Learn to teach online courses.

Enhance your class using online materials.

Learn from an experienced online facilitator.

Facilitating Learning Online (FLO) was designed with faculty in mind . faculty who are or may be facilitating online courses as well as faculty augmenting classroom teaching with online course materials.

FLO provides a self-contained, facilitated, experiential learning environment that shares a spectrum of online learning concepts, theories, and principles using interactive and collaborative experiences.

FLO focuses on theory, concepts, and practices for effective online facilitation.

FLO allows you to experience communicating in discussion areas and working in an online group project.

FLO is presented in WebCT Vista and models effective facilitation skills, however it is not intended to teach specific technical skills related to WebCT Vista or any other software used to deliver online facilitated courses.

You will need to commit about 4 to 6 hours per week for 8 weeks during the fall and spring sessions (7 weeks for the summer session).

The course is taught in an online format, and involves readings from a variety of sources, brief online surveys and quizzes, assignments, and frequent interaction with colleagues via the discussion tool.

You will learn from a seasoned online facilator and will experience various instructional and technological delivery methods from the student perspective.

Upon completion of the FLO Online Course, you will be able to:

- Express positive and valid views about online learning and effective facilitation
- Interact collaboratively, supporting online learners and learning
- Plan activities that promote active learning
- Assess online learning activities
- Apply strategies to organize and manage an online course
- Formulate plans for further research and development as an online facilitator

1. Philosophy of Teaching and Learning Online
2. Online Learning Environments
3. Online Learners
4. Facilitating Online Courses
5. Assessing Learning Online
6. Active Learning
7. Online Learning Projects
8. Management Tools and Techniques
9. Research and Professional Development
10. Online Facilitators: A Community of Learners

To effectively participate in the FLO Course you need to have:

- Mastery of basic computer skills and software applications
- Online skills including basic proficiency using web browsers, website navigation, search engines, and e-mail communication
- Document management skills including file management, attaching files, uploading and downloading files and understanding of various file formats
- Basic familiarity with WebCT Campus Edition or WebCT Vista course management system
- Access to a computer with Internet connection and e-mail
- Microsoft Word and PowerPoint
- Adobe Acrobat Reader
- Web Browser: A current recommended browser for WebCT Vista

FLO
Course
Fees

$300 USG Employees
$500 Non-USG Employees

FLO
PLU

5 PLU's have been APPROVED

FLO
Upcoming
Course
Dates

Summer 2008 Session: May 28 - July 16, 2008 (8 weeks)