Social presence is an essential element to a successful learning experience. Creating and sustaining a feeling of connectedness amongst community members can be particularly challenging in an online learning environment where the instructor and students never meet in the same room. In this workshop, we'll ask questions, explore solutions, and generate approaches and activities to establish and maintain social presence in order to achieve a thriving online community. ** Please bring a tablet or laptop to the workshop. Register here and at the event website: https://portal.ehe.osu.edu/events/building-and-sustaining-class-community-online Following the workshop, email Erica Szeyller.1 to confirm your attendance for the full event time. If you were not able to attend the full event, email Erica Szeyller.1 to discuss the possibility of 5001 course points.