Issues arising during the discussion at this workshop were captured in the form
of a Nominal Group Technique process.
The results re listed below (the numbers indicate the weighting given to
the items via a forced choice voting technique)
Differences from face to face
2+2=4
Duration and momentum
Thinking time
Anonymity
How to encourage ongoing use of RP more than a session? 14 weeks?
What happens automatically face to face that needs conscious attention and planning online?
Managing the interaction
3+2+2+2+1+3 =13
How to inject life into a moribund role play?
Ensuring that any ‘rules of play’ are followed without ‘controlling’?
How to manage behaviour to minimise/prevent abuse bullying?
Clarifying and motivation
2+3+1=6
How to convince students that it is a valid educational exercise? Do we need to?
How to clarify objective to your subject?
Preparing the facilitator
2+2+3+3+2+3 =15
How to assign roles to students?
How to set up an online role play with minimal effort?
How much control by the facilitator?
2+2=4
How big?
Consistent age
Consistent gender?
Who choses who plays each role
2
plan – synchronous or asynchronous
3+2+1+3=9
online etiquette – what rules?
Who decides?
Anonymous participants
3
time > player
for total role play
Recording – should this be available for others?
How to debrief?
2+1=3
How to evaluate? 2+2+2+2+2=8
Private conversations allowed (not available to the whole group?
What are the essential things that a facilitator must do to manage the process effectively?
Skills/experience?
Protocols /boundaries/rules
Techniques for shifting play
Managing conflict or lack of engagement
3+3+2+3=11
How much support is needed?
Assessment strategies and impact
2+2+2+3+1+3 = 13
What are the implications of facilitating online?
Voice + visibility
When/where/how/why to intervene
Staffing implications
How to share workload?
Support – for facilitators
How to manage large cohorts?
ADMIN
How will it fit into the LMS?
3
What resources are available?
What is the workload ?
How long will it run?
2+2+3+1+1=9
ASSESSMENT
how will it fit into the assessment tasks?
2
How will it be assessed?
2+2=4
What do you want the students to learn?
5+4+2+3+2=16
ROLES
What role will the instructor take?
How do you assign roles? Do you?
1
What are the key roles?
Are the roles real or created?
How many roles are needed?
1
TRIGGER
Is the scenario real or created?
What is the point of the conflict?
2+2+2+3+1 = 10
At present these are not in absolute priority order. comments are invited in reagrd to particular items the colection as a whole or any sub-set of the items.
