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These past 2 weeks have been a great example of what I want to be as an online facilitator.  I have learned a lot from everyone's posts.  My AVID DigitalXP file is bursting at the seems :)  From using structures such as 3-2-1s  and GISTs to guide the breadth of conversation to Linda reaching out to me one on one to discuss something I have been thankful for all of your examples of online facilitation.  Now on to the next segment of learning!!

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The past two weeks have been both engaging and meaningful as I ventured into something new.  While I've been a participant in an online learning community, I've never had the privilege to facilitate one.  With what i've learned through the engaging activities and from my amazing fellow participants, I'm excited and looking forward to facilitating an online learning community myself.

I appreciated the explanation of the "why" behind the various activities, as it helped all of the pieces fall in place to help me see the bigger picture.  What I've learned will help me not only facilitate for AVID XP, but will also help me as I continue with distance learning in my own classroom.

Finally, I am very grateful to Linda for her modeling, guidance, and encouragement. Thanks for setting such a great example!

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These past two weeks have been valuable as they have impacted my thinking of the online learning environment. I can say that I have strategies to use to help guide discussions, encourage the learner, and stop any one learner from becoming too dominate! I love the Start-Steer- Summarize strategy shared this week and I look forward to using this strategy to help guide through online facilitation. I also appreciated the discussions and feedback from fellow learners in the group. The time we have shared has been great together and I am looking forward to the weeks to come!

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This has been a valuable training that has caused me to think about what strategy and tool I use, why I'm using it and how to sustain engagement. It is all quite intentional and requires careful planning and thought. I have especially enjoyed reading the comments of other facilitators and felt comforted to know that I share many of the same sentiments. As a learner, I was able to experience this in the way that my students experience my online discussion assignments. I've had to program my assignments to not allow students to see other responses until after they post theirs so that they share their own initial thoughts, uninfluenced. I had one student who was so insecure that she would read everyone else's responses to determine if she was "thinking correctly." As a learner, I could see how reading other responses first is a huge temptation, especially if I'm not completely sure that I understand fully what is being asked. This has been a phenomenal experience. I'm looking forward to continued learning.

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This training was so valuable. I have been struggling with PD online with my district and trying to guide our teachers in online facilitation. I wish I had taken this course in March. There was so much valuable information and so many articles I can use to truly engage participants.

What I loved most was the discussions and suggestions of participants. It was beneficial to hear feedback and to read what others gained from the training. This group was full of extremely intelligent and talented Staff Developers!  This was enriching and led me to so discussions. I truly felt I grew during this process. Thank you all for your talent and input!
Thank you Linda for your leadership and grace!

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This course has been so useful and relevant to me as I work with my own colleagues in trying to figure out expectations for online learning with our new set of students. We are used to doing it face to face and we thought man we can’t possibly build community online...but oh so wrong, thanks to all of the great learning pieces that were shared. The modeling from our fearless leader in showing us how to support learners, provide feedback, and keep the communication and thoughts flowing was wonderful! Thank you Linda! Lots of great learning and relevant pieces.

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What stood out to me about this online learning experience:
*Accessible: I'm fairly tech-savvy, but I've participated in online learning that had incorporated such a variety of platforms and apps,  that I got overwhelmed in just trying to troubleshoot the programs and I didn't actually learn the content very well. I liked the simplicity of this course. It allowed me to think deeply about the content.
*Meaningful: It was directly applicable to our work. It was highly reflective. We really focused on the experience we wanted our participants to have.

It reminds me of the quote,:"People may not remember what you said, but they will remember how you made them feel."

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A big huge thank you to Linda and the AVID design team. One of the best parts of  this course was actually being immersed in my own online instruction with middle schoolers while I was reading, discussing and writing about the online teaching pedagogy. Also, having experience in DTL allowed me to reflect about my practices and see myself instituting these new ideas. I really have thought a lot about the learning cycle for online teaching and the power of feedback. I appreciated the ability to do a little bit every day and feel like I could digest and absorb the new learning. Also, Linda you did a fabulous job with offering feedback and continuing discussions. Thanks for being a great role model for me!

