For the next three weeks students in the class will be called on to facilitate both a synchronous and an asynchronous discussion. In my case I chose a topic that I will be able to use in the future, namely how to start and manage an online learning program. I hope to use the lessons from this topic as I start working to create an online learning program for my company's new software roll out.
The hardest part about selecting the topic for discussion was finding an aspect of the original article that could both provide a basis for the discussion, yet still reinforce the ideas from the text. The synchronous discussion will be about the different characteristics of online programs and how they will affect the management of the program. It will specifically address the 6 characteristics of an online program. The asynchronous discussion will continue this then by asking the students talk about which of the 6 characteristics is the most important. By talking through both of these topics we can reinforce the key aspects of the article, while still allowing freedom for the students to build on those ideas.
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