good practices for the online facilitator

Good Practices for the Online

Facilitator

Carla Arena

November 2010

It’s all about humanware.

Connect to the learners in meaningful

ways, but give them space to make their

own connections within the group.

It’s all about Online Presence.

Be there for your learners and with them. In an

online environment, it is essential that the

members of a Community have the feeling of

belonging, of being part of a group.

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It’s all about Personalization.

Cater for your

students’ needs,

learning goals,

passions,

interests.

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It’s all about the Facilitator’s Managerial Skills.

Prepare the lesson, give

timely feedback,

encourage knowledge

construction, learn the

tech tricks. Put the

pieces together,

connect the dots to

make a “whole-sense”

to learners.

It’s all about being a Catalyst.

Give the necessary support for learners to enhance

their learning self-directedness, to go forward and

beyond, to become community members, to build

knowledge within their learning group.

It’s all about engagement.

Surprise learners.

Make them want

to be there with

you and the group

in the virtual

environment.

Be there for them.

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carlaarena@gmail.com

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