Online Workshops 

Definition

• An online workshop is a training event with specific learning outcomes, prepared resources and activities where there are significant amounts of participant activity and interaction. The workshop takes place synchronously for a fixed amount of time, with pre-registered participants.

 Structure

• Socialisation activity
• Read/review of resources/case studies
• Open/unstructured question and answer in forum.
• Collation/summary of main points of discussion

Activities

• Resources available in advance for reading and review (case studies, links, video/audio documents etc)
• Students invited to post an introduction about themselves in forum
• Students invited to chat in chat room
• Students invited to post open unstructured questions to forum. Moderator/trainer/presenter responds in forum. Student responds to student.
• Students invited to create and post summary of main points