1. By Lauren Cifuentes For EDTC613

2. Several contexts in this class--  Online mentoring  Computer Conferences  Development of Web based activity  Cultural Connections  Identification of resources

3. Your Assignment From this presentation be able to--  provide a rationale for online instruction  describe advantages and disadvantages  describe design considerations  describe your roles and acts as an online instructor

4. To Prepare Yourself  Visit the Online Mentoring website to know how to begin your online mentorship relationship (http://www.coe.tamu.edu/ ~lcifuent/classes/edtc305/online.htm) Online Mentoring websiteOnline Mentoring website  Visit the Web-Board and insert responses (More info will be given via e-mail)

5. SocioCultural Approach to Learning  Students establish meaning in dialogue with others  Text is a reflective medium Computer conferencing is a mediator between text and the individual mind

6. Advantages Disadvantages  Convenience  Reflection  Structure  Peer interaction  Information quantity  Discussion fragmentation  Time problems

7. Design Considerations  Technology Preparation  Administrative Grading Grading Grouping Grouping  Instructional Collaboration Collaboration Relevance Relevance Learner Control Learner Control

8. Roles of the Moderator  Discourage cacophony by providing focus  Provide an ongoing summary of what is being discussed  Scaffold the discourse  Two domains of moderator activity Cognitive acts Cognitive acts Interactive Acts Interactive Acts

9. Cognitive Acts  Identifying problems  Exploring problems  Solving problems Drawing conclusion Drawing conclusion Offering solutions Offering solutions Challenging conclusion Challenging conclusion

10. Interactive Acts  Support  Providing personal info  Group facilitation

11. Weaving (Cognitive & Interactive)  Summarize  Find unifying threads  Prompt to pursue ideas  Spontaneously set up branches for tangents while keeping the main thread active

12. Instructional Strategies Used During Online Teaching b Facilitative information b Questions and Answers bTeacher to student bStudent to teacher b Discussion b Problem Solving b Critique b Metacognition

13. Review Check yourself. Are you able to--  provide a rationale for online instruction?  describe advantages and disadvantages?  describe design considerations?  describe your roles and acts as an online instructor?  In computer conferences  While teaching online

14. Providing Mentoring  Visit the Online Mentoring website and visit every link.  Start online teaching and create a journal of your reflections on that process.