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  • UNIT11: FACILITATE ONLINE LEARNING

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    • Introduction animated video:

      Hello Dear Participants, You are welcome again. I hope you have enjoyed this important advanced ICT essentials for Teachers module. Now, It is time to share about facilitating online learning. In this unit , we are going to have common understanding about the following:

      1. Difference between Facilitating and teaching
      2. Facilitation competencies
      3. Difference between face to face and online facilitations
      4. Roles of an online Facilitator
      5. Strategies to support online learning
      6. Strategies to manage online courses logistics and
      7. Strategies to nurture online relationships

      So, We wish you to enjoy this important course and change from face to face to online learning   professional facilitators.

  • Topic1: Facilitating learning and how it differs from teaching

  • Topic2: Facilitation competencies

  • Topic3: How online facilitation is different from face to face facilitation?


    • Online facilitator supports students who are studying courses through the internet to mean that they support their students remotely.
      In online facilitation process, an online facilitator uses online tools like Skype or telecommunication companies to call the students and they use social media to provide support to students who are from different locations while in face to face facilitators facilitate their students in one provided area like classroom where both students and teacher are present.


      Video:Teaching Online Vs. Face-to-Face

      Video :Online vs Face-to-Face Effectiveness:

  • Topic 4: Roles of an online facilitator

     

    Suggested time 15min

    • The list below summarizes the roles of an online facilitator:

      1. To create courses and adding students to be allowed to access that course
      2. Welcome new students and help them to build their confidence in the subject
      3. Set clear ground rules for online behavior and taking part
      4. Help students to develop their study skills by acting as a point of contact for students queries.

             The videos below are to help you

      Roles of Online Facilitators


      Learning Facilitator's role

  • Topic 5: Strategies to support online learning

          Suggested time  15Min

    • The below listed are some of strategies to support online learning


      To be an online facilitator you should have:

      • good ICT skills in using new technologies
      • a keen interest in your subject with wide experience
      • enthusiasm and the ability to motivate students
      • commitment to working with students from diverse backgrounds
      • clear and tactful communication skills
      • a patient supportive approach
      • Organizational, planning and time management skills.
      • online facilitators adopt a specific pedagogy (educational method), encompassing both instructional and social support or group development,
      • online facilitator coordinates and organizes the implementation of the service, and
      • would usually work from home and arrange your hours with the learning provider or agency to suit course requirements and the needs of your students.
      • This may sometimes involve working in the evenings and  weekends. Part-time work is common, and you could work as a tutor alongside another job.
      • To give support by email, social media and telephone
      • To manage online discussion forums and chat rooms
      • Set up audio and video conferencing if required
      • Monitor the progress of students , assessing students' work and giving constructive feedback.
      • online tutoring requires a usable interface and technical support to maintain both hardware and software sides of operation.”
      • You need a reliable broadband internet connection and a computer that meets the PC specification for your course



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  • Topic 6 : Strategies to manage online course logistics and to nurture online relationships

     Suggested time 40Min:

    • Students can achieve their educational goals through the convenience and flexibility of an online course. Educational institutions offer distance learning modules worldwide on part-time and full-time schedules


      Best Practices for Online Facilitating
    • Assignment: