Table 1
R2D2/C3PO Components, Instructional Strategies/Learning Activities, Synchronous Tools
R2D2/C3PO ComponentInstructional Strategies/Learning ActivitiesSynchronous Web-Conferencing Tools
Read/listening
  • Reading materials online or offline.

  • Creating participant manuals for each live synchronous event.

  • Listening to audio materials online or offline.

  • Synchronous expert lectures/presentations/tutorials

  • Demonstrations.

  • Downloadable participant manuals as pdf and/or word files.

  • Downloadable audio files.

  • Downloadable video/multimedia files.

  • “Live” synchronous facilitator/faculty presentation/demonstrations/lectures.

  • Facilitator/faculty tools include whiteboards, chats, application sharing, file transfer, share pods, screen sharing, PowerPoint slides, polls, and note boards for announcements, Q&A, and FAQs.

  • Links to websites.

Reflect/writing/sharing
  • Time allocated for reflection:

  • Prework

  • During synchronous event.

  • Between synchronous events (multievent course)

  • Small group discussion.

  • Focus group discussion.

  • Online role play.

  • Self-assessment.

  • Online quizzes.

  • Practice.

  • Downloadable participant manuals used to write reflections and journal.

  • Chat pods used for sharing reflections with other participants.

  • Polls used to capture self-assessment and compare anonymously with other participants.

  • Breakout rooms used for small group discussions, debates, mock trials, role play, practice with partners, and focus groups.

Display
  • Visual Representations including: pictures, diagrams, graphs, multimedia, video, charts, animations.

  • Demonstrations.

  • Downloadable participant manuals with visual representations of key concepts.

  • Facilitator/faculty “live” presentation using a share pod with a PowerPoint presentation with robust visuals to help explain concepts.

  • Visual of the facilitator/faculty presenting or demonstrating “live,”which enhances teacher presence.

  • Links to videos on YouTube, TED Talks, Khan Academy et cetera.

Doing
  • Caselettes (short cases).

  • Case Studies.

  • Practice.

  • Project-based learning.

  • Collaborative group project, paper, et cetera

  • Cognitive Apprenticeship.

  • Assessment.

  • Downloadable participant manuals with case, project, collaboration, and apprenticeship instructions.

  • Live facilitator/faculty presentation, demonstration, and modeling for all activities. Time allocated for reflection and Q&A.

  • Breakout rooms with whiteboards and chat pods for individual and collaborative work. Polls available, when needed.

  • Breakout rooms for practice with partners or in larger groups, such as triads.

  • “Live” individual or group presentations in the main room.

Coaching
  • Cognitive apprenticeships.

  • Scaffolding.

  • Interactive feedback.

  • Facilitator/faculty feedback through “live” voice, chat, and private chat.

  • Peer coaching in breakouts and private chats.

Conviviality
  • Ground rules to encourage collaboration, cooperation, and trust.

  • Participatory establishment of ground rules using “live” discussion, chats, whiteboard tools, and polls.

Critical Incident Questionnaire (CIT)
  • Use CIT for immediate student feedback between instructional events.

  • Downloadable form or anonymous poll.

Planning/organization
  • Fast start

  • Quick reference

  • Participant manual

  • Timeline for all activities.

  • Time for reflection during event and between events.

  • Fast start and quick reference guides on how to use the web conferencing tools.

  • Participant manual containing content and exercise during the live session.

  • Facilitator/faculty manual with suggested timelines for all activities.

  • Reflection time built into all events.

Source:Armstrong (2016a). Reprinted with permission from Nova Science Publishers.

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