Online Facilitation  Live, online and lively: Acpet Mentor Online Session 4

Give me the pills

I am starting to believe

Sparks out of ears

Hitting the wall

Use the text tool to record your current mood state

On top of the world

Straw Poll

A I regularly attended webinars

B I attend webinars & teach in webinars

C Apart from ACPET sessions I have not been in a

webinar

Presenter – Michael Gwyther

mick@yumstudio.com.au

@mickgwyther

http://www.facebook.com/michael.gwyther

http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=20201325

http://www.yumstudio.com.au

http://www.yumstudio.com.au/footy

Online Facilitated Pedagogy

• Synchronous• Asynchronous

Why use webinars and discussions?

All I got to do is lecture…right?

What tools are available to me?

Blended Learning Choices

Face to Face Self Paced OnlineFacilitated

Content

Skills KnowledgeActivities

Assessment

Student Induction

TechnicalTechnical

Time ManagementTime Management

CollaborativeCollaborative

Organising InfoOrganising Info

Facilitated online examples

• Group research projects• QnA of industry experts/past learners• Online lectures• Assessment task pitch & presentation• Peer Review of learners’ work• Role play• Software demonstration• Group problem solving• Remote trainee/third party assessor catch up• Assessment verification and moderation• RPL• Meetings• Supervision

Online facilitated Pedagogy

• Online workshops & tutorials• Assessment Task

presentation• Group Work presentations &

peer review• Learner support

(one on one or Group)

Some facilitation issues…

• Who is listening actively?• How to deal with questions?• How will I present content?• How do I get learners

working together?• What preparation is

required?

Facilitating - What are the challenges to you?

During your presentation…

• Slow things down – remember Lag!• Watch for responses• Practice, practice, practice• If you have a brain fog moment ask a question.• Divert so you can collect your thoughts• Encourage the use of emoticons for quick

feedback

Online facilitated Infrastructure

• Virtual Classrooms• Telephone & Video

Conference Systems• VOIP• Google Hangouts• Microsoft Lync• WizIQ

Common Tools (Synchronous)

• Virtual Classrooms• Telephone & Video

Conference Systems• VOIP (Skype, Lync)• Google Hangouts• Microsoft Lync• WizIQ• Adobe Connect• Blackboard Collaborate• GoToMeeting

Facilitating - What types of activities can you use?

Online facilitated Assessment

• Body Language• Mix of activities in session• Peer Review• Assessment Presentations• Problem solving• Action learning

• Develop a rubric with learners• Check for mapping• Distribute back to learners as

marking guide• Rehearse the marking guide• Conduct presentations (summative)• Collect peer review• Redraft and resubmit• Share and assess

Assessment – Peer Review

Webinar Good Practice

Keep lecturing to a minimum. Use the group to work through scenarios and problems. Promote discussion and the sharing of perspectives.

Provide peer review opportunities for learners to feed back on each others projects, placements, issues at work etc.

Give learners multiple ways of participating – voice, discussions, white board, brainstorming, break out rooms, polling, video as stimulus for discussion.

During your presentation

Slow things down – remember Lag!

Watch for responses

Practice, practice, practice

If you have a brain fog moment ask a question.

Divert so you can collect your thoughts

Encourage the use of emoticons for quick feedback

Any Questions?

Thank you for playing