1. Asynchronous Groups: What Works and What Does Not Michelle Harkins, M.A.

2. Background Online courses should meet the same objectives as face to face (both in terms of written content SLOs and in informal underlying goals). Online courses can be isolating. Creating community online is challenging.

3. As a learner 2010 - My first training online: –Content modules –Quizzes –Discussion board 2015 - My second training online: –Content modules –Discussion board –Projects Group discussion Group wiki Group blog

4. As a teacher Where do I begin? Which tool should I use? How do I communicate instructions? How do I navigate the instructor technology? How will they communicate with each other?

5. The first time Hybrid course – Fall 2014

6. New task Hybrid – Spring 2015

7. Taking the plunge Online – Winter 2016

8. Misunderstanding Online – Winter 2016

9. Clarifying Online – Winter 2016

10. Final products Online – Winter 2016

11. Final products Online – Winter 2016

12. Final products Online – Winter 2016

13. Moving forward Winter 2016 1.Group set-up 1.Discussion board 2.Wiki 2.Instructions 3.Misunderstanding 4.Clarification 5.Products still showed students needed more guidance. Spring 2016 1.Group set-up 1.Discussion board 2.Wiki 2.Instructions with video screencast. 3.Clarification (of content). 4.Products

14. “Do” Learn from your and their mistakes. Make everyone accountable. Monitor their activity closely. Provide clear instructions. Utilize communication tools for feedback and questions. “Don’t” Assume your students can figure it out. Be afraid of the technology. Give up.

15. More information Michelle Harkins Spanish/ESL Instructor Foreign Language Coordinator Rowan College at Burlington County 601 Pemberton Browns Mills Road Pemberton, NJ 08068 Phone: (609) 894-9311, ext. 1648 Email: mharkins@bcc.edumharkins@bcc.edu