Here are some roles/tasks that are pertinent for online weekly
discussion groups.
Information and opinion giver.
Offers facts, opinions, ideas, suggestions, and relevant information
to help group discussion.
Information and opinion seeker.
Asks for facts, opinions, ideas, suggestions, and relevant information
to help group discussion.
Summarizer. Pulls together
related ideas or suggestions and restates and summarizes main point
discussed.
Coordinator. Shows relationships
among various ideas by pulling them together and harmonizes activities
of various subgroups and members.
Diagnoser. Figures out sources
of difficulties the group has in working effectively and the blocks
to progress in accomplishing the group's goals.
Reality tester. Examines the
practicality and workability of ideas, evaluates alternative solutions,
and applies them to real situations to see how they will work.