Navigate 1.2.1 Describe Roles and Functions in Online Learning Environments Quest

Roles and Functions of parties in LMS


Role and functions of a Teacher

•     Provide clear guidelines and course criteria and guidelines and criteria for assessment
•        Provides leadership and directions to encourage discussion and interaction among students    with each other and between the students and the teacher
•     Intervene if discussion stalls or goes off track
•          Provides students questions for discussion
•          Promote private conversations with students if need arises
•          Identify the needs of students and locate and use resources that meets those needs
•          Avoid authoritarian style of leadership
•          grade student work and provide feedback on timely manner
•          Be ready to accommodate unforeseen problems

The role and functions of the administration

•  Provide training and support to faculty and students
•  Provide the best LMS software in the market if budget allows
• Seek help and collaboration with different institutions to implement and promote best practices

The Role and functions of a parent

Parent involvement in online learning is very important. Research has shown that online students with active parent involvement are likely to earn good grades, enroll in advanced classes, have good attendance record, have better social skills and likely to graduate and move to postsecondary education. Some of the parents’ roles and functions are:

•          Become familiar with curriculum
•          teach and model good time-management strategies
•          teach your child the basic computer skills
•          follow your child’s progress in his/her classes by login to the portal or checking in with his              teachers; do this periodically
•          provide a place of study with no or little distraction around

The role and functions of a facilitator

The role of a facilitator is to guide and support an online study group of learners. His/her roles and functions include

•    follow and support student progress in the course
•   facilitate discussion of a study group
•  provides feedback as students complete activities

The role and functions of the student

•  need to have all the necessary computer skills that is required to successfully complete the course
• be willing to participate with the teacher and students online
• complete assignments, quizzes, and any other assigned work on due dates
•  contact your teacher and/or facilitator in advance as sometimes responses could take 48 hours if not more