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Example of Instructor’s Weekly E-mail to miniMOOC Participants

Good Morning Graduate Supervisors! Welcome to Module 4 and Week 4 in the Quality Graduate Supervision miniMOOC! Our topic this week is Mentoring New Researchers.
Module 4, Mentoring New Researchers: This module has several objectives: to gather ideas about how to support students with coursework and program goals, to access strategies for coaching and guiding students through the writing process, to learn strategies from others about how to motivate students to make timely progress in their programs, and to access the plethora of resources available to support students and supervisors. For example, I recently learned about this treasure trove of helpful resources by Canadian and United Kingdom researchers: http://doc-work.mcgill.ca I will be adding this reference to Module 4, and also accessing it heavily for my own graduate supervision.
Keeping yourself on track: Academic faculty are organized, right? The value of online learning is the accessibility and flexibility to make it work for YOUR busy schedule! However, it works best when you schedule MOOC learning into your week! If you have not done so already, I encourage you to add “miniMOOC” to your calendar, and login several times per week to access resources, watch the videos, and to engage with others in the discussion forum.
Learner expectations for this module: As with the first three modules, you are expected to: (1) Access and review the rich resources, (2) Watch the expert videos (and take jot notes!), (3) Engage in the Community of Practice by contributing to the Discussion Forum, and (4) Respond to discussion contributions made by others. Optional Portfolio—you can complete any activities and add useful resources you have found to your FGS Supervision Handbook.
Discussion forum and moderator: I am thrilled to introduce the Discussion Moderator for this week, Dr. Name Professor, Department Name. Many of you may feel you already know Dr. Name from the Expert Videos!Dr. Name will be on hand this week to answer questions and will also be taking part in the discussion forum!
I will be checking in with our group regularly, either through e-mail or by taking part in the discussion forum. All the best in continuing your active learning journey in the miniMOOC.