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 * ~ Variable ||~ Operational Definition ||~ Framework ||~ Reference ||~ Discussion/Agreement? ||
 * Awareness || Knowledge of people, tasks environment - or some combination of these. || Catalyst ||  ||   ||
 * Social Protocols || Rules of engagement, acceptable and unacceptable ways of behaving in a community. || Element ||  ||   ||
 * Historicity || Communities develop their own community and culture. || Element ||  ||   ||
 * Identity || The boundaries of the community - its identity or recognized focus. || Element ||  ||   ||
 * Mutuality || Interdependence and reciprocity. Participants construct purposes, intentions and the types of interaction. || Element ||  ||   ||
 * Plurality || "Intermediate associations" such as families, churches, and other peripheral groups - other communities that individuals use to enrich the new community. In the case of virtual environments, this may include physica/geographical communities. || Elements ||  ||   ||
 * Autonomy || Individuals have the capacity and authority to conduct discourse freely, or withdraw from discourse without penalty. || Element ||  ||   ||
 * Participation || Social participation in the community, especially participation that sustains the community. || Element ||  ||   ||
 * Trust || The level of certainty or confidence that one community members uses to assess the action of another member of the community. || Element ||  ||   ||
 * Trajectory || The sense that the community is moving in a direction, typically toward the future. || Element ||  ||   ||
 * Technology/Technical || The role played by technology to facilitate or inhibit the growth of community. || Element ||  || //This might need to be revisited to suit technology-based environments, particularly immersive ones like SL; at the surface, there is lots of technical talk -// JK ||
 * Learning || Formal or informal, yet purposeful, learning in the community. Of two types: Intentional and Incidental. || Element ||  || //Tied to an operational definition of informal learning.... note the influences of formal learning techniques structures, etc?// - JK

We did a paper that found a number of types of learning, and we grouped them into incidental and intentional categories. We may want to use them. - RAS ||
 * Reflection || Situating previous experiences, postings in current discussions, or grounding current discussions in previous events. || Element ||  ||   ||
 * Intensity || Active engagement, open discourse, and a sense of importance or urgency in discussion, critique and argumentation. || Element ||  ||   ||
 * Alignment || Individuals shifting positions or opinions to closer agreement || Catalyst ||  ||   ||