Confessions of an online facilitator

Sarah StewartShar-e-fest 2010

sarahstewart07@gmail.com

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

Twitter

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,

Twitter

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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 Stewartsarahstewart07@gmail.comTwitter: @SarahStewartBlog: http://sarah-stewart.blogspot.comSlideshare: http://www.slideshare.net/sarahs