I’m sure this is a questions those of us in the eLearning world often ask ourselves. Well, according to Sting’s Teachning Tips blog (no, not that Sting), there are a number of basic characteristics a successful online facilitator should have:

- Life experience
- Openness, concern, flexibililty, and sincerity
- Comfort with written communication
- Accepts value of online learning
- Ability to introduce critical thinking into the learning process
- Appropriate credentials to teach subject matter
- Trained in online learning experience

Interesting. Learn more here.

At Elluminate, we’ve got some ideas as well. Here’s our “Top Ten Habits of Highly Effective Moderators.” My favorite is: smile and your participants will smile with you. :-) Enjoy!

And keep on Elluminating!

- Beth, Elluminate Goddess of Communcation