session 7 ppt
TRANSCRIPT
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Facilitating Online
DiscussionsTrainers Training
8 June 2009
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eSkwela LMS
A LEARNING COMMUNITY VIA INTERNET & INTRANET
LearnerEntry:
FLT Interview ILA
Tertiary Education/ College
VocTech /LivelihoodCourses
Employment
A&E exam
Personal Growth
eSkwela Model
Learner
OtherLearners
eModules
Mentors/
Experts
LearningFacilitator/s
Community
Project(Learner Portfolio)
Discus-sion
Forum
OtherResources
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Small Group Discu ssion
Try to recall a discussion that you found stimulating and
where you were an active participant. In small groups,
share the following:
a)What was the discussion about? What about the
discussion did you find particularly
stimulating/interesting?
b)Who were the participants? Who was moderatingthe discussion?
c) What did you gain from participating in this
discussion?
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Gains/Benefits from participatingin a discussion
Type participants insights here
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Why engage in onlinediscussion?
Learning is a social activity. Dialogue is essential to the learning
process.
Vygotsky: Individuals learn throughinteraction with social partners (mentors and
knowledgeable peers) in a process of
intersubjectivity (partnership and
collaboration). The Internet as a networking technology:
connecting people separated by time and
space
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Types of online interaction
Synchronous for example, chat, audio/ videoconference
both parties are online at the same time andare engaged in real-time conversation
Asynchronous
for example, email, discussion board/forum)
the parties are not online at the same time;messages are posted for the other to respondto when they can
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Functions of discussion boards
To enable the sharing of information,ideas, opinions and resources
To build collaborative learning teams
To extend and follow up a face-to-facediscussion
To conduct a virtual tutorial
To provide a space for general questionsand answers
To serve as a bulletin board for class
announcements
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Types of discussion questions
Questions can be designed to: Extract knowledge and information
Query learners understanding
Ask learners to analyze information
Have learners apply knowledgegained
Challenge learners to synthesizeinformation
Have learners evaluate content
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Sample discussion questions
What is globalwarming? What are
the causes and
effects of global
warming?
How do you and your
community contribute
to global warming?
What can you do to
help reduce the paceof global warming?
Does not encourage analysisand application; the learner
could simply copy the answer
from the module
Asks the learner to apply conceptslearned from the module to their
own situation; also tests the
learners comprehension of key
concepts because he/she cannot
answer the questions properly
without understanding the key
concepts
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Facilitating online discussions
An online teacher must assume theresponsibility of keeping discussions ontrack, contributing special knowledge and
insights, weaving together variousdiscussion threads and coursecomponents, and maintaining group
harmony (Rohfeld & Hiemstra, 1995, p. 91)
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Questions to enrich a discussion
Questions that
Clarify (e.g. What do you mean by)
Ask about the initial issue (e.g., How can we find out?)
Probe assumptions (e.g. What needs to be true for
this statement to be true?) Probe the origin or source (e.g. Where did this idea
originate?)
Probe reasons and evidence (e.g. What would be
an example of?) Probe implications and consequences (e.g. What
are the implications of?)
Probe viewpoints or perspectives (e.g. What would
be an alternative perspective?)
E i M d t i l i
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Exercise: Moderat ing an onl ine
discussion
1. Some of you will lead a 10-minute onlinediscussion on a topic that you think will beof interest to fellow ALS learning
facilitators. Start the discussion by postinga question or opening gambit. Geteveryone to participate effectively andappropriately in the discussion.
2. Discuss the outcomes of this exercise.What insights do you now have aboutmoderating online discussions?
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End of Session