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Leveraging the Power of the E-Learning

Building Online Communities

Module 1 – Introduction to Workshop

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Student Testimonial

“I'm just as impressed with how well the process worked as well as your including it in this course and encouraging students to use that process. The whole process worked just as well as if the issue occurred in a traditional classroom, and is a testament to Internet learning.” -Steve Benson, CIS233AC, Summer 2004

A unsolicited student email concerning a question he posted over the weekend to the discussion board & he

received 3 other student’s solutions to his problem

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Online Introductions

• Assess participants’ past experience with discussion boards

• Demonstrate how to post to discussion boards

• Participate in the “Introduce Yourself” online discussion (in Blackboard)

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Face-to-Face (F2F) Introductions

• Face-to-Face Introductions

• Group discussion - Identify similarities & differences (pros & cons) between online introductions

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SyllabusYour workshop roadmap

• Introduce Facilitators

• Course Description

• Objectives

• Expectations

• Today’s Timeline

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Today’s Plan

• Module 1 - Introduction to Workshop• Module 2 - Importance of Building Online Communities• Module 3 - Methods & Facilitator’s Role• Module 4 - Case Scenarios• Module 5 - Let’s Practice & Improving Your Course• Module 6 - Wrap-up

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Module 1 Summary

• Workshop introduction

• How to post to discussion boards

• Online vs. F2F introductions