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In this course, you will be exposed to the basics of online facilitation, namely what the process involves, as well as a useful model that you can adopt into your own practice. You will also become familiar with the role and tasks of an online facilitator including how you can motivate your participants and give meaningful feedback. We also introduce some exciting online communication tools for synchronous and asynchronous communication that might be helpful for you.
Who is this learning course for?
This course is for learning designers, online facilitators, online moderators and anyone interested in digital learning and online facilitation.
What will you learn?
By the end of the course, you will be able to:
- Explain the term "online facilitation"
- Distinguish between synchronous and asynchronous online facilitation
- Explain Gilly Salmon's 5-stage model of online facilitation
- Identify various roles, functions and tasks of online facilitators
- Distinguish between the various tools of online communication
- Give constructive feedback
How much time do you need to invest? It will take you around 1 1/2 hours to complete the whole course.
Course Certificate: A certificate will be generated upon successful completion of all course modules and the final quiz.
Course Developer: The content of the module has originally been developed by common sense eLearning & training consultants GmbH. This version has been adapted and developed by the consortium GOPA Worldwide Consultants and common sense for GIZ atingi on behalf of Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) funded by the German Ministry for Economic Cooperation (BMZ).
Course Contact: In case of technical troubleshooting or questions, please reach out to the atingi support team via the helpdesk icon.
License: CC-BY-SA 4.0
Publication Date: 10.10.2023
Additional Information: This course is part of the learning pathway "Online Facilitation" which further includes the course "Online Facilitation II"
This course appears as part of the following learning offerings: