Onlline Facilitation Workshop

Another wonderfully informative session.
Catriona session on online facilitating was very useful and interesting. She offered lots of appropriate strategies. I could really relate to what she was saying about getting the students to "gel". I also felt more at ease about being an online faciliator, recognising that a whole new set of skills will need to be developed. I challenge I'm happy to take on...
Gilly Salmon's 5-stage model will also be very useful. Recognising that different methodologies will need to be used to ensure students can cope with their online learning environment, and how best to do that.
The LOAG (lacking any obvious goals or guidance) - Poison Pills activity was useful - to re-iterate what's required to be successful in facilitating in the online mode - and a very clever play on words - some GOALs can now be cemented.
It was an interesting task having to brainstorm our online facilitation activity. It's great to work with success professional and supportive people. This will give us the opportunity to put some of our theory into practice. I think we've mapped our programme out and will be able to handle the task well.
If was great to hear the excellent work people have done so far in getting their onlline projects up and away. A lot of hard work has gone into these projects - well done everyone - take a bow!
Allison Miller