Chapter 6: FLO Synchronous
FLO Synchronous Task List
Course Date:
Facilitators: ______________________________ and _______________________________
Course set-up may be done by LMS Administrator and/or IT Support.
| When (by) | Task | Who? | Status ✔ | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Create this task list and put it somewhere (e.g. a Google Doc) where all facilitators can access it and update it | ||||
| Set up two web-conferencing rooms on the webinar/synchronous platform of your choice) | ||||
| Update the Course Schedule | ||||
| Create a Booking Calendar and put a link to it in the Hub. | ||||
| Schedule the three synchronous online sessions that facilitators will lead into your calendar (e.g. Tuesday of Week 1, Monday of Week 2 and Friday of Week 3). Make sure this information is sent out to registering participants and/or included in public course description | ||||
| Create/update the lesson plan and slide deck for the first synchronous session (a sample is in the Facilitator Resources folder in OER) | ||||
| Create/update the lesson plan and slide deck for the second synchronous session | ||||
| Create a very short (2-3 questions max) feedback survey to send to participants after the first synchro session (modelling Week 3 content). (a sample is in the Facilitator Resources folder in OER) | ||||
| Choose and set up the tool for the Video Introductions activity in Week 1. Put a video/text or text prompt in there for participants to respond to | ||||
| Create your own responses to the Video Introductions activity before the course opens | ||||
| Open the course on Friday afternoon before Week 1. Hide Weeks 2 and 3 (if desired) until the course opens on Monday | ||||
| Decide on tech times sessions (one in Week 1 and one in Week 2) and put them into the course schedule | ||||
| Block time in personal calendars to be able to attend practicing facilitator sessions in late Week 2/early Week 3. Try to attend as many as possible |
| When (by) | Task | Who? | Status ✔ | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | Unhide Weeks 2 and 3 (if relevant) | |||
| Mon | Write a welcome post in the Open Forum to launch the course early in the day:
Note that participants should choose which track they are on in the course (Reviewing Participant or Practicing Facilitator) by the end of the week or earlier (you can start a separate thread in the Open Forum for this purpose) |
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| Mon | Begin to submit video responses to participants’ Video Introductions | |||
| Tue | Write an Open Forum post to remind participants about synchronous session and tell them how to get into it, which recommended browser to use | |||
| Tue | Host the first synchronous online session | |||
| Wed | Write an Open Forum post to:
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| Thu (or another day) | Host the first informal tech time | |||
| All week | Remember to keep looking at Video Introductions; make sure that a facilitator replies to everyone to welcome them | |||
| All week | Facilitate the discussion in the Week 1 Discussion