Saturday, December 19, 2015

Navigate 1.2.1 Describe Roles and Functions in Online Learning Environments Quest

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Many people are involved in running online courses. Here are just a few:

  • LMS Administration - a technical position,  responsible for handling system upgrades, the data collection system, and user and course management
  • Administration - responsible for establishing policy, monitoring courses and the learning environment, and oversees the teachers and facilitators
  • Instructional Administration - responsible for scheduling courses and teacher assignments
  • Course Developer - responsible for creating the course, finding resources, or purchasing content for a course to be used by the students and teacher
  • Teacher (also called a Facilitator in some cases) - Manages the "classroom" and students, facilitates instruction, checks links prior to the course and report any broken links, adds announcements, contact students with how to get around the course, respond to student questions in a timely manner, score assignments,  provides feedback, keeps students on track, monitors student progress, contacts parents as needed, and manages the day to day interactions
  • Student- responsible for learning the material to meet specific objectives, participating in discussions clarifying content, asking questions if further clarification is needed and uploading completed assignments.



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