Community platforms and social media are changing how we do everything.

The possibilities now available from communities for new formats, new teaching styles, and new distance learning paradigms are amazing!

Peach is your partner in helping you create online communities powered by the desire to learn. This is what we call: “Knowledge Communities.” Ready below to see some of the ideas possible with Peach Knowledge Communities.

	Faculty blogs are the centerpiece of a knowledge community. Use our blogs and trainers or your faculty’s existing external blogs via RSS.
	Live webinars, webcasts, evening chat sessions, and other scheduled live events are the key to triggering users to come visit their community.
	Participant forums are the drivers of a vibrant knowledge community. Everything else should pull participants to the forums!
	Knowledge communities are different from social communities because they are integrated with your overall online learning initiatives.
	On-demand videos, documents, and more can be the “reference library” for your community. Create discussions around these resources.
	Tools like Google Wave™ and Wiki enabled pages allow for total collaboration and user generated content from all areas.
	Audio podcasts add a portable dimension to your portal to engage participants on-the-go with dynamic presentations.
	Short, free YouTube videos are great hooks to generate conversation and traffic on your community.
	Faculty can post assignments and track learner response to offer quality, controlled learning environment in addition to learner interaction.
	Offer both public and private areas of your community to bring in more traffic and drive more activity.
	Knowledge Communities offer a great tool for bringing together your virtual learners and attendees of in-person seminars.
	Mainstream social networks integrated with your community provide more awareness and networking opportunities.