This talk was presented to the Kickstarter Community team in June 2014. 

In 5 years of developing online learning communities, P2PU has found a few tips and tricks about what works in learning groups on the web. This talk addresses: 

* cohorts / group design 
* feedback mechanisms 
* measuring learning / community health

Links referenced: 

http://badges.p2pu.org/ 
http://info.p2pu.org/2014/01/13/how-we-used-the-echonest-api-for-engagement-learning/ 
http://reports.p2pu.org/reports/PWYM/ 
https://diy.org/ 
 
http://socratic.org/ 
http://blog.groupbuzz.io/what-to-do-when-your-community-slows-down-and-why-its-not-always-a-bad-thing/