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Facilitating Online Learning Communities

Facilitating Online Learning Communities. Agenda. Defining Online Communities Elements of Online Environments Facilitator Competence Resources Demonstration of CommunityZero Hands-on use of CommunityZero. Defining Online Communities: Benefits. Collaboration Commitment

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Facilitating Online Learning Communities

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  1. Facilitating OnlineLearning Communities

  2. Agenda • Defining Online Communities • Elements of Online Environments • Facilitator Competence • Resources • Demonstration of CommunityZero • Hands-on use of CommunityZero

  3. Defining Online Communities: Benefits • Collaboration • Commitment • Learning from experience • Shared responsibilities • Building individual accountability

  4. Online Course Completion Bonk, C. J. (2002). Online Training in an Online World. Bloomington, IN: CourseShare.com.

  5. Online Learning Alone Para eLink Paraprofessional

  6. Online Learning Alone Together Para eLink Paraprofessionals

  7. Facilitated Online Learning Para eLink Facilitator Paraprofessionals

  8. Facilitated Learning Community Para eLink Facilitator Paraprofessionals

  9. Elements of Online Environments • Communication tools • Learning resources • User (learner) tools • Administrative (facilitator) tools

  10. Communication Tools • Examples include: • E-mail* • Chat • Discussion* • Voice/video • Notes • Polls Communication tools Learning resources User tools Administrative tools

  11. Learning Resources Communication tools Learning resources User tools Administrative tools • Examples include: • Documents* • Animations • Video/audio • Programs • Images • PEOPLE*

  12. User Tools Communication tools Learning resources User tools Administrative tools • Examples include: • Calendar • Preferences • Technical support* • Directory*

  13. Administrative Tools Communication tools Learning resources User tools Administrative tools • Examples include: • Access control* • Site management • Settings • Application sharing • Grade book

  14. Four Fs of Learning Groups • Forming: Organize and Establish Groups • Functioning: Manage, Implement, Support, Motivate and Accept • Formulating: Understand, Review, and Learn New Strategies • Fermenting: Disagreement, Controversy, and Alternative Answers Dr. Curt Bonk, Indiana Universityhttp://www.indiana.edu/~bobweb/Handout/co_1.html

  15. Facilitator Competency Areas Nurture Moderate • encourage participation & interaction • provide content expertise • participate in chat/discussions • mediate problems Manage space Tech support • invite participants • administer environment • edit discussions • facilitate conferences • provide technical help • supply additional resources

  16. Additional Facilitator Activities • Provide guidelines • Lead community-building activities • Provide virtual handholding • Encourage sharing resources Facilitating Online Learning : Effective Strategies for Moderatorsby George Collison, Bonnie Elbaum, Sarah Haavind, Robert Tinker

  17. Healthy Community Indicators • Participants post regularly • Member’s needs are met • Evident participant-participant collaboration • Reasonable venting is acceptable • Participants show concern and support for the community Facilitating Online Learning : Effective Strategies for Moderatorsby George Collison, Bonnie Elbaum, Sarah Haavind, Robert Tinker

  18. Resources • Links from Para eLink

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