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Facilitating Online Workshops: A Case Study

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Schedule

Key Dates and Deadlines

till June 30, 2009

  • Continue call for contributors and co/authors.
  • We are encouraging collaborative teams (Second Edition Interestees).

July 1, 2009 to August 1, 2009

  • Submit chapter overviews: working titles, summaries, and lists of contributors (Chapter Abstracts).

August 1, 2009 to September 14, 2009

  • Submit complete chapter outlines.

September 15, 2009

  • Submit complete chapter drafts.

Early 2010

  • Soft launch in Second Life (author chats and SL Presentation)

November 2010

  • Official launch at the CoL Conference (PCF6)

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Abstract

This chapter relates to a case study of a 5-day online workshop co-facilitated on Wikieducator. The purpose of the workshop was to teach Educators from around the world the wiki editing skills necessary to add content and collaborate with educators around the world. The 5 day workshop facilitators also demonstrated and techniques of collaborative learning and community involvement. The chapter will outline the nature of online facilitation, collaborative learning, community of practice, teaching online to a large and diverse audience, co-facilitation, problems encountered, solutions, and best practices.

Chapter Authors

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Learning Outcomes

After completing this chapter, you should be able to:

  1. Know needed tools used to succesfully facilitating an online workshop on Wikieducator.
  2. Learn how to create and manage tutorials, participants information, messages, etc. on a consistent format.
  3. Understand the role of an online facilitator.
  4. Interact effectively with workshop participants.
  5. Promote involvement and collaborative learning in a multicultural enviroment.

Introduction

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Facilitating Online Workshops on WikiEducator: A Case Study

Abstract

This chapter relates to a case study of a 5-day online workshop co-facilitated on Wikieducator. The purpose of the workshop was to teach Educators from around the world the wiki editing skills necessary to add content and collaborate with educators around the world. The 5 day workshop facilitators also demonstrated and techniques of collaborative learning and community involvement. The chapter will outline the nature of online facilitation, collaborative learning, community of practice, teaching online to a large and diverse audience, co-facilitation, problems encountered, solutions, and best practices.

Authors

Gladys Gahona & Nellie Deutsch

Chapter Quote

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Learning Outcomes

Introduction

General Background

Membership

Decisions Around Technologies

Designing for Evolution

Inviting Different Levels of Participation

Developing both Public and Private Spaces

Focusing on Value

Combining Familiarity with Excitement

Creating a Rhythm

Summary

Recommendations

Glossary

  • Co-facilitation.
  • Collaborative Learning. Learning that required joint activity in which two of more learners that negotiate meaning and process and contribute to the final outcome.
  • eLearning. Instructional techniques that use information and communication technologies as tools to enable and enhance learning.
  • Facilitating Online. Paying attention to the social interaction of the online participants, so the group can achieve its goals.
  • Facilitation skills.
  • Facilitator.
  • Workshop.
  • Wiki platform.
  • Wiki skills.


Gladys, we need to cite where we get the definitions. --Nellie Deutsch 15:33, 1 August 2009 (UTC)


References

Ruth, A. & Houghton, L. (2009). The wiki way of learning. Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 25(2), 135-152. Retrieved July 5, 2009, from http://www.ascilite.org.au/ajet/ajet25/ruth.html.

Schuman, S. (2005). The IAF handbook of Group Facilitation. Best practices for the leading organization in facilitation. San Francisco, CA: Wiley

Mass Collaboration

Tapscott, D., & Wiliams, A. D. (2006). Wikinomics: How mass collaboration changes everything. London: Atlantic Books. Take a peak at the book.

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