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EDUC 4252: Facilitation of Online Learning
Effective date
January 2023
Department
Online/eLearning Instruction
School
Library, Language, and Teaching and Learning
Description
This course gives students the opportunity to develop and facilitate an online lesson. Following the lesson, students will reflect on feedback from lesson participants to evaluate own performance. Students will participate in and give feedback to their peers’ online lessons.
Credits
3.0
Year of study
4th Year Post-secondary
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Build and sustain an online community of learners
- Use effective facilitation strategies and tools to support diverse learners online
- Provide appropriate, responsive instructor presence that promotes an engaging teaching and learning environment
- Facilitate online learning activities using a variety of educational technologies
- Develop a comprehensive facilitation plan for a lesson that reflects evidence- based strategies
- Evaluate online facilitation skills to identify opportunities for further development
Prior Learning Assessment & Recognition (PLAR)
1. Actual curriculum products / portfolio created and used by the applicant in their workplace which are judged equivalent to the curriculum documents required in the course assignments.
2. A successful interview with the SIE Department Head or one of the full-time SIE faculty.
3. An essay in which the applicant describes the development of their thinking related to the themes, issues, and concepts of the course.
2. A successful interview with the SIE Department Head or one of the full-time SIE faculty.
3. An essay in which the applicant describes the development of their thinking related to the themes, issues, and concepts of the course.
Hours
Lecture, Online, Seminar, Tutorial: 45
Total Hours: 45
Total Hours: 45
Instructional Strategies
Discussion Forums, case studies, experiential learning, self-assessment and reflective practice
Grading System
Letter Grade (A-F)
Passing grade
C (61%)
Evaluation Plan
|
Type |
Percentage |
Assessment activity |
|
Assignments |
20 |
Critical reflection on facilitation |
|
Assignments |
15 |
Critical reflection on learning |
|
Assignments |
15 |
Detailed facilitation plan for activity |
|
Assignments |
15 |
Provide feedback on peers' facilitation |
|
Assignments |
35 |
Facilitate learning activity |
Course topics
- Building learner community, tools and strategies for online facilitation, supporting diversity, responsive facilitation, supporting online collaboration, self-paced learning, learning motivation and mentoring, community based learning, facilitation plans,
Notes:
- Course contents and descriptions, offerings and schedules are subject to change without notice.
- Students are required to follow all College policies including ones that govern their educational experience at VCC. Policies are available on the VCC website at:
https://www.vcc.ca/about/governance--policies/policies/. - To find out if there are existing transfer agreements for this course, visit the BC Transfer Guide at https://www.bctransferguide.ca.