The Facilitation is the first stage in the e-tutor learning process and is an essential precursor to the online phase.

Objectives:

Introduce learners to the programme

Generate enthusiasm to help learner complete the programme

Bond the group to enable effective teamwork

Help learners shift beliefs about roles of a tutor

Agenda

Introduction to the programme

Introduce Instructor (s)

• Structure
• Common Objectives
• Review of Individual Objectives

Introductory Exercise – Roles of a tutor?

• What tutor roles exist
• Differences for e-tutor
• Tutor roles which are not essential for e-tutors and not in Course

Technical Introduction and How to access course on-line

Determining individual e-tutor priorities

Demo Course – and explain structure

Essential nature of e-learning

Essential nature of online communication

Course Service Levels