The purpose of this paper is to provide faculty with creative ways to use tools such as wikis and synchronous virtual classrooms to build a sense of community within their distance classes. A review of the literature provides an understanding of the many significant benefits of including collaboration, engagement, and interaction in e-learning courses. This paper details a variety of pedagogical approaches based on the experiences of faculty at Athens State University to successfully incorporate collaborative technologies into online courses. Student and faculty commentaries are included to support how these approaches have indeed enhanced online, undergraduate courses in business and education at Athens State University. An accompanying wiki site that includes step-by-step directions for designing and implementing these strategies, sources of research on the subject, and opportunities for interested faculty to collaborate on these issues can be found at http://athensstateuniversity.pbwiki.com.