ten tip for effective online facilitation
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EdTech Leaders Online’s:
Keys to Successful Online and Blended Learning
August 28, 2012
Ten Tips for Effective Online Facilitation
Presented byBarbara Treacy, Erin Earnst and Alex Dreier
Sponsored by
Join the “Keys to Successful Online and Blended Learning” community www.edweb.net/
@edtechleaders @edwebnet
Thank you to our co-hosts
Barbara Treacy, Erin Earnst and Alex Dreier
and to our sponsor
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About EdTech Leaders Online
Goal: Build capacity to use online learning to meet educational goals
• Based at EDC (education non-profit) since 1999• For states, districts, regional centers, universities,
other educational organizations• Over 4500 online facilitators trained in 36 states• Online facilitator & course design programs• 70+ online courses, including for Common Core• Custom course development• Learning Community, facilitated model
Quick Poll
Have you ever facilitated
an online community?
How many online communities do participate in
on a regular basis?
How many of the online communities that you
participate in on a regular basis are education
communities?
Today’s Focus
• How do we create and sustain vibrant online communities?
• What is the role of the online community facilitator?• What are successful facilitation strategies and
techniques?
General Lessons
• Online facilitation takes time and care: “building it” is not enough to expect “they will come” or stay
• Tone and voice matter• Opportunities for feedback and dynamic development
are important• Technology must support but not overwhelm your
community• Online facilitation requires specific strategies: training
and practice in the online environment are critical!
Ten Tips for Effective
Online Facilitation
http://go.edc.org/tips
1. Make everyone feel welcome and heard; create a comfortable
environment
2. Establish clear goals and expectations at
the outset
3. Provide behind-the-scenes support via
4. Foster communication
between participants
5. Model participation and discussion techniques for
participants
http://go.edc.org/discussion
6. Keep the discussion alive;
prevent stagnancy
7. Keep the discussion on-topic
8. Guide participants through the content
9. Make sure the audience and the
content are in sync
10. Bring closure to each topic before
moving on
Let’s continue the conversation online…
What does it take to be an effective online facilitator?
Visit our edWeb forum at http://www.edweb.net/etlo to share your own tips for effective online facilitation.
QUESTIONS?
Continue the conversation andview the webinar recordings…
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All attendees will be emailed a link to the recordingand a CEU certificate for participating in today’s webinar.
The webinar recording, the PowerPoint slides, and a CE quiz (for those who watch the recorded version) are available in
the community at www.edweb.net/ .
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September 244:00 PM Eastern
Supporting Online Learning with Both Synchronous and Asynchronous Tools
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Thank you to our co-hosts
Barbara Treacy [email protected] Earnst [email protected] Dreier [email protected]
and to our sponsor