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PREPARING LEARNERS WITH

ONLINE SUPPORTProfessor Mike Keppell

Pro Vice-Chancellor, Learning Transformations

Overview

• Preparing students for F2F Learning with online support

• Connecting with students• Synchronous and

asynchronous strategies • Professional development

Preparing Students for F2F Learning with Online Support

• Learning outcomes

• Starting with the end in mind

• Connecting with the students

• Concept exploration

• Choosing the approach

Connecting with Students

• Transactional distance (Moore, 1997)

• Transaction developed be-

tween teachers and students at a distance needs to take into account three factors: dialogue, structure, and learner autonomy (Moore, 1997; Falloon, 2011).

• Quality of the dialogue, pedagogical approach, assessment

Asynchronous Strategies

• Design a learning space in Blackboard

• Ask students to introduce themselves via a discussion forum

• Pose a question that students respond to

• Post slides or a short video and ask students to respond to via questions

Synchronous Strategies

• Design a Webinar about a topic and present to students

• Follow-up webinar with a synchronous chat session (collaborate)

• Ask students to prepare a short 1-2 minute response to a question and present verbally via Collaborate

Professional Development

• https://www.swinburne.edu.au/intranet/learning-transformations/

• https://www.swinburne.edu.au/intranet/learning-transformations/innovative-teaching/

• https://www.swinburne.edu.au/intranet/learning-transformations/tools-and-resources/blackboard-learn/collaborate/