Template: Building Online Learning Communities Communicating with online learners

Teaching Online Module 2, Session 1: Building an online community of learners Use this template to guide you through various considerations when communicating with your students online. Download and save this template for your own reference. What do you think are some of the significant problems of communication you have encounter during teaching? What problems and concerns do you think online learners will have? Description:

How will you establish a rapport with your online students? How will you provide an atmosphere compatible with effective communication and learning? Description:

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How will you demonstrate sensitivity to the views of learners, regardless of their ethnic background, age or gender? Description:

How will you establish your subject and teaching credibility?. Description:

How will you establish a rapport with students and encourage mutual cooperation and support? Description:

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How will you establish a sense of mutual trust and openness with your students? Description:

How will you correct misinterpretation or distortions of your comments, particularly your written feedback and/or your comments made in forums? Description:

How will you initiate online discussions? Will you open up and start groups discussions online? If not, who will? Description:

This resource was created by University College Falmouth and released as an open educational resource for University College Falmouth for the Learn to Teach Online course. The free Learn to Teach Online course is funded by University College Falmouth's Learning and Teaching Enhancement Programme. 2012 University College Falmouth

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How will you organise group activities? Will you provide opportunities for debate etc.? Description:

How will you acknowledge contributions and respond to forum postings without taking over? Description:

How will you close online sessions? Will you use positive feedback and agreement(s) on conclusions, if applicable? Description:

This resource was created by University College Falmouth and released as an open educational resource for University College Falmouth for the Learn to Teach Online course. The free Learn to Teach Online course is funded by University College Falmouth's Learning and Teaching Enhancement Programme. 2012 University College Falmouth

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How will you motivate elearners to participate within the online learning environment? Description:

How will you judge the effectiveness of the students communication? How will you judge their participation in online discussions and/or projects? Description:

How will you manage large amounts of online communication? Description:

This resource was created by University College Falmouth and released as an open educational resource for University College Falmouth for the Learn to Teach Online course. The free Learn to Teach Online course is funded by University College Falmouth's Learning and Teaching Enhancement Programme. 2012 University College Falmouth

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How will you guide learners through their online course? Description:

If you plan on putting students into project groups or tutorial groups, how will you arrange this? Description:

What preventative measures do you think you can adopt to avoid potential communication-related problems? Description:

This resource was created by University College Falmouth and released as an open educational resource for University College Falmouth for the Learn to Teach Online course. The free Learn to Teach Online course is funded by University College Falmouth's Learning and Teaching Enhancement Programme. 2012 University College Falmouth

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Licence. When repurposing this resource please acknowledge the B4EE project.

This resource was created by University College Falmouth and released as an open educational resource for University College Falmouth for the Learn to Teach Online course. The free Learn to Teach Online course is funded by University College Falmouth's Learning and Teaching Enhancement Programme. 2012 University College Falmouth

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Licence. When repurposing this resource please acknowledge the B4EE project.