3 thoughts or ideas about digital facilitation based on my course experience
- Even if your first attempt goes pretty well, there is always room for improvement. Take time to reflect and ways to enhance either your course or your teaching methods.
- Designing a course is tricky in a group vs doing it as an individual, though it likely results in a more well-rounded course.
- Strong structure and clear instructions still mean a lot to students and it is a good idea to give them one place where they can find that structure and instruction.
2 questions
- If you’re hitting that balance I was looking for in my earlier question, how do you get four facilitators involved in that communication without the risk of jumbled messaging and inconsistent styles? Is it more important that they are involved in every area or is it better to let them focus on a single touchpoint?
- How do you balance holding tightly to your course structure vs. adapting to student needs? I previously asked about providing too much structure/instruction but after this week I feel like flexibility needs to be added to that mix to help meet the needs of diverse learners.
1 metaphor or simile
I’m stepping up my juggling simile from my first post. While digital facilitation is like juggling, facilitating with co-facilitators is like, well, juggling with co-jugglers. It can be so much more amazing but the potential for the whole thing to go up in flames is also much higher. No risk no reward, right?
This is a great lesson learned David ” I feel like flexibility needs to be added to that mix to help meet the needs of diverse learners.” Indeed, no matter how much you plan there will be the unexpected and a need for flexibility for learners. And I love your image. Just look at how well that team is performing!