AJ0402 E-Moderator Assistants

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2023
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Jana Zerzová, M.A., Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Eva Minaříková, Ph.D. (assistant)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Jana Zerzová, M.A., Ph.D.
Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Jana Popelková
Supplier department: Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Prerequisites
Students must be able to connect to the Internet throughout the semester. The course is unsuitable for final-semester students since it cannot be finished earlier.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
At the end of this course, students will be able to perform adequately the roles of discussion moderators. They will understand how to assist learners of a foreign language in online discussion forums. They will prove their theoretical knowledge practically by working with real students in an online language course.
Learning outcomes
Students will be able to perform adequately the roles of discussion moderators.
They will be able to initiate discussion in online forums.
They will be able to provide constructive feedback on language to the forum participants.
They will be able to evaluate forum participants' posts numerically.
They will be able to use weaving effectively in online discussion.
They will be able to use summarizing effectively in online discussions.
They will be able to use various techniques to encourage social presence/community in the forums.
They will be able to change their voice and tone effectively in leading the online discussion forums.
They will be able to recognize and treat flaming in the discussions.
Syllabus
  • The following topics will be covered:
  • Theory;
  • From Theory to Practice;
  • Feedback
  • Evaluation;
  • Lurking;
  • Weaving;
  • Summarizing;
  • Social Presence/Community;
  • Voice and Tone;
  • Flaming;
  • Synchronous Moderating.
Literature
  • articles in the syllabus of the course (regularly updated)
  • SCRIVENER, Jim. Learning teaching : the essential guide to English language teaching. Third edition. London: Macmillan, 2011, 414 stran. ISBN 9780230729841. info
  • SALMON, Gilly. E-moderating : the key to teaching and learning online. 2nd ed. New York: RoutledgeFalmer, 2003, xiv, 242. ISBN 0415335442. info
  • SALMON, Gilly. E-tivities : the key to active online learning. London: Kogan Page, 2002, xv, 223. ISBN 0749436867. info
Teaching methods
After being presented with theory and having discussions of this theory, students will try out the methods in practice by helping to moderate online learning discussions. The work will take place primarily online, with the possibility to have discussion in person to resolve issues.
Assessment methods
The practical part of the assessment involves active participation in moderating forums in the English Online course. Students are also required to reflect on their experience gained during the course. This involves reflections on the application of the theory presented. Students can gain points through the practical moderation of the forums (4 points a week) and through reflections (4 points a week). This leaves 100 total points. 80 points are required to pass the class.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught every week.
Teacher's information
https://is.muni.cz/auth/el/ped/podzim2023/AJ0402/index.qwarp
The course is unsuitable for final-semester students since it cannot be finished earlier.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2017, Spring 2018, Autumn 2018, Spring 2019, Autumn 2019, Spring 2020, autumn 2020, Spring 2021, Autumn 2021, Spring 2022, Autumn 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Autumn 2024, Spring 2025.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2023, recent)
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