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Tuesday, October 22, 2002
http://www.elearnspace.org/Articles/onlinefacilitation.htm Online Facilitation - Elearning Course Contributors to the discussion: Jennifer Cowley, Sharon Chanley, Stephen Downes, Lisa Holstrom, Dawn Ressel, George Siemens, Mitchell Weisburgh Introduction: Lecturing, as a means of teaching, has significant limitations. Essentially, the model of lecturing is in conflict with current views of effective learning and with profiles of what today's learner needs/wants. At the root of the lecture model lies the notion that knowledge resides in the head of the teacher, and the student learns this knowledge by listening to the teacher. Obviously, learning (while often including lecture) is much more...learners learn best when given control of the experience, under the guidance and direction of a skilled instructor. What then is the alternative to lecturing? Facilitation is the "lecture-replacement" process many online and classroom instructors use to foster learning. This process empowers learners by placing them at the center of the learning experience...allowing them to personalize their learning based on needs and motivations....
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