Nowadays online course facilitation is extremely important to teachers, educators, and professors. At this post you will find a total of 25 Tips For Successful Online Course Facilitation separated in the following 4 sections:
- Before The Online Course Starts
- At The Beginning Of The Online Course
- During The Online Course
- After The Online Course Finishes
Do not hesitate to share with me your Tips for Successful Online Course Facilitation
How To Succeed As Online Course Facilitator?
- Before The Online Course Starts
- Familiarize yourself with the course delivery structure and the site/platform
- Develop an online delivery plan/schedule
- Check that all resources, activities and links work (i.e. they open in a new window), are current and relevant to the learning experience
- Update your contact information
- Contact learners, welcome them to the course and provide clear log-in instructions
- At The Beginning Of The Online Course
- Check that learners can log-in and provide support and troubleshoot as needed
- Facilitate introductions and community-building activities at beginning of the course e.g. have everyone introduce themselves in a café style forum
- Set clear expectations
- Confirm contact/turnaround times
- Emphasize the importance of interactions and that online communication between participants is key to building community and contributes to the course outcomes, profiles, forums, chats etc.
- Encourage sharing of experiences
- During The Online Course
- Be a positive online role model
- Send some sort of meaningful weekly communication, but, don’t overwhelm learners
- Ideally respond to learner’s communication within a reasonable time frame to resolve any difficulties/queries to ensure their learning is not interrupted e.g. phone calls, email, messaging, and forum posts
- Provide guidance and direction to learners when needed
- Encourage online communication between participants
- Relate to learner experiences and ask thought provoking questions
- Promote learner independence/responsibility and learner collaboration
- Provide technical and other learner support as required
- Online learning can be isolated and lonely so provide positive encouragement and feedback
- Monitor learner progress, participation in activities and completion of assessment tasks and follow up as required
- Provide informative developmental feedback
- After The Online Course Finishes
- Wrap-up the course, thank learners for their participation
- Review learner feedback and make recommendations for improvement
- Engage in your own self-reflection for improvement and consolidation
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