Instructional Skills Workshop Online-Feb2014-OER

Learning Themes

Build & sustain online community

• Recognize and assess community-building elements and strategies in the design of online learning activities and courses
• Use appropriate strategies to support diverse communities of online adult learners

Manage the online course environment

• Use appropriate strategies and tools to establish and maintain instructor presence, and support learning and community goals
• Articulate rationale for instructional choices (including tool selection) Attend to “general housekeeping” of the online environment
• Work effectively with groups online (including recognizing group dynamics, and identifying opportunities to prevent or manage group conflict)

Overview

Team learning and group dynamics is so vitally important that an entire week has been devoted to its exploration.

Collaborative learning, especially in teams, has the potential to greatly enrich the learning experience. The richness and success of team learning hinges on group dynamics.

You will reflect on and discuss group dynamics with your co-participants as well as study and discuss typical team issues and group development patterns. You will discuss preventive and intervention strategies that online facilitators can employ to foster constructive and productive online groups.

Week 4 Activities:

Week 4 Mini Session Activities (Participants)

Week 4 Mini Session Planning