working out the difference between online teaching and facilitation
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This is the presentation I gave for the online conference CO10, based on the discussion I had on my blog: http://sarah-stewart.blogspot.com/2010/01/working-out-difference-between-teaching.htmlTRANSCRIPT
Working out the difference between online teaching and
facilitation
Sarah Stewart Educational facilitator, Otago Polytechnic, Dunedin
eLearning ConsultantCreative Commons 2010
http://sarah-stewart.blogspot.com
Separating facilitation from teaching/assessment in the course “Facilitation Online”
http://sarah-stewart.blogspot.com/2010/01/working-out-difference-between-teaching.html
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tk-link/2575598759/
As facilitator, I walk the learning journey with students
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jasmic/279741827/
I ask questions to stimulate discussion, summarize themes,
organize events and support students
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ghindo/1739299123/
As teacher, I am the ‘expert’
http://www.flickr.com/photos/zendragon/104117481/
I design the course, devise assessment and have the ‘power’
of pass/fail
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jezpage/4259659744/
and
?
Can I be
Advantages of separating teaching and facilitation
• Equality of relationship between students and facilitator which supports learning
• Objective assessment by teacher
http://www.flickr.com/photos/71401718@N00/37531816
Disadvantages of separating teaching and facilitation roles
• Facilitator restricted by program devised by teacher• Teacher may not have the knowledge of students to
make marking of assessment ‘holistic’
http://www.flickr.com/photos/84395561@N00/123180774
What do you think?
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