Online Facilitation Models

 Online Facilitation Models

Facilitation speaks to the "technique used by trainers to help learners acquire, retain and apply knowledge and skills. ('What Is Facilitation, n.d.). The author outlines that facilitation is not presenting content but creating an experience through discussion, problem-solving, questioning, listening and other skills not just talking. This leads to the idea surrounding online facilitation which requires all these skills to be applied to the virtual space. The use of applications, software, and the internet are key in enhancing the learning experiences through online facilitation.

In order to ensure the skills are being exercised online, since it's natural different from face-to-face facilitation, the lecturer or trainer must change their methods of teaching to become an online facilitator. The application of an online facilitation model can be the bridge to get the lecturer and the learner over the mountain called online learning. Here are two (2): Gilly Salmon 5 stage and Hoostein's four pairs of shoes

Community of Inquiry and Online Facilitation

The community of inquiry uses Social, cognitive and teaching presence to facilitate meaning online community by fostering all four interactions: Student to the instructor, student to student, student to content and student to an application (LMS).

Reference

What is Facilitation? Association for Talent Development (ATD). Retrieved from https://www.td.org/talent-development-glossary-terms/what-is-facilitation

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