The document discusses strategies for preparing students for face-to-face learning with online support. It recommends starting by establishing learning outcomes and connecting with students through asynchronous activities like discussion forums and synchronous activities like webinars. Both asynchronous and synchronous strategies are suggested to explore concepts and engage students through media like videos and presentations followed by discussion. Transactional distance and quality of dialogue between teachers and students are important considerations. Professional development resources for implementing these strategies are also provided.

1. CRICOS 00111D TOID 3059
PREPARING
LEARNERS WITH
ONLINE SUPPORT
Professor Mike Keppell
Pro Vice-Chancellor, Learning Transformations

2. Overview
• Preparing students for F2F
Learning with online
support
• Connecting with students
• Synchronous and
asynchronous strategies
• Professional development

3. Preparing Students for F2F
Learning with Online Support
• Learning outcomes
• Starting with the end in mind
• Connecting with the students
• Concept exploration
• Choosing the approach

4. Connecting with Students
• Transactional distance (Moore,
1997)
• Transaction developed be-
tween teachers and students at
a distance needs to take into
account three factors: dialogue,
structure, and learner autonomy
(Moore, 1997; Falloon, 2011).
• Quality of the dialogue,
pedagogical approach,
assessment

5. Asynchronous Strategies
• Design a learning space in
Blackboard
• Ask students to introduce
themselves via a discussion
forum
• Pose a question that students
respond to
• Post slides or a short video
and ask students to respond to
via questions

6. Synchronous Strategies
• Design a Webinar about a
topic and present to students
• Follow-up webinar with a
synchronous chat session
(collaborate)
• Ask students to prepare a short
1-2 minute response to a
question and present verbally
via Collaborate

7. Professional Development
• https://www.swinburne.edu.au/
intranet/learning-transformations/
• https://www.swinburne.edu.au/
intranet/learning-transformations/
innovative-teaching/
• https://www.swinburne.edu.au/
intranet/learning-transformations/
tools-and-resources/blackboard-
learn/collaborate/