Experiences as an Online Facilitator and Using WiZiQ by Dr. Nellie Deutsch Public Class

Sunday, April 03 2011 | 10:00 PM (EST)

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About the Class

This class is part of the Facilitating Online (2011) facilitated by Sara Stewart . The online course is designed to help people to access and interpret models, research, and develop professional expertise in online facilitation. Here is the course outline which includes course outcomes, assessments and a study schedule.

The speaker will be Dr. Nellie Deutsch who will talk about her experiences as an online facilitator and will also spend some time showing us how WiziQ works.

Nellie is a Canadian English teacher, founder of Integrating Technology for Active Lifelong Learning (IT4ALL), a non-profit organization that provides free professional development workshops for educators around the world. She promotes free professional development workshops for educators around the world on IT4ALL and WiZiQ. Nellie is an experienced user of virtual technologies such as Elluminate, Interwise, and Adobe Connect. She finds WiZiQ more compatible to her teaching/presenting needs. She has been using WiZiQ since 2007. Nellie is also an experienced online facilitator as well as face-to-face teacher of English as a foreign language.

Nellie has a PhD in educational leadership and specializes in curriculum and instruction and in integrating technology into blended and fully online programs. She has designed and facilitated thousands of online workshops. Some of the workshops she designs and facilitates include Moodle for Teachers (Orientation, Beginners, Intermediate, Advanced), online facilitation, WebQuests, Professional Electronic Portfolios (via the Moodle and Mahara), and TESOL, Learning English Grammar Online (LEGO), and International Writing Exchange (IWE). She also presents at online and face-to-face conferences on leadership, Teaching English as a Foreign Language, and Blended Learning. She researched blended learning in higher education around the world. In addition, she organizes and co-moderates live online conferences such as the annual February Connecting Online (CO09, CO10, CO11) and MoodleMoot (August). Nellie has conducted workshops at a distance at universities such as in BC, Canada and elsewhere around the world. Nellie has also facilitated many Learning for Content (L4C) online workshops on how to use the wiki, create OER, and collaborate online on WikiEducator and at other institutions around the world.

Language of instruction: English

Keywords: wiziq, online facilitation, experiences as an online teacher, facilitator, moderator

Attendees in the class (13)

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By: Priscilla_
325 days 2 hours 54 minutes ago

Thank you Dr. Nellie for sharing. I always like the calming way you have of sharing unselfishly of yourself and your time. Again you are so appreciated for what you are doing for the online community. Until my next POST, this is Priscilla with S.E.E. Speak Excellent English

By: JoanJavellana
325 days 2 hours 54 minutes ago

Presentation was very clear and engaging.

By: Sebastian Panakal
325 days 2 hours 54 minutes ago

As usual, Nellie made a hit. Very informative, well researched and beautifully presented. Thank you Dr Nellie for a wonderful presentation

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Dr. Nellie Deutsch
By: Dr. Nellie Deutsch
324 days 18 hours 1 minutes ago

I'm glad you found the class a positive learning experience.

Dr. Nellie Deutsch
By: Dr. Nellie Deutsch
324 days 18 hours 4 minutes ago

Thank you for your active participation.

Simon-Peter K. Aheto
By: Simon-Peter K. Aheto
325 days 2 hours 9 minutes ago

Missed the presentation

Simon-Peter K. Aheto
By: Dr. Nellie Deutsch
324 days 18 hours 3 minutes ago

Sorry you missed the live class, Simon. You are invited to watch the video and send your feedback.

Integrating Technology for Active Lifelong Learning
By: Integrating Technology for Active Lifelong Learning
326 days 12 hours 23 minutes ago

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Integrating Technology for Active Lifelong Learning (IT4ALL) is a non-profit organization founded by Dr. Nellie Deutsch in 2006. IT4ALL includes a team of volunteers who are passionate about instruction and learning and promoting free e-learning around the world. The leading team at IT4ALL are: Dr. Ludmila Smirnova (professor at St. Mary's College in New York State, writer, experienced presenter and online facilitator), Dr. Nellie Deutsch (a Canadian instructional designer and curriculum development leader, who has been teaching English and integrating technology into her classes, and presenting, researching, writing, and providing consultation on Moodle for teachers. WebQuests, blended learning, and e-portfolios), Dariem Garcés (Moodle Developer, creator of the WebQuest pluggin for Moodle, and expert in installing virtual learning environments), and other educators & technology experts volunteer their time and make up Integrating Technology for Active Lifelong Learning (IT4ALL).

IT4ALL is a non-profit organization that provides free professional development courses on how to integrate e-learning technology into full and blended online learning (BOL) courses and workshops. Workshops on Moodle for Teachers, WebQuests, TESOL, ESOL, Integrating Technology, Web 2.0 tools, Math, English, Spanish and other subjects. The staff at IT4ALL are all volunteers who are passionate about instruction and learning and making a difference in the world of online education.

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