Facilitating an online discussion Online discussions do not occur naturally. If discussion is central to the course, there are steps that the facilitator can take to increase the chances of discussions occurring online. Facilitating online group work Online group work needs to be carefully planned and managed. Stages in the life of a group project are outlined, and the role of the facilitator during each of these stages is examined. Creating an Online Course 7.
Group conferencing options Current conferencing options on the Web are somewhat limited.
However this is changing. Within the next year or two, online teachers are likely to have a range of options. This lesson deals with how to create your own courses in HTML format and to post them to your home page. Multimedia support tools for online instruction Lessons posted on the Web can take advantage of a range of multimedia options such as sound and video clips. Explore some of these options in this lesson.