Effective Facilitators JOVAN PETKOVIC CUR 532 TODD BURKE

Effective Facilitators JOVAN PETKOVIC CUR 532 TODD BURKE FEBRUARY 5, 2015

Agenda Introduction Online instructor characteristics Student engagement Creation of online community Course development Phases of development Understanding the phases (Palloff & Pratt, 2011)

Online faculty characteristics Good instructor High motivation and enthusiasm Organized (Delivery of instruction, rubrics, expectations) te, a on i Commitment to teach s L pas A C om der Supportive of student centered learning O V d, C Lea Open to suggestions ize and n a al, g r Creative , O lytic e l ib Ana s Takes risks i V Time management Responsive to students needs Disciplined (Palloff & Pratt, 2011)

Student engagement? How do we engage students in online learning environments? Instructor provides appropriate and curriculum related discussion questions? Instructor provides clear rubric to students Instructor establishes strong online presence and leads students to selflearning by facilitating productive discussions and assignments Instructor allows students to “take charge” of their learning (Palloff & Pratt, 2011)

Creation of online community? Establishing presence Instructor communicates on a personal level Paying attention to students needs Accessibility online to students Skype, Web. Ex, Elluminate, Adobe Connect, etc. Online forums (real time communication) (Palloff & Pratt, 2011)

Course development Rubric Course overview and introduction Learning objectives How outcomes are assessed and measured Resources and materials used Activities that promote student engagement Technology used/supportive of learning objectives Learner support Accessibility of course to disabled learners Quality Matters Rubric, developed by University of Maryland (Palloff & Pratt, 2011)

Phases of development Understanding phases Visitor – faculty that toyed with the idea of technology intergration Novice – never taught online course; use technology for communication Apprentice – Taught online or more terms Insider – taught two semesters online and more than one course per term Master – taught online multiple terms/designed several online courses (Palloff & Pratt, 2011)

Forms of training Personal – establishing and developing confidence Pedagogy/Andragogy – focusing on skills and techniques with teaching online Content – focusing on course content and how it is best presented online Technology – technology to be used with learning objectives Workshops (Palloff & Pratt, 2011)

References Palloff, R. M. , & Pratt, K. (2011). The Excellent Online Instructor. [Adobe Reader]. Retrieved from https: //newclassroom 3. phoenix. edu/Classroom/#/contextid/OSIRIS: 456851 15/context/co/view/activity. Details/activity/bd 212142 -1 caf-4636 -aaf 1 b 859982 dcd 11/expanded/False (Palloff & Pratt, 2011)