ABSTRACT
The five-stage framework and e-tivities For online learning to be successful and happy, participants need to be supported through a structured developmental process. This chapter offers a description of my five-stage model, which can provide a ‘scaffold’ for a structured and paced programme of e-tivities. ‘Scaffolding’ means gradually building on participants’ previous experience. A structured learning scaffold offers essential support and development to participants at each stage as they build up expertise in learning online. Each stage requires e-tivities of a different nature, as I will outline. First, I will explain the basis of the five-stage model.
