Online discussion reduces the barriers to communication.
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Online discussion leads to discipline and tolerance amongst learners.
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Online discussion does not need monitoring by a teacher.
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Online discussion enhances learning consistently for all learners.
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One of the ways an online facilitator can avoid ‘burnout’ is by
responding to each student on a discussion board.
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setting specific work hours.
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writing new replies to every student’s post.
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just writing the first post at the beginning of the semester and letting students engage in their own discussion throughout the semester.
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Jason, one of your online learners, posted an offensive remark towards Jessica on the discussion board during one of the group activities that you assigned to your online class. Which of the following strategies would you apply to deal with this conflicting situation?
Refer both the students for counselling.
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Tell the students to keep an open mind.
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Remind the students about netiquette requirements of the course.
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Ignore the incident and ask the students to focus on the activities.
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Competing is one of the modes for conflict management in Thomas Kilmann Conflict Model. Which of the following situations will mandate the use of competing?
There are short time frames and quick action is vital.
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The leader wants to exhibit his superiority.
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Relationships are strained among the group members.
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The outcome is not important to the leader.
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Weaving is a skill employed by instructors that includes artful wordsmithing through the conversations carried on via the discussion board. One advantage of weaving is
it affords the instructor the opportunity to influence and guide the direction of the discussions
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it encourages competition among online learners on who contributes the most.
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it assists the instructor to assess and give grades to course participants.
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it helps the instructor to take a hands-off approach and let the students lead the discussion.
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Sam is the most frequent poster on the discussion forum. He posts on every discussion thread and replies to most of the comments left by other participants. There are frequently multiple posts from him in the same thread. Other learners are hesitant to engage because Sam seems to be dominating every conversation. Identify the “directed tactic” that can be used by the instructor.
Assessing
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Counselling
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Inviting
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Regulating
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One of the core functions of an e-moderator is
assist learners in overcoming their fear of participating in online discussions, together with providing technical support.
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assess the contributions made by learners and grade them.
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ensure that all the learners participating have access to devices.
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encourage competition among the participants for more interaction.
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The key component of building online communities is
professionalism
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inclusivity and a personal touch.
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rigid rules and regulations
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interaction and engagement
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The Community of Inquiry Framework (CoI) consists of three domains – social presence, cognitive presence, and teacher presence. Social presence refers to
the process of learners constructing meaning through dialogue, discourse, and reflection.
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facilitation of the creation of new knowledge by both instructor and student.
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the advancement of critical thinking skills
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learners sharing their ideas, exploring differences, and collaborating.
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Which of the following is a benefit of a Community of Practice?
Encourage knowledge sharing
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Solve the problems of community members.
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Offer lucrative opportunities to members to get better jobs.
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