1. Hot Topic Facilitating Online

2. Ambition in Action www.sit.nsw.edu.au Facilitating Online Alex Hayes, eLearning Consultant Paula Williams, Learning & Innovation Stephan Ridgway, Learning & Innovation (MC)

3. Ambition in Action www.sit.nsw.edu.au Session Overview What is online facilitation? Why do we need to know? How does it affect teaching today? What skills do we need? Beyond the classroom, the future of learning

4. Ambition in Action www.sit.nsw.edu.au What is online facilitation? /An historical overview of the shift from distance learning, online learning, eLearning, through to network learning / Platforms examples /Changing landscape as we move to 21C

5. A rough evolution of e-learning Computer based content and multimedia PowerPoint Video CD based materials Web based content, training and learning management systems LAN/ intranet based Internet based Mobile devices and social software Teacher centred Learner centred Community centred WEB2.0 Blogs Wikis flickR Del-icio-us PDAs Mobile phones behavourismconstructivism connectivism Collaboration ; democracy ; collective intelligence ; openness ; collective action/ construction ; participation ; aggregation ; producer = consumer Model by Robyn Jay

6. Ambition in Action www.sit.nsw.edu.au Why we need to know? Student centred learning Moving beyond the classroom 19 C Classrooms vs 21C Learners ‘Age of Transition’ -Industrial era to digital era Hyperconnectivism – ‘Switched on’ 24/7 Computer is a window not a destination Classroom is a conversation- learning is a social interaction

7. Ambition in Action www.sit.nsw.edu.au ‘Age of Transition’

8. Ambition in Action www.sit.nsw.edu.au How does it affect teaching today /Hyperconnectivism – ‘Switched on’ 24/7 /Computer is a window not a destination /Classroom is a conversation- learning is a /social interaction

9. Ambition in Action www.sit.nsw.edu.au ‘Networking All Course Attributes’

10. Ambition in Action www.sit.nsw.edu.au ‘Collaborative Agenda’

11. Ambition in Action www.sit.nsw.edu.au Interactive WB ‘session’….. What are the skills we need ?

12. Ambition in Action www.sit.nsw.edu.au ‘Interactive Remote Participation’

13. Ambition in Action www.sit.nsw.edu.au ‘Building Online Facilitation Skills’ http://recit.org/media/users/pierrel/NetworkedTeacher.jpg

14. Ambition in Action www.sit.nsw.edu.au /TAFE NSW - Sydney Institute - Facilitating OnlineFacilitating Online /elf Program eg Diploma TAA 501A (elective) Pilot with Illawarra/Western Sydney Instituteelf Program /Other Institutes – Western Institute /Facilitating online communities - wikieducatorFacilitating online communities - wikieducator Examples: Online Facilitation Courses

15. Ambition in Action www.sit.nsw.edu.au Next Week’s Session myBusiness: Project management