Week+3

This week, post a link to an article, resource, or video related to Week 3's topic:

 * Course Delivery and Class Facilitation**

Include your name and a summary of your resource to explain its significance.

Lisa Tracy: Online Class Facilitation I like this article because it turns the issue of netiquette around to focus on the instructor's communication to the students rather than the students' communication to each other and the instructor. It offers step-by-step guidance for constructive intervention in group discussion, focusing on what needs to be communicated, and how to check and re-check for tone and effectiveness.

Angie Heaton~ I was very curious about soft chalk, so I explored its utilization and I selected a video that explains what soft chalk is and how it can be incorporated into distance learning to encompass the wide range of learning styles. Enjoy!

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Beth White: I found this article about how to facilitate online discussion. In the article, the author lists many types of communication methods that you can utilize in your online course that will keep the course interesting for you and for your students.

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Dennis Spragg: [] This is an article about tools for facilitating sychronous and asynchronous online discussion. The author suggests putting this under "things to think about" and cautions against introducing too many new tools at once.

[|Brenda Rizor: Now here's an article I can live with! "Exploding the Myths of Synchronous E-Learning". I found it much more interesting. You may want to take a look at myth #3, Death by PowerPoint.] [|http://www.google.com/#hl=en&source=hp&q=Synchronous+elearning&aq=f&aqi=g-s1&aql=&oq=&fp=c26c79a56c95bda8]


 * //Brenda, did you mean this article?:// ** [|http://www.cedma-europe.org/newsletter%20articles/IT%20Training/Exploding%20the%20myths%20of%20synchronous%20e-learning%20(Nov%2008).pdf]

Jessica Dailey- I found this website for another college for their teachers. I talks the instrucotrs step by step for developing an online course. You can clikc on the topics in blue and an example opos up. Its short and to the point, I am saving this in my favorites. I like the fact exmaples are developed already, Developng your own rubrics, discussions etc and grading is what takes up so much of the time we put into an online course. These examples can be used with a "little tweaking".

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From Joel Harris: I found this older article titled "Why Do Educators Embrace High-Cost Technologies?" The authors look at the typical development of on-line courses and the institution's investment in technology. They argue that asynchronous instruction can be as effective as the synchronous options that we have been discussing. An article I read earlier related content to delivery method as well - simple content works fine with simple delivery. Two of my classes are very introductory - I use almost entirely asynchronous delivery. I do see the need for some interaction, though to build the sense of community. Enjoy a slightly different viewpoint with this article!

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Gina Garrett: For me, the most interesting part of this week's topic has been communication and the types of experiences that different communication create. The link below is to an article and video that discusses using Twitter in the classroom. This interested me because I am not familiar with Twitter but my students are. I am always watching changes in communication, whether it be the words or symbols or ways we do it.

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Lynn Franck I found this article that does a nice job in describing the intricate components of online facilitation. It describes the purpose of online facilitation, and the role of the facilitators through the interactions. It also compares and contrasts the role of facilitators in both the online and traditional settings. Most importantly, it offers suggestions and tools that are available to enhance our online learning environments. [|www.elearnspace.org/Articles/onlinefacilitation.htm]