Reflection on Orientation Design
To develop this blog post I am looking at a project that I am designing at the moment, which is developing the orientation for online students starting their studies in 2018. The orientation is to assist the students in navigating the platform and preparing to start the course. The orientation for the students is one of the most important aspect of the studies because the orientation can make the students like or dislike the course, which will affect their attitude towards the course. So, my task is how to develop an orientation that incorporates Support, Facilitation and Scaffolding. In my own personal lecturing practices, I like to facilitate students and let them build their own knowledge with minimal help from me. Coming from a Humanities background that is effective, however, when I tried to develop the orientation program in that way I realised that it was not going to be effective. I looked at what questions the students are still asking as we come to the close of our acade