Week 1: Overview

Welcome to Week 1! This week we dive into discussing a number of topics related to preparing for synchronous online sessions.

This week consists of of the following topics:

• Introducing ourselves to our course community
• Introduction to synchronous online facilitation and its benefits and limitations
• Key considerations for designing synchronous online sessions
• Preparing to facilitate with others
• Practical considerations leading up to holding synchronous online sessions

You will get a chance to:

• Introduce yourself to our course community via video (to practice being seen on camera)
• Participate in our first online synchronous session together as a class (to start getting comfortable with Blackboard Collaborate Ultra, a web conferencing platform)
• Discuss issues and questions, as a group, related to preparing for synchronous online sessions
• Choose which "track" you're going to be on for this course - Reviewing Participant or Practicing Facilitator