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Wanted:
Synchronous Trainer. Experienced
training professional with 5 yeas
working with synchronous training
methods. Must be able to create
HTML, PowerPoint, and use various
authoring tools in order to create
engaging media. Masters in
Educational Technology preferred.
Best of Online Pedagogical
Strategies…
Online Strategies
(Karen Lazenby, University of Pretoria, Nov., 2001)
1. Collective databases
2. Informal socializing (online cafes)
3. Seminars (read before going online)
4. Public tutorials
5. Peer counseling
6. Simulations, games, and role plays
7. Forum
8. Email interviews
9. Symposia or speakers on a theme
10. The notice board (class announcements)
Synchronous Considerations
Jennifer Hoffman, ASTD, Learning Circuits, (2001, March)
FRAMEWORKS!
1. Reflect on Extent of Integration:
The Web Integration Continuum
Level 1: Course Marketing/Syllabi via the Web
Level 2: Web Resource for Student Exploration
Level 3: Publish Student-Gen Web Resources
Level 4: Course Resources on the Web
Level 5: Repurpose Web Resources for Others
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Level 6: Web Component is Substantive & Graded
Level 7: Graded Activities Extend Beyond Class
Level 8: Entire Web Course for Resident Students
Level 9: Entire Web Course for Offsite Students
Level 10: Course within Programmatic Initiative
2. Reflect on Interactions:
Matrix of Web Interactions
(Cummings, Bonk, & Jacobs, in press)
NOPE!!!
There is a
Problem…
We’re Handing out degrees
in electronic page turning!!!
• To get the certificate, learners merely
needed to “read” (i.e. click through)
each screen of material
But How Avoid
Shovelware???
“This form of structure… encourages
teachers designing new products to
simply “shovel” existing resources into
on-line Web pages and discourages any
deliberate or intentional design of
learning strategy.” (Oliver & McLoughlin,
1999)
How Bad Is It?
“Some frustrated Blackboard users who say
the company is too slow in responding to
technical problems with its course-
management software have formed an
independent users’ group to help one
another and to press the company to
improve.”
(Jeffrey Young, Nov. 2, 2001, Chronicle of
Higher Ed)
Must Online Learning
be Boring?
Alternative: Facilitator-Starter-Wrapper
(Alexander, 2001)
Instead of starting discussion, student acts as moderator or
questioner to push student thinking and give feedback
5. Choice:
C. Web Resource Reviews
6. Variety:
A. Brainstorming
• Come up with interesting or topic or problem to
solve
• Anonymously brainstorm ideas in a chat
discussion
• Encourage spin off ideas
• Post list of ideas generated
• Rank or rate ideas and submit to instructor
• Calculate average ratings and distribute to group
6. Variety:
B. Roundrobin
• Select a topic
• Respond to it
• Pass answer(s) to next person in group
• Keep passing until everyone contributes or ideas
are exhausted
• Summarize and/or report or findings
7. Curiosity:
A. Electronic Seance
• No Way:
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