Facilitation online

One of the issues we need to be aware of when looking at using social media tools, is our skills as an online facilitator.  This resource from the University of Colorado, The CU Online Handbook, 2009, is a  handbook aimed at educators but has strategies that are relevant in online environments in general.

Other examples of facilitation

• eMentoring. Jenny Leigh talks to Sarah Stewart about how she uses web conferencing for eMentoring in business and non-profit organisations.
• Virtual conference. The Virtual International Day of the Midwife is an annual online conference for midwives and people interested in pregnancy and birth.
• Facilitating asynchronous discussion. Lorraine Mockford talks to Sarah Stewart about strategies for engaging students in discussion boards and people in general interest online communities.