Have a good understanding of course content and requirements. You are not required to be an expert but to have enough knowledge and interest in the content to facilitate discussion and learning.
Provide personal details for inclusion in course outline, example (optional) photo, contact details – phone, fax, email, contact times.
Provide regular time daily to facilitate the course.
Facilitate participation of students by developing an online community.
Log on before the course commences and post/email a welcome announcement to introduce yourself and your contact details.
Provide a task for students to introduce themselves e.g. post an intro to the discussion board and/or make your own homepage.
Two weeks after course commencement, contact any participants who had not visited the course, provide assistance or reminders where needed.
Certificates provided by The Learning Place, for successful participants are to be signed and distributed by the facilitator.
Monitor the course daily/regularly.
Check and respond to email/phone/fax daily.
Track the participants' progress.
Instigate/facilitate any synchronous/asynchronous discussions required during the course. Vary the time to suit those who access the Internet at work or at home.
Provide weekly/fortnightly notices/emails in the Announcements about the course e.g. Upcoming discussions, chats, assessments.
Provide assessment feedback in line with course requirements.
Provide regular feedback to course managers:
Complete report at completion of course.
Provide news article if requested on success/highlights of course.
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