1. E-moderation strategies in educational contexts
Professor Gilly Salmon
University of Leicester

2. The foundations
learning
knowledge
technology
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3. Online as a place to teach
Psychological domain
Imagination is intrinsic
Less tangible-
more potential
but more risk
Social domain
Whole new environment
Interactivity is a crucial aspect
New types of discourse…more explicit, fairer
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4. Key strategies Prior design for participation
Human intervention (e-moderating) for successful learning
Within context….
Different technologies
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5. Introducing the 5 stage model
Developed in asynchronous text based environments including wikis
Now also used in 3D Multi Users environments, such as Second life
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6. Created by Rod Angood
Access & motivation
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7. Online Socialisation 08/12/2018 Created by Rod Andgood
Created by Rod Angood

8. Information
exchange
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Created by Rod Angood

9. Knowledge
construction
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Created by Rod Angood

10. Created by Rod Angood
Development
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11. Knowledge construction
Development
Integration
External links
& search
Mentor &
Enabler
Knowledge construction
Facilitator
Conferencing
Contact
Interaction
Information exchange
Navigation
Personalisation
Time saving
Task setter
Teacher
Tutor
Receiving
& sending
Online Socialisation
Host
Process
establisher
Access & motivation
Passwords
Getting on
Welcomer
supporter

12. Achieving Harmonious Online Socialization
Online identities
Participation
Team building
Professional
cultures
Group
Stage 2
Socialization
Nature &
approaches
of the discipline
Approach of this
Topic/course
Time
Asynchronicity
Technical
Knowledge
Domain
Environment

13. welcome, motivate, direct to help
enable
E-moderate 1-5
facilitate
support task
build bridges
welcome, motivate, direct to help

14. E-moderating:recruitment
confidence
E-moderating:recruitment
Experience as an e-learner
Good regular access
Pace & use time, ability to multitask, succinct, interruptablity
Determination & personal development
Shaun Set For Takeoff, courtesy of Dru! Some rights reserved
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15. E-moderating:recruitment
constructive
E-moderating:recruitment
Build trust and purpose for groups
Understand pedagogy, affordances & structures
Create concise, energising messages & responses
Build learning from tiny chunks of contribution & resources
Switch rapidly from task to task
Build e-identity
Pyramid and Cairo suburbs courtesy of Alkan Chaglar , Some rights reserved
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16. E-moderating:training
structure & build
E-moderating:training
Enable others, foster discussion, weave, summarize, restate, challenge, monitor understanding & misunderstanding, promote collaboration
Take feedback
Effective use of personal time
Promote vicarious & connected learning
Hanging by a thread courtesy of Jenny Downing . Some rights reserved.
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17. E-moderating:training
facilitating
E-moderating:training
Duty calls 80/365 courtesy of chris5aw . Some rights reserved.
Control groups, bring in non-participants, pace discussion
Understand scaffolding process in mobile context
Be role model
Scale up
Show authority with sensitivity
Appreciate social & emotional aspects
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18. E-moderating:development
knowledge-sharing
E-moderating:development
Explore & develop arguments
Use sparks of information for discussion
Promote reflection & consideration
Create links with e-learning & make choices for programmes
Celebrate & use diversity
Be positive about e-learning
Musings on Life from 87 Year Young Larry Spring courtesy of Thomas Hawk . Some rights reserved.
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19. E-moderating:development
creative
E-moderating:development
Use range of approaches
Use range of technologies
Communicate with technical designers
Communicate without visual cues
Diagnose & solve problems
Use humour appropriately,
Work with emotion, handle conflict constructively
Sustain a useful, relevant e-learning community
Linux Crossing courtesy of psd. Some rights reserved.
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20. E-moderator actions Feedback Challenge Different perspectives
Relating to course objectives
Being there (but not involved)
Scanning
Supporting
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21. introducing e-tivities
invitation + spark individual responses interaction tutor summary
days 1
time line
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22. E-tivities Participative group work online
Motivating,engaging & purposeful
Based on interaction between learners/students & active student contribution
Designed & led by an e-moderator
Usually asynchronous (i.e over time)
Cheap & easy to run- usually simple text based bulletin boards
On or off campus, blended or online only
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23. Outcomes More involvement Scaling up Lower costs Viable pilots
E-learning more acceptable, more exciting
Knowledge transfer
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24. spark
invitation
participation
navigation
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25. Make relevance obvious
Types of ‘sparks’
Simple one or two liners in message
Quotation
Worked exercise
Attached A 4 sheet or short information page
Reference out to web pages, other electronic resources
Illustration/visual/audio
Focus on authenticity
Make relevance obvious
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26. Pacing not portals! Establish a pattern of online behaviour
Model online behaviour
Start on time
Pace cohorts through together
Give them a reason for being online
Give them a reason for coming back, and back and back
Encourage to ‘go with the flow’ (not just ‘time management’
Provide pacing on the home page
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27. Thanks for listening “Be the change you want to see in the world”
Mahatma Ghandi
“Never doubt the power of a small
group of people to change the world.
Nothing else ever has.”
Margaret Mead
Thanks for listening
“Every society honors its live conformists and its dead troublemakers." Mignon McLaughlin
No budgets or humans were harmed in the making of this presentation
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