Facilitating Online Learning: Effective Strategies for Moderators

by George Collison, Bonnie Elbaum, Sarah Haavind, Robert Tinker

Overview

Instructors new to the online teaching and training environment, as well as experienced online educators, will discover the groundbreaking skills and techniques needed to be a successful online instructor. Discover how to effectively facilitate dialogue and build a community of learners as well as hurdle common roadblocks. Learn how to create a learning community where the instructor moves from center stage to a collaborative learning environment.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781891859335
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	10/01/2000
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	236
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.60(d)

Table of Contents

About the Authors and Acknowledgments	ix
Introduction	xiii
What Is This Book About?	xiii
A New World of Teaching and Learning	xiv
Why This Book?	xv
Who Will Benefit from Reading This Book?	xvii
What Will You Learn from This Book?	xvii
The Backdrop for This Book	xix
Principles that Support Effective Moderating	1
Negotiating Space: Forms of Dialogue and Goals of Moderating	17
Key Facilitator Roles	33
Healthy Online Communities	77
Voice	101
Tone	123
Critical Thinking Strategies	127
Roadblocks and Getting Back on Track	165
Epilogue: Evaluation of Success	201
Glossary	205
References	215

Editorial Reviews

Effective moderation is a critical but often forgotten aspect of turning a netcourse or online discussion group into a goal-oriented learning community. This guide identifies principles and forms of dialog that support effective moderating, looks at key roles moderators play, and presents strategies for maintaining functional online groups. Intended for professors, corporate managers, and secondary school teachers. Collison and other contributors are members of the staff of The Concord Consortium, a nonprofit research and development organization dedicated to revolutionizing education through the use of information technologies. The book is not indexed. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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