confessions of an online facilitator
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Sarah StewartShar-e-fest 2010
Confessions of an online facilitator
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What I am going to talk about today
Tell you about an open course I am facilitating Describe what I have learned about “teaching
online” Discuss some of the issues I have come across
facilitating an 'open' course
'Facilitating Online': http://wikieducator.org/Facilitating_Online
Blog
Google Group
Experiential
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EnrolledNow enrolledActiveNon-active
Informal and enrolled students
Enrolled – 7
Now enrolled – 2
Active informal – 17
Non-active - 44
Cater to every level of digital skills
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Intense support & mentoring for first few weeks
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Provide safe environment for people to learn, 'play', make mistakes & ask for
help
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Encourage smaller learning communities within the larger group
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Encourage peer support & mentoring
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Match-maker
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Move from teacher to facilitator
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Give up control
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Flexibility
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Try not to bombard people with technology
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Instructions for EVERYTHING
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Time management
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Managing chaos
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Track students' activities:
RSS, Google Reader, iGoogle
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Pass on resources: Twitter, Delicious
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Give feedback & facilitate
conversations: Blog,
Synchronous meetings,
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Generate open education resources:
Wiki, YouTube, Blip.TV, Slideshare
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Change of focus from formal learning objects to life-long learning
as driven by students
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Students make their own meaning
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Facilitating a collaborative, networked experience which is key to life-long learning in the online environment
Sarah [email protected]: @SarahStewartBlog: http://sarah-stewart.blogspot.comSlideshare: http://www.slideshare.net/sarahs