COI COI Communication & Facilitation Skills

Question 1

Which communication strategy is most effective for building instructor presence in an online course?

Accepted Answer

Sending weekly video announcements to students

Answer

Replying only to emails marked urgent

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Posting a single welcome message at course start

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Limiting communication to course content questions

Question 2

When facilitating an asynchronous online discussion, an instructor's BEST practice is to:

Accepted Answer

Ask probing follow-up questions to deepen dialogue

Answer

Post a reply to every individual student comment

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Close threads after 48 hours to maintain pace

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Summarize all posts in a single weekly reply

Question 3

A COI-certified instructor notices students are not engaging in discussion boards. The FIRST step should be to:

Accepted Answer

Analyze whether prompts are clear and thought-provoking

Answer

Reduce the number of required posts

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Replace discussions with video lectures

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Assign grades for every single comment

Question 4

Which tone is most appropriate for instructor feedback in an online course?

Accepted Answer

Constructive, specific, and encouraging

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Formal and impersonal to maintain professionalism

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Brief and numerical with no written comments

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Casual and humorous to reduce student anxiety

Question 5

Synchronous virtual office hours are PRIMARILY beneficial because they:

Accepted Answer

Allow real-time clarification and relationship building

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Replace the need for written announcements

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Fulfill accreditation seat-time requirements

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Eliminate the need for a course syllabus

Question 6

An online instructor wants to ensure equitable participation in a live web conference. Which strategy is MOST effective?

Accepted Answer

Use structured turn-taking and polling tools

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Allow only students with working cameras to speak

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Limit session length to 10 minutes

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Restrict chat to the instructor only