%0 Journal Article %T Developing Community and Building Knowledge Online Using a Virtual Reality Environment and Student %A Eileen A. O¡¯Connor %J Journal of Educational Technology Systems %@ 1541-3810 %D 2018 %R 10.1177/0047239517736874 %X Within an online science teacher education course, an important although secondary goal was to prepare students for a high-stakes licensure portfolio at some time after course completion. Thus, various communication technologies including synchronous virtual reality meetings and asynchronous student self-created video commentaries were interwoven to foster a community of problem solvers. This study examines the several technology-communication venues for evidence of student interpersonal communications and emerging content knowledge concluding with ways these communication tools might effectively support productive learning communities and engender professional yet ¡°safe¡± and trusting environments in online and blended course environments %K virtual reality %K video %K knowledge building %K community %K online %K virtual learning %U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0047239517736874