Facilitating Online Courses
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, you will be able to:
Respond to the unique challenges of online learning where learners are separated by time and geographic proximity and interactions are primarily asynchronous in nature;
Facilitate an online synchronous session based on an interactive learning model;
Design an online teaching strategy for a given unit of instruction using the learning flow framework.
Content
Week 1: Asynchronous Online Facilitation
Week 2: Synchronous Online Facilitation
Weeks 3 and 4: Microteaching and peer-feedback
Pre-requisites
Experience of teaching in higher education
Experience with online or blended teaching or supporting online or blended learning
Reliable access to the internet
Proficiency with digital communication and teaching tools (e.g., VLE, Zoom)
Register for the course
The last date to register for this course is August 22nd, 2025.
Download course declaration form
Declaration Form - FOC-2025.docx
Facilitators
AKU Facilitators and Academics Without Borders (AWB) volunteers.
Contact
For additional information regarding the course, contact: bdlnet@aku.edu
