Familiarise yourself with the course site and course guide.

• Date: Before the course starts
• Resources
  1. About CS4ODFL
  2. Start here
  3. Course guide (Click on the “Next” button at the bottom of each screen of the course guide or use the site navigation to proceed.)
• Key activities
  1. Complete the CS4ODFL Pre-course Survey
  2. Post a comment on the course site to tell us why you are taking the course.

Create accounts on websites to establish your digital Personal Learning Environment (PLE) to connect with your community during and after the course.

• Learning materials:
  1. Establish your PLE by creating the website accounts you will need
• Key activities:
  1. Familiarise yourself with the CS4ODFL platform
  2. Create Moodle account and enrol in the CS4ODFL course
  3. Create Forums account and complete pre-course poll
  4. Create account on CS4ODFL social media site and post first mention
  5. Complete the scavenger hunt activity
  6. Introduce yourself to rest of us here!

• Learning materials:

1. Understanding the foundations of communication and interaction in ODFL contexts (Click on the “Next” arrow at the bottom of the screen of each page, or use the site navigation via the “Learning challenges” option in the menu at the top of your screen.)

• Key activities:
  1. Self-assessment quiz
  2. Discussion
  3. Learning challenge
  4. Pre-course survey (if you haven’t completed this already)

• Learning materials:
  1. Knowing your ODFL communications ecosystem
• Key activities:
  1. Self-assessment quiz
  2. Discussion
  3. Learning challenge

• Learning materials:
  1. Planning your course structure, learning activities, feedback and communication strategies
• Key activities:
  1. Self-assessment quiz
  2. Discussion
  3. Learning challenge

• Learning materials:
  1. Facilitating and moderating an online community
• Key activities:
  1. Self-assessment quiz
  2. Discussion
  3. Learning challenge
  4. Knowledge test quiz
  5. Course exit survey