Online Distance Learning Facilitator Skills

1. Lillian White
CUR 532
Gregory Johnson

2. Effective Distance Learning
Facilitator
Being A Guide In The Learning Process Involves Specific
Skills.
Facilitating Online Learning Via The Latest
Technological Tools Requires Efficiency And From An
Efficient Facilitator.
(NC Online Distance Learning Facilitators Handbook, 2004).

3. TWO IMPORTANT SKILLS FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DISTANCE LEARNING
FACILITATOR
Classroom
Management
Motivation

4. Classroom Management
Classroom Management Is Not About Establishing
Authority.
Classroom Management Is Fostering An Effective
Environment For Learning.
(etools4Education.com, 2015)
http://www.btwoweb.com/what-is-an-authority-website/

5. Classroom Management Looks Like
 Setting Expectations From The Start
 Reinforce
 Due Dates
 Timelines
 Objectives
• Create An Environment That Encourages Educational
Discoveries (Pelletier, 2013)

6. Classroom Management
(Pelletier, 2013)

7. Motivation
Motivation Is A Highly Valued Characteristic.
There Is A Consequence Associated With Motivation.
Motivation Is A Producer.
(Ryan, Deci, 2000)

8. Motivation
Interaction Is The To Learning
Interaction Is The Defining Characteristic That Is The
Catalyst For Influencing Distance Learning Facilitator’s
Motivation.
(Baker, 2010)

9. Motivation
 A Motivated Facilitator Value What They Do.
 A Motivated Facilitator Are Urged Into Doing.
 A Facilitator Is Motivated Because Of A Personal
Commitment To Do Well.
 Highly Motivated Facilitators Hold Higher Interests
And Confidence, Which Results In Enhanced
Performance And Creativity. (Ryan, Deci, 2000)

10. Motivation
Online Facilitators' Motivation Will Continue As Long
As The Conditions Permits. (Ryan, Deci, 20000)

11. Development & Training
Pairing Up With Facilitators Who Are Strong Managers
Gives Opportunities To Observe A Professional In
Action. (Education World, 2015)

12. Development & Training
 Orientation
 Basic Instructional Skills
 Specific Instructional Skills
 Educational Leadership
(Palloff, Pratt , 2011)

13. Development & Training
 The Online Facilitator Needs A Training Approach
That Focuses On Where He/She Is In The Process Of
Developing Skills For Online Training.

14. Development & Training
The Online Facilitator Must Have Transitioned Beyond
The Visitor Phase Of Development In Order To
Achieve The Skills Of Classroom Management And
Motivation.
There Has To Be A Commitment To Teaching Online
And A Level Of Comfort With Technology.
(Palloff, Pratt , 2011)

15. Development & Training
 The Facilitator Need To Master The Development
Phase Of Apprentice In Order To Achieve A
Successful Level Of Classroom Management And
Motivation.
 Problems With Classroom Management And
Motivation May Still Exist, Even With Having One Or
Two Terms Of Online Teaching.
(Palloff, Pratt , 2011)

16. Development & Training
The Online Facilitator May Need Training On How To
 Creating A Learning Environment
 Moving The Learner To The Next Level
 Increasing Student Participation

17. Development & Training
 Reinforcement Training Will Aid In The Transition
Of The Online Teaching And Learning Experience.

18. Conclusion
 Online facilitators must achieve a whole new set of
variables which influences their effectiveness as an
online facilitator.
 Learning, developing, and implementing these
variables can be a challenge.
 Online facilitation involves more than just taking an
existing lesson and implementing it.

19. Conclusion
Distance learning is understanding
more about the learning process
and the need for efficiency than
just the content.

20. References
 Baker, C.(2010). The impact of instructor immediacy and presence for online student affective
learning, cognitive, and motivation. The Journal of Educators Online. 7(1). Retrieved from
http://www.anitacrawley.net/Articles/BakerPaper.pdf
 Education World(2015). Classroom management: Principals help teachers develop essential skills.
Retrieved from http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/admin/admin299.shtml
 Etools4education (2015). Classroom Management. Retrieved from http://www.online-distance-
learning- education.com/classroom-management.html#.VMaDSP54qoN
 NC Online Distance Learning Facilitators Handbook(2004). Retrieved from
http://pd.dpsnc.net/modules/DLearning/facilitator04.pdf
 Palloff, R.M., Pratt, K.(2011). The excellent online instructor strategies for professional development.
Jossey-Bass. San Francisco, CA.
 Pelletier, P.(2013) What online teachers need to know. Faculty Focus.
http://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/online- education/what-online-teachers-need-to-
know/
 Ryan, R.M., Deci, E.L.(2000). Self-Determination Theory and the Facilitation of Intrinsic Motivation,
Social Development, and Well-Being. American Psychology Association. 55(1). Pg. 68-78.