Hello Nellie, This course will provide accreditation - but there is a charge for assessment and accreditation services. Participation is free and open to anyone of course.. but we have not yet worked out a way to make assessment and accreditation free :)
Full details are on the wiki.. let me know if its unclear. On Fri, Jul 4, 2008 at 9:27 PM, NELLIE DEUTSCH < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Leigh, > That's great. I have been facilitating online classes for a number of years > but don't have any accreditation. Would this course provide me with > certification? If so, where do I register? > > Thank you. > Nellie > > > On Fri, Jul 4, 2008 at 2:14 AM, Leigh Blackall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > >> Open course: Facilitating Online Communities - Starts 28 >> July<http://learnonline.wordpress.com/2008/07/04/open-course-facilitating-online-communities/> >> >> [image: Two Phones CC By iBoy Daniel] >> >> That course we ran last year is coming up again. I've tweaked it quite a >> bit <http://www.wikieducator.org/Facilitating_online_communities> - free >> at last from the learning management system it was locked up inside, running >> in a wiki schedule, backed up by blogs and an email forum. >> >> *This course* has been developed by staff in the Educational Development >> Centre of Otago >> Polytechnic<http://www.wikieducator.org/Otago_Polytechnic>and is designed to >> help both formal and informal learners access and >> interpret models, research and professional dialog in the facilitation of >> online communities. After completing this course people should be confident >> in facilitating online and/or be able to critique and offer advice to other >> people in the facilitation of online communities. >> *The next facilitated course starts 28 July 2008.* >> *Participation in this course* is open. You will need to have regular >> access the Internet and be comfortable with independently completing tasks. >> To join simply introduce yourself to the discussion >> page<http://www.wikieducator.org/Talk:Facilitating_online_communities>and >> include an email address that can be use to add you to an email forum >> for the course. >> >> In formal learning terms this is a level 7 course registered on the New >> Zealand Qualifications >> Authority<http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/levels.html>. >> Formal learning participants engage in this course for a period of 10 weeks >> with an indicative time commitment of at least 6 hours per week. Formal >> learners will receive concentrated learning support throughout this period, >> and assessment services and formal recognition at the completion of the >> course. Some people may prefer to engage in this course informally and to >> set their own pace through the work using the schedule as a guide. Informal >> engagement is welcome and arrangements can be made for formal assessment and >> recognition at any time with the course facilitator. >> Contents >> >> - 1 Facilitating Online Communities >> blog<http://www.wikieducator.org/Facilitating_online_communities#Facilitating_Online_Communities_blog> >> - 2 >> Participation<http://www.wikieducator.org/Facilitating_online_communities#Participation> >> - 3 Learning >> objectives<http://www.wikieducator.org/Facilitating_online_communities#Learning_objectives> >> - 4 >> Schedule<http://www.wikieducator.org/Facilitating_online_communities#Schedule> >> - 4.1 Wk 1: Orientation 28 July - 3 >> August<http://www.wikieducator.org/Facilitating_online_communities#Wk_1:_Orientation_28_July_-_3_August> >> - 4.2 Wk 2: What is an online community? 4 - 10 >> August<http://www.wikieducator.org/Facilitating_online_communities#Wk_2:_What_is_an_online_community.3F_4_-_10_August> >> - 4.3 Wk 3: Facilitating, moderating, or teaching 11 - 17 >> August<http://www.wikieducator.org/Facilitating_online_communities#Wk_3:_Facilitating.2C_moderating.2C_or_teaching_11_-_17_August> >> - 4.4 Wk 4: Looking for online community: Discussion forums 18 - 24 >> >> August<http://www.wikieducator.org/Facilitating_online_communities#Wk_4:_Looking_for_online_community:_Discussion_forums_18_-_24_August> >> - 4.5 Wk 5: Looking for online community: Blog networks 25 - 31 >> >> August<http://www.wikieducator.org/Facilitating_online_communities#Wk_5:_Looking_for_online_community:_Blog_networks_25_-_31_August> >> - 4.6 Wk 6: Looking for online community: Wiki collaborators 1 - 7 >> >> September<http://www.wikieducator.org/Facilitating_online_communities#Wk_6:_Looking_for_online_community:_Wiki_collaborators_1_-_7_September> >> - 4.7 Wk 7: Looking for online community: Virtual Worlds 8 - 14 >> >> September<http://www.wikieducator.org/Facilitating_online_communities#Wk_7:_Looking_for_online_community:_Virtual_Worlds_8_-_14_September> >> - 4.8 Wk 8: Looking for online community: Social networking >> platforms 15 - 21 >> September<http://www.wikieducator.org/Facilitating_online_communities#Wk_8:_Looking_for_online_community:_Social_networking_platforms_15_-_21_September> >> - 4.9 Wk 9: Facilitate an event for an online community 22 - 28 >> >> September<http://www.wikieducator.org/Facilitating_online_communities#Wk_9:_Facilitate_an_event_for_an_online_community_22_-_28_September> >> - 4.10 Wk 10: Evaluate the facilitation of an event held for an >> online community 29 September - 5 >> October<http://www.wikieducator.org/Facilitating_online_communities#Wk_10:_Evaluate_the_facilitation_of_an_event_held_for_an_online_community_29_September_-_5_October> >> - 5 >> Assignments<http://www.wikieducator.org/Facilitating_online_communities#Assignments> >> - 5.1 Assignment 1: Weekly reading and >> blogging<http://www.wikieducator.org/Facilitating_online_communities#Assignment_1:_Weekly_reading_and_blogging> >> - 5.2 Assignment 2: Facilitate an online >> event<http://www.wikieducator.org/Facilitating_online_communities#Assignment_2:_Facilitate_an_online_event> >> - 5.3 Assignment 3: Evaluate a facilitated online >> event<http://www.wikieducator.org/Facilitating_online_communities#Assignment_3:_Evaluate_a_facilitated_online_event> >> - 6 Related >> courses<http://www.wikieducator.org/Facilitating_online_communities#Related_courses> >> >> >> >> -- >> -- >> Leigh Blackall >> +64(0)21736539 >> skype - leigh_blackall >> SL - Leroy Goalpost >> http://learnonline.wordpress.com >> >> > > > -- > Nellie Deutsch > Doctoral Student of Education > http://www.nelliemuller.com > http://www.integrating-technology.com/pd > http://www.building-relationship.com/education > http://blendedlear.ning.com > > > -- -- Leigh Blackall +64(0)21736539 skype - leigh_blackall SL - Leroy Goalpost http://learnonline.wordpress.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "WikiEducator" group. 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