facilitating educational webinars
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Webinar presented for NSW Tafe http://dff.sydneyinstitute.wikispaces.net/TRANSCRIPT
Online Facilitation Live, online and lively:
Reinvention
Presenter – Michael Gwyther
@mickgwyther
http://www.facebook.com/michael.gwyther
http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=20201325
http://www.yumstudio.com.au
http://www.yumstudio.com.au/footy
Give me the pills
I am starting to believe
Sparks out of ears
Hitting the wall
Use the text tool to record your current mood state
On top of the world
Why use webinars?
Blended Learning Choices
Face to Face Self Paced OnlineFacilitated
Content
Skills KnowledgeActivities
Assessment
Online facilitated Pedagogy
• Online workshops & tutorials
• Assessment Task presentation
• Group Work presentations & peer review
• Learner support (one on one or Group)
Facilitated online examples
• Group research projects• QnA of industry experts/past learners• Online lectures• Assessment task pitch & presentation• Peer Review of learners‘work• Information sharing• Role play• Software demonstration• Group problem solving• Remote trainee/third party assessor catch up• Assessment verification and moderation• RPL• Meetings• Supervision
What are we dealing with?
Issues
Can you hear me?
I’ve just got to take this call
Oh you don’t have a microphone?
Let’s brainstorm that
Sorry I just talked over you…
Has anyone seen Kathy? Oh she's dropped out….A G A I N
Oh welcome Joe you’re only 10 minutes late……
I’m channelling my inner DJ…
Sorry I’m struggling to multitask…
Damn I’ve still got 21 slides left…
Size does matter!
Some facilitation issues…
• Who is listening actively?• How do I start on time??• How to deal with questions?• How will I present content?• How do I get learners working
together?• What preparation is required?• Scripting V Dot points?• Where are my links, URLs,
applications and opening and closing paragraphs?
And that’s before we’ve even started teaching facilitating!
What are the key skills in facilitating online?
Online Facilitated Pedagogy
• Synchronous• Asynchronous
All I got to do is lecture…right?
7 is your friend….
• Don’t talk for more than 7 minutes
• Punctuate your 7 minutes lecture/demo with participant activity
• Write down questions you can pose in brain fog
• Give learners a way into participating
What tools are available to me?
Student Induction
TechnicalTechnical
Time ManagementTime Management
CollaborativeCollaborative
Organising InfoOrganising Info
Facilitating - What are the challenges to you?
During your presentation…
• Slow things down – remember Lag!• Watch for responses• Practice, practice, practice• If you have a brain fog moment ask a question.• Divert so you can collect your thoughts• Encourage the use of emoticons for quick
feedback• Pump up, stand up, smile, tell stories, project
your voice!
And in the end…
• Follow up questions with info by email or phone call
• Distribute whiteboard brainstorms• Distribute follow up resources/readings/videos• Forward recording link• Catch up with lurkers, quiet people etc• Get out in the sunshine• Generate discussion on Moodle or social
media space
Synchronous Infrastructure
• Virtual Classrooms• Telephone & Video Conference
Systems• VOIP (Skype, Lync)• Google Hangouts• Microsoft Lync• WizIQ• Adobe Connect• Blackboard Collaborate• GoToMeeting
Facilitating – What types of activities can you use?
Online facilitated Assessment
• Body Language• Mix of activities in
session• Peer Review• Assessment
Presentations• Problem solving• Action learning
• Develop a rubric with learners• Check for mapping• Distribute back to learners as
marking guide• Rehearse the marking guide• Conduct presentations
(summative)• Collect peer review• Redraft and resubmit• Share and assess
Peer Review
• Define the workplace problem• Objective questioning• Describe the problems dimensions• Clarify the problem is understood• Subjective strategic resolution
suggestions• Narrow to find solution strategy with
good fit• Nominate peer to support
implementation• De-brief
Action Learning
Webinar Preparation Good Practice
Consider a pre webinar activity
Pick and promote a title for your webinar that frames the educational objectives from your learners perspective.
Make registration easy and remind participants 24 hours out
Initially use a Moderator or Technology steward to support learners IT, deal with QnA and chat, running polls etc
Webinar Preparation Good Practice
Have a back up plan, computer, internet connection, headset and test them all in advance
Keep SMS and or email contact of all participants handy for instant contact in the event your technology fails.
Have a warm up activity to lead the presenter into the webinar
Webinar Good Practice
Keep lecturing to a minimum. Use the group to work through scenarios and problems. Promote discussion and the sharing of perspectives.
Provide peer review opportunities for learners to feed back on each others projects, placements, issues at work etc.
Give learners multiple ways of participating – voice, discussions, white board, brainstorming, break out rooms, polling, video as stimulus for discussion.
Any Questions?
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