8.1 a Reading ~30 mins
PURPOSE OF TASK: By reading this recommended journal article, you will gain a deeper understanding of how the Five Stage Model can be implemented and learn about the various facilitation strategies used to do so.
TECHNOLOGY: By clicking on the reading link provided below, you will be transported to an online journal library.
INSTRUCTIONS:
Individually, read the suggested article, Designing and co-facilitating online graduate classes: Reflections and recommendations to learn about different ways in which you could approach online teaching in your own course.
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TEACHING INTENTIONS:
The selected reading was chosen to help expose learners to background knowledge in the area of online facilitation strategies, which will be the basis of future group discussions (Tomasek, 2009) in this module. Further, the reading acts as a form of modelling in that it demonstrates how higher education instructors can use Gilly Salmon’s Five Stage Model to facilitate engaging online learning activities.
References
Tomasek, T. (2009). Critical reading:using reading prompts to promote active engagement with text. International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 21(1),127-132. Retrieved from https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ896252.pdf
Wiesenberg, F. (2004). Designing and co-facilitating online graduate classes: Reflections and recommendations. Canadian Journal of University Continuing Education, 30(2) pp. 39–57. Retrieved from https://journals.library.ualberta.ca/cjuce-rcepu/index.php/cjuce-rcepu/article/view/20065/15515
