Course Overview
NOTE: All registrants must first contact poly@bcit.ca Effective use of communication tools in online learning environments that support discourse leads to learner engagement and positive educational experiences. Using the Community of Inquiry Framework as a backbone, participants in this course will design discussion and collaborative activities that take advantage of the affordances of synchronous and asynchronous technologies. This fully online workshop is fully experiential with hands-on, authentic facilitating opportunities. Participants will lead discussion and collaborative activities with the cohort group twice, once with an asynchronous tool, and once with a synchronous tool, and they will give and receive feedback on facilitation practice. This course addresses fostering learning online for in-person, hyflex, blended and online delivery modes.
Prerequisite(s)
- S in POLY 1005
Credits
3.0
Domestic fees
$761.76
International fees are typically 3.4 times the domestic tuition. Exact cost will be calculated upon completion of registration.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Identify strategies and tools to facilitate and motivate learning online.
- Develop an action plan for creating engaging synchronous and asynchronous discussion and collaborative activities for in-person, hyflex, blended and online delivery modes.
- Develop methods for efficiently assessing learning and providing effective student feedback on learning through discussion and collaborative activities.
- Apply concepts of quality, presence, and interaction to the development of activities and assessments.
- Frame discussion questions to encourage divergent, reflective responses.
- Facilitate an asynchronous learning activity.
- Facilitate a synchronous learning activity.
- Apply techniques to encourage participation.
- Apply best practices to sustain a community of learning in an online environment.
- Monitor and support the progress of online learners to ensure meaningful participation.
Effective as of Fall 2023
Related Programs
Fostering Learning Online (POLY 1025) is offered as a part of the following programs:
- Indicates programs accepting international students.
Learning and Teaching Centre
- Polytechnic Teaching
Associate Certificate Part-time
Course Offerings
Winter 2027
Below is one offering of POLY 1025 for the Winter 2027 term.
CRN 91437
Dates
Jan 09 - Mar 27 Loading
- CRN 91437
- $761.76 Domestic fees
Class meeting times
Duration
11 weeks
Instructor
YT Wong
Course outline
Course outline TBD — see Learning Outcomes in the interim.
Registration requirements
Departmental approval is required to register for this course offering. You must have approval from the department to register. Students accepted into a program can register directly.
Important information
- Please contact poly@bcit.ca for approval to register. No synchronous class on Jan 30 & March 27.
Confirmation
Required
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No approval yet? Request approval You must have approval from the department to register. Students accepted into a program can register directly.
Status
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