THE CONSULTANTS-E

E-MODERATOR’S COURSE

October 2015

E-Moderator’s Course Resources Pack

Created by:

GROUP 1: Chris Bogner, Erica Lerdeman and Chris Meoli 

GROUP 2: Lizzy Adams, Barbara Milburn, Mary Gorman and Bruce Sommerville 

GROUP 3: Alex Jimenez, Brian Shade and Seetha Venunathan

E-Moderator’s Course Resources Pack

Chapters

1. Starting off online – creating a good social environment on-line

2. Going Deeper – the development of knowledge and online content

3. Rounding up – assessment and ending a course

Brian’s parting reflections:

Chapter One:Starting off online – creating a good social environment on-lineResources Complied by Teaching House North AmericaChris Bogner, Erica Lerdeman and Chris Meoli

Using Discussion in Online Courses: The importance of interactivityThis article explores how interaction patterns that are frequent, meaningful and “just in time” help keep students motivated and feeling like part of a community. It also discusses how an online discussion facilitator has nine distinct roles, not dissimilar to teacher roles in f2f classrooms.https://academics.utep.edu/Portals/844/nofo/Using%20Discussions%20in%20Online%20Courses.pdf Participating in Discussion BoardsThis short video was developed for freshmen college students showing them how to participate and respond to discussion board questions. It might be a nice resource to send to course participants who haven’t learned online before.

Using Discussion Boards to Engage StudentsAn American university explains how she manages discussion boards in her online classroom to maximize contribution from her students. This is a good reminder for us all.

 Meaningful Interaction in Online CoursesThis article explores the importance of creating a good online environment in ways that go beyond just writing. Good video conferencing systems can enable online classes to have more meaningful and less formal ways to communicate in the online world that both students and educators want.https://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/higher-ed-beta/meaningful-interaction-online-courses Establishing Teacher Presence and Building an Online Learning CommunityThis slideshow presents some tips and tricks about ice breakers, and instructor presence online.http://www.powershow.com/view/30d5d-NmJkM/Establishing_Instructor_Presence_and_Building_an_Online_Learning_Community_powerpoint_ppt_presentation Role Ambiguity in Online CoursesThis is a very interesting (and recent – 2013) research paper that investigates and compares the expected role of students and instructors in online courses. It can provide any online instructor with more in-depth, research-based data on how to manage expectations and what role to play in an online environment.http://ccrc.tc.columbia.edu/publications/role-ambiguity-in-online-courses.html Exploring  Four Dimensions Of Online Instructor Roles: A Program Level Case Study

This is another research paper that explores online instructor role and emphasis. The findings indicate a dearth in social engagement on the instructor’s part and explores approaches to develop the skills in online courses.onlinelearningconsortium.org/sites/default/files/v9n4_liu_1.pdf

Socialization in Online programsThis paper/report is more geared to online courses for school students; however, it does offer extensive information on the socialization process online and how the instructor can help facilitate this process.http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED509631.pdf

Nicky Hockley, “Activities for online courses: The Beginning”Link: http://www.emoderationskills.com/?p=71 Description: This blog has two concrete ideas with procedural detail for “get to know you” type activities - one called 3-2-1 and another using an online platform called “Glogster”.  Aditi Rao, “21st Century Icebreakers: 13 Ways To Get To Know Your Students with Technology"Link: http://teachbytes.com/2012/08/05/21st-century-icebreakers-10-ways-to-get-to-know-your-students-with-technology/Description: This is a great list of icebreaker activities using a variety of online tools - Pinterest, comic strips, Weavly, surveys, word clouds, etc. There are some additional good ideas in the comments section. 

Chapter 2

Going Deeper – the development of knowledge and online contentLizzy Adams, Barbara Milburn, Mary Gorman and Bruce Sommerville 

This video is a screen cast of the whole group’s work made by Lizzy.

Chapter 3

Rounding up – assessment and ending a courseAlex Jimenez, Brian Shade and Seetha Venunathan

Assessing Asynchronous Discussions and Chats

Assessment of synchronous chats

Activities to round up and finish a course

The resources created for this chapter are all shared on a blog post:

Thanks to all involved in the course, I hope you all have wonderful online teaching careers and make really good e-moderators!