- I would say that my biggest challenge was getting over my anxiety of facilitating a synchronous activity. I was very nervous that I would hear crickets after posing my questions or that I would get so nervous that I would stumble over my words and not be clear about my message. Once I got passed that feeling, I felt good about presenting. There are many things to pay attention to when using a classroom like Elluminate and I found myself missing what was being said in the chat area. I think I used the other tools effectively though.
Some things that I feel are really important to consider about synchronous and asynchronous facilitation as I prepare to facilitate my threaded and web conference discussions are. . .
- I think that different learning styles must be considered when planning synchronous and asynchronous activities. I also feel that a great deal of organization is required. During synchronous facilitation, the facilitator must know what needs to be discussed in the given amount of time as well as making sure to have enough material to be covered in the alloted time period. During asynchronous facilitation, different learning styles need to be taken into consideration to ensure that every student will benefit from the asynchronous work.
I chose my particular discussion topic because . . .
- I chose E-Learning 2010 because virtual learning has been a highly debated topic since it has come about. As a traditional classroom teacher I find both sides very interesting.
One thing that I thought about when developing rubrics for the 2 different discussions is. . .
- I thought about having clear objectives that needed to be met with specific directions for each point value.
