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An online facilitator can create and engaging environment by participating in the online discussions. This would show participants they the instructor is invested in the class.

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It is good to have surveys, quickwrites, etc. throughout to see how people are doing, what they understand, what they may need clarification on, or what are the next steps.

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I think opening a discussion on how to apply the activity in the classroom is very helpful for all. The online facilitator could start it and then ask for others to share their ideas.

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Plan with intentionality and take into account the difference between teaching face to face and online. We need to be mindful that our online facilitation experience does not get bogged down by the technology used in the course. Each activity, group, interaction, tool, individual, blog, forum, should have a clearly defined purpose that engages the learner and deepens thinking. Courses too many integrations, resources, and activities do not encourage and motivate learners to participate-they tend to overwhelm. It is essential to keep them motivated, interested, and make it fun! TA

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An online facilitator should provide feedback on any expectation of participant participation but they key after the feedback is the follow up. Do they have questions based on the feedback? Were there corrections that needed to be made? Feedback is not one and done.

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I like to use near pod because you can get feedback with the draw tool. The teacher can then highlight student work for discussion. 

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I like to use near pod because you can get feedback with the draw tool. The teacher can then highlight student work for discussion. 

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I also using Google Sheets for discssion posts. Students can comment on each others work and the teacher can still formatively assess and provide individual feedback.

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An online facilitator could engage the conversation by not only posing questions to continue to continue the current conversation, but also new questions and thoughts to evoke new conversation to be discussed and continued.

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A facilitator should make authentic connections with the participants. Often times the facilitator will not know their participants personally, but that doesn't mean the facilitator can't take the time to get to know the participants.

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I think in responding to other thoughts and responses, it means something when you use a participant's first name and provide a comment that is specific to them.

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I appreciate a facilitator who fosters an online community that helps me gain new knowledge, ideas and insights.  I appreciate seeing the creative ideas from others that stretch my thinking.

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A facilitator can ask questions that allow for varied responses from the group and ultimately create a discussion where participants want to respond to peers through questions, additional information, and feedback.

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A strong facilitator needs to constantly gauge interest and interaction among their group members. They should post questions and follow ups when they feel it is necessary and let the group take the flow when all is going well. A facilitator who is active and engaging would bring me back every time.

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having a structure helps to facilitate discussion. Knowing something like - all participants must post and respond to 2-3 posts, sets up continued conversation. It would also be helpful to establish what responses look like. ex. responses should go beyond "I think so too".

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If genuine conversations are to take place, a facilitator should be able to pose questions in a way that encourages critical thinking, that might challenge assumptions or suggest possible connections to other ideas.

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Creating groupings or pairings can force members to think about their similarities and form bonds. DC

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In order to create a safe space that people want to continue to engage in, a facilitator could provide community building activities and celebrating risk taking or sharing or engagement.

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Use the comments of one to connect them or the topic to another member with a similar idea. DC

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To me, it goes back to questions. Often in a discussion board, one person comments, and then another person adds on a comment and says something positive, and then it ends. So, I think an online facilitator should have strong questioning skills to help move the conversation along in meaningful ways. I also like questions because it helps the person writing feel validated, like what they've said was heard. It creates an expectation of discussion instead of an expectation to merely post.
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To continue the conversation and engagement, as well as, allow for participants to feel their sharing is landing somewhere - a facilitator could make connections to all that has been shared.

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Find time to help bridge connections between and among topics and activities as well as among participants. I think finding and honoring connections makes it feel like a real community.

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Add to what I have given and offer suggestions to taking my ideas to the next level.  Sometimes we see things one way, and others can give us a new vision on the material.

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Add to what I have given and offer suggestions to taking my ideas to the next level.  Sometimes we see things one way, and others can give us a new vision on the material.

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Address me personally!  When someone takes the time to reply to my comment and address me personally it makes what I have contributed take on more value. 

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Address me personally!  When someone takes the time to reply to my comment and address me personally it makes what I have contributed take on more value. 

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Having the participants recognize each other or brag on themselves is another way to celebrate successes and build community.

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I think having constant ice breakers and getting the participants to further get to know one another would be one way to keep the community engaged and coming back.