Use Community to Improve Course Participation
Design learning and community as one member journey rather than two disconnected products.
Community-Based Learning Explained
Design learning and community as one member journey rather than two disconnected products.
How to Design Peer Learning
Design learning and community as one member journey rather than two disconnected products.
Add Accountability to an Online Course
Design learning and community as one member journey rather than two disconnected products.
Live Events for Course Communities
Design learning and community as one member journey rather than two disconnected products.