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SYNCHRONOUS FACILITATION IN A NUTSHELL. Michael Coghlan Designing for Flexibility October 28, 2011. PURPOSE?. a presentation tool? a collaboration tool?. Establish ‘Modus Operandi’ (Ground Rules) for the session.
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SYNCHRONOUS FACILITATION IN A NUTSHELL Michael Coghlan Designing for Flexibility October 28, 2011
PURPOSE? • a presentation tool? • a collaboration tool?
Establish ‘Modus Operandi’ (Ground Rules) for the session • Questions/Comments: any time? Throughout session? At the end? In text chat? Via voice? Using the hands-up tool? • How will you handle the text chat? Will you use a co- moderator?
ICEBREAKER: Welcome to Today’s Session While you are waiting please type your name beside a chair by using the text tool ‘A’.
MULTIPLE VENUEPRESENTATIONS(MVPs) CLASSROOM/ F2F VENUE remote students guest lecturer public space
MVPs: Implications Participants can be in a variety of locations: • F2f classroom, lecture theatre • PC suite • Office (at work) • Home office/study • Other (café, beach)
EXPLOIT THE INTERACTIVE POTENTIAL OF THE ENVIRONMENT
Interactivity: Golden Rules • Don’t talk for more than 5 minutes at a time! ie ‘chunk’ the session • Don’t assume you know it all – utilise the knowledge and experience of your participants
Readiness Checklist • If using slides, consider printing out a copy of them for reference (they can act as your agenda) • Have a pen and paper (or online tool) handy for taking quick notes • Have a glass of water nearby • If working in a shared space make it clear you are not available • Get there early, check any technical issues, and the materials you’ll use.
Readiness Checklist • If doing application sharing or web tour check screen layout beforehand; if possible be logged in as a participant on a second computer so you see what your participants are seeing
Post Session • Allow discussion to continue post session
Skills of the Live Online Presenter • Golden Rule: 6-8 minutes talking at a stretch maximum • Intersperse presentations with questions, polls, other speakers (from the floor), whiteboard activity • Decide how to handle text chat – will you monitor/respond? Or ignore it? Dip in and out of it? • Consider working with a producer/co-presenter • More at http://users.chariot.net.au/~michaelc/fll/blog.htm#skills Image from http://www.flickr.com/photos/matthewblank/3919454433/sizes/s/
Some Resources: • Interactivity in Virtual Classrooms http://www.slideshare.net/michaelc/interactivity-in-virtual-classrooms • Moderating Live Synchronous Sessions http://synchfacilitation.wikispaces.com • Book: Finkelstein, Jonathan; Learning in Real Time http://www.learninginrealtime.com/ • LearnCentral http://www.learncentral.org/ - regular free professional development sessions