AuthorAID's Facilitating Events and Courses in an Online World Self-Study Course
Did you know, that apart from Massive Open Online Courses, AuthorAID also provides a variety of freely accessible self-study courses on the learn@inasp platform? ‘Self-study’ means you can undertake the course at your own pace, study at the times you want to, and that the course is not facilitated. This enables you to fit your learning around your schedule. You can enrol in any our self-study courses at any time.
Today we introduce you to AuthorAID’s Facilitating Events and Courses in an Online World (FECOW) Self-Study Course.
Who is this course for?
This course is for anyone interested in learning how to facilitate online events and courses that encourage active participation of both women and men learners.
Are you…
- Someone who has participated in an online course in the past one to two years, or has participated in an online meeting or event (like a webinar) in the past six months?
- Someone who has had some experience in facilitating a face-to-face or online meeting, event, or course in the past year?
- Enthusiastic about facilitating online?
If so, our Facilitating Events and Courses in an Online World course is for you!
Read on for key information about the course. We hope to see you enrol soon!
What is this course about?
The self-study course comprises of four learning resources:
- Introduction to facilitating learning and active participation online
- Designing and planning synchronous online events
- Facilitating synchronous online events
- Facilitating asynchronous online courses
You will find a key terminology glossary on the course homepage, so don’t worry if you aren’t too familiar with the terms used in the list above.
This tutorial has a practical focus, rather than theoretical; it is based on real life scenarios and the experiences of INASP’s men and women online facilitators. You will be encouraged to reflect on your own experiences and ideas, and to critically analyse these events.
What are the learning outcomes of the course?
By the end of this course, you should be able to:
- Design and plan a synchronous online event such as a video conference or webinar
- Facilitate a synchronous online event that encourages active participation and learning by both women and men participants
- Facilitate an asynchronous online course in a manner that is gender responsive and encourages active participation and learning
- Select a ‘good enough’ balance of digital tools and facilitations strategies to engage participants online and meet your (learning) outcomes
Around how much time will this course take?
Learners on the course should set aside around 10 hours to complete it. There are four units, and we would recommend planning to spend around 2 to 3 hours on each unit, to ensure maximum benefit. We also recommend that you aim to complete the course within 2 to 3 weeks of beginning the course.
What are the completion criteria?
To complete the course and receive a certificate showing your completion, you need to:
- Complete the pre-course survey
- Go through all the learning resources
- Pass the quiz at the end of the tutorial
- Complete the feedback survey
How do I enrol?
You can enrol – at any time – for the course here: https://learn.inasp.info/enrol/index.php?id=372
If you don’t already have a learn@inasp account, you will need to register and create an account. Once you are logged in, you can enrol in the course.
Completing the course – ensuring you have fulfilled the completion criteria – will mean you receive an exciting downloadable certificate. You could share it on your LinkedIn – or other social media – profile, and tag @AuthorAID!