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I've really enjoyed the specific examples this training has provided and getting to learn from the points others are making. Being able to do a bit each day has helped me to understand without being overwhelmed. It's really been great!

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Thank you Linda for your guidance and support as you nudged us along in our learning. I found it very helpful to experience the virtual instructional strategies and formats, then to be able to peek behind the curtain, (I know one of our course mates used that term earlier in the week) to explore and discuss them through the teacher/facilitator lens and to see you utilizing them.  It shouldn't suprise me when the elements that we take for granted as learners are so purposeful and front loaded on the facilitator side.  Great learning!  I am so looking forward to next week to keep filling in the pieces!

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I was so apprehensive about all of this. I am so busy right now trying to turn on a dime and get my teachers ready for virtual instruction then moving to virtual summer school, but this PD has helped me in so many ways. I loved how you took our feedback and made adjustments to the course to make it easier to navigate. Linda made me feel so supported even when I made errors in my navigation or missed an assignment. I loved learning from this awesome group of educators. I feel excited and prepared for next steps.

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I really enjoyed this training and really have learned so much, not just for DigitalXP, but also for my current online classes. The training allowed me to reflect on my current teaching situation and was very valuable. I am so excited to continue with DIGITALXP!
Thank you Linda for all your support!

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I felt empowered and validated.  I have some new tools to support online discussions, and have some “old” tools that I can transfer to my new role.  This experience has helped me begin to understand my role, and also connected me in some ways to my fellow facilitators.

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HW  Thank you so much for this amazing training!  I am so excited to apply my new learning to my online courses.  AVID DigitalXP is going to ROCK!

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HW  Thank you so much for this amazing training!  I am so excited to apply my new learning to my online courses.  AVID DigitalXP is going to ROCK!

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The pacing of the content and daily tasks felt just rigth. Not too much, but also meaningful, connected and applicable to what we were doing. It was great to engage and learn from others during this experience as well. Linda modeled the strategies and tools through each step of the process. We talked a lot about the value of trust and buildling relationships in this process. I wonder if we started this online experience with a synchronous experience that was focused on getting to know each other and building an online community first, if it would have added another level to the dialogue and interactions in the discussion. I also think it would be helpful to have the big picture first so as we're learning tools, strategies and techniques we could think about how they could apply to this specific context. Sometimes it helps to know the what first in order to be intentional about connecting the how. Linda, I appreciate learning from your example and seeing how many different ways to create connections and build on learning throughout this experience. I'm looking forward to the next phase of this process.

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I like the bite sized chunks this information came to us. The review of norms as a facilitator was great. I am excited to learn more about the structure of the course I will be facilitating. I enjoyed using my eBinder as I took notes. I also appreciated the clarifying emails that explained the differences between the Online Facilitator Institute and the DigitalXP. I was confused at first! I am excited to see more engagement over the summer as we work with participants. Thank you Linda for your guidance!

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This two weeks has helped me digest some of the challenges and opportunities involved in becoming an online facilitator. I feel like I have resources to draw upon when I need a little direction. In fact, today, I am going back through all of the posts and saving some comments, articles, etc. into a folder so that I have it all to review prior to facilitation. Thank you Linda and fellow participants for your partnership in this learning experience!

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This two week online experience felt like just the right amount of time, collaboration amongst peers, and deeper learning around how to facilitate effectively online. At first I was worried that this was going to overwhelm my time. Working from home and supporting my family at home at the same time, I was a bit worried, I'll admit. However, AVID designers did a fantastic job of presenting the information into manageable and daily 'doable' chunks. The learning topics were relevant to the shift to online facilitation with DigitalXP and I loved learning from my colleagues. Start-Steer-Summarize protocol resonated a lot with me and Diane did a great job with that. I'm excited about what I've done so far and look forward to the next step of Synchronous facilitation!

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Learning alongside peers is always a treat. Unfortunately, learning in the online space tends to eliminate the human to human interaction that makes learning alongside peers so impactful. I was very happy that AVID is prepared to address these typical digital pitfalls with some truly engaging, research-based practices. I found this platform easy to use. Moreover, I felt the collegial environment throughout the two weeks was fertile soil for learning to grow. Thank you AVID and specifically Linda for making this experience meaningful and worthwhile.