- International Fees
International fees are typically 3.12 times the domestic tuition. Exact cost will be calculated upon completion of registration.
Course Overview
NOTE: All registrants must first contact develop@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)
- No prerequisites are required for this course.
Credits
3.0
Domestic fees
$731.84
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.
- Indicates programs with a co-op option.
Learning and Teaching Centre
- Polytechnic Teaching
Associate Certificate Part-time
Course Offerings
Winter 2025
Below is one offering of POLY 1025 for the Winter 2025 term.
CRN 91437
Dates
Thu Jan 09 - Thu Mar 27
- 12 weeks
- CRN 91437
- Domestic fees $731.84
Status
Seats Available
This course offering has seats available.
Class meeting times
Instructor
Bonnie Johnston
Course outline
Course outline TBD — see Learning Outcomes in the interim.
Important information
- Departmental approval needed
- International fees are typically 3.12 times the domestic tuition. Exact cost will be calculated upon completion of registration.
- Please contact develop@bcit.ca for approval to register.
Programs and courses are subject to change without notice.