1. Effective Facilitators
Jovan Petkovic
CUR 532
Todd Burke
February 5, 2015

2. Agenda Introduction Online instructor characteristics
Student engagement
Creation of online community
Course development
Phases of development
Understanding the phases
(Palloff & Pratt, 2011)

3. Online faculty characteristics
Good instructor
High motivation and enthusiasm
Organized (Delivery of instruction, rubrics, expectations)
Commitment to teach
Supportive of student centered learning
Open to suggestions
Creative
Takes risks
Time management
Responsive to students needs
Disciplined
Visible, Organized, Compassionate,
VOCAL
Analytical, and Leader
(Palloff & Pratt, 2011)

4. Student engagement?
How do we engage students in online learning environments?
Instructor provides appropriate and curriculum related discussion questions?
Instructor provides clear rubric to students
Instructor establishes strong online presence and leads students to self- learning by facilitating productive discussions and assignments
Instructor allows students to “take charge” of their learning
(Palloff & Pratt, 2011)

5. Creation of online community?
Establishing presence
Instructor communicates on a personal level
Paying attention to students needs
Accessibility online to students
Skype, WebEx, Elluminate, Adobe Connect, etc.
Online forums (real time communication)
(Palloff & Pratt, 2011)

6. Course development Rubric Course overview and introduction
Learning objectives
How outcomes are assessed and measured
Resources and materials used
Activities that promote student engagement
Technology used/supportive of learning objectives
Learner support
Accessibility of course to disabled learners
Quality Matters Rubric, developed by University of Maryland
(Palloff & Pratt, 2011)

7. Phases of development Understanding phases
Visitor – faculty that toyed with the idea of technology intergration
Novice – never taught online course; use technology for communication
Apprentice – Taught online one or more terms
Insider – taught two semesters online and more than one course per term
Master – taught online multiple terms/designed several online courses
(Palloff & Pratt, 2011)

8. Forms of training Personal – establishing and developing confidence
Pedagogy/Andragogy – focusing on skills and techniques with teaching online
Content – focusing on course content and how it is best presented online
Technology – technology to be used with learning objectives
Workshops
(Palloff & Pratt, 2011)

9. References
Palloff, R. M., & Pratt, K. (2011). The Excellent Online Instructor. [Adobe Reader]. Retrieved from /context/co/view/activityDetails/activity/bd caf aaf1-b859982dcd11/expanded/False
(Palloff & Pratt, 2011)