Saturday, January 21, 2012

A NEW ADVENTURE



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The new semester has started and I have my second online teaching class. This class is entitled Facilitating Online Learning. Once again I am on tiptoes of anticipation. This is a very important part of online teaching for me. I am very familiar with teaching in the traditional face to face class and I am very good with not only building relationships with my students but facilitating their learning as well. Being able to be an effective online facilitator is number one in my book. I want to make sure that I create an environment online that is conducive to learning like I do in the classroom setting.
The expected student outcomes are:
1.         Identify the basic competencies required for success as an online facilitator.
2.         Apply best practice strategies to facilitate effective asynchronous online discussions.
3.         Facilitate synchronous online class sessions.
4.         Discuss the various roles involved in facilitating online courses.
I expect to fulfill the outcomes and more simply because it is important to me to be an excellent online instructor, one that my students will recommend my classes to others and be appreciative for the learning process. I am a little apprehensive about the live classroom. I was not able to make the live classroom work for me for an entire class session. Well I guess that just means I have to work harder at it. Chat later!!!!