- What is the greatest challenge that I have encountered as an online teacher/facilitator and how did I manage it? (If you have not yet taught online what do you think would be the greatest challenge for online teachers/facilitators?).
- I have never taught an online course before. I would imagine that my greatest challenge would be providing timely, effective feedback for my students. Well, the challenge wouldn't be making the feedback effective as much as making it timely. The success of online education is largely due to frequent communication. I would be tempted to comment on every little thing my students submitted. I guess this is more a challenge of setting reasonable limitations on how much time I make myself available.
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Some things that I feel are really important to consider about synchronous and asynchronous facilitation as I prepare to facilitate my threaded and web conference discussions are. . .
- An asynchronous discussion reminder is to post early and respond frequently. It is, also, important to provide clear instructions to initialize quality discussion within the group. For synchronous discussions, the facilitator must provide frequent affirmation and invitations for participation. This will detour from a lecture setting and encourage sharing and valuable participation.
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I choose my particular discussion topic because . . .
- I chose the topic of online learning myths because I was quite a skeptic initially, myself. I am interested in sharing ideas about personal experiences and how to dispel these myths.
- One thing that I thought about when developing rubrics for the 2 different discussions is. . .
- One thing I kept in mind was trying to stay focused on the actual intended outcomes. What was the purpose of the discussion? What did I want the participants to walk away with?
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