E-moderation

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under construction (maybe this should be treated in tutoring)

Definition

  • E-moderation - that process of managing the communication of others online (Coghlan, 2001).
  • The development and emergence of e-learning provides challenges for the providers of on-line courses in the development of effective pedagogy. A key facet to the emergent pedagogy is the role of the on-line tutor or e-moderator. (Brychan et al., 2004).
  • Euler distinguises between e-moderation and e-coaching.

Tools

References

Coghlan, Michael (2001). eMODERATION - Managing a New Language? paper presented at the Net*Working 2001 Conference - from Virtual to Reality, Brisbane, October 2001. [1]

Brychan Thomas, Paul Jones, Gary Packham and Christopher Miller (2004), Student Perceptions of Effective E-moderation: A Qualitative Investigation of E-College Wales, [2]

Salmon, Gilly (2004) E-moderating: The Key to Teaching and Learning Online, London: Taylor & Francis. See also the review at elearning-reviews.org.