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Most of the workshops are asynchronous (not real time) so you can participate when it's convenient. In some cases, the facilitator will offer synchronous sessions to complement the resources. If you are unable to participate in a scheduled synchronous event, you are welcome to participate in all the asynchronous activities. If you are feeling like a duck-out-of-water, that's okay too. We all started there too. :-) This weekend is devoted to those who have little or no experience online.

**New to Online**
This weekend is for "newbies", people who want a comfortable, safe place for their initial experience to the online environment. Helen Kershaw, our communication tools' expert, will work with the group to answer your questions (there are no stupid ones this is how we learn) You will be led in a discussion about what you need to consider to work online. Ask all your questions here!

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** Assisting organizations and individuals move into the online world quickly and efficiently]]> http://curry.elgg.org/elearn/weblog/1866.html Mon, 15 Aug 2005 03:02:50 GMT
These are some starting questions about evaluating effective educational design.

I've been tossing around some ideas with my fellow ed designers here at Moansh as well as developing a couple of papers on the collaborative process I engage with with teaching academics. I keep coming back to an action research framework.

How would you approach such an evaluation? What would be your starting point?]]>