This module was based on Effective Online Interaction and allowed me to work with my fellow tutors in training on a collaborative activity, share ideas and help in creating a collaborative document.
The issue of communication has been looked at extensively and a detailed comparison has been made with regards to face-to-face and online communication. It is imperative that we remember online communication has its advantages but it also has shortcomings.
I particularly liked having a chance to give my input towards the development of a Charter for Online Learning Interaction.
http://sync.in/bpUB6FURah
'Charter for online interaction
We, the participants in online learning and interaction, declare that our interaction......'
An extensive but by no means exhaustive list is being created and the benefits of group work continue to speak for themselves. So...I can safely say I added my input to the development of a Charter for Online Learning Interaction. Over the past days the volume of information has been quite a lot. Colleagues have come together and we have been pooling information and helping each other along the way: Key ingredients for any learning environment
My input is that as tutors we:
will demonstrate professionalism and self-confidence; will acknowledge and register progress when it happens; will adapt to changing situations where necessary; will ask rather than tell participants what to do; will balance the negative with positive in providing feedback to participants.
Throughout the course of the past days we have been exposed to various online communication tools and we have been learning more and more that will certainly be beneficial to us as tutors. Carpe diem!
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