Importance of learning from peers. (course work)
Learning from peers is extremely important and something we do from the beginning of life. We learn how to walk and talk from imitating our patients. We perhaps learn to tie our shoes from watching a sibling do it and then trying ourselves. Half of what we learn in life is because we experienced it […]
Strategies for fostering critical thinking. (course work)
A recent submission to my elearning course. “Critical thinking is a process that challenges an individual to use reflective, reasonable, rational thinking to gather, interpret and evaluate information in order to derive a judgment. The process involves thinking beyond a single solution for a problem and focusing on deciding what the best alternatives are.”[i] There […]
Variety adds appeal as a moderator. (course work)
A recent submission to my elearning course. Adding variety to your course will create a huge impact on your learners allowing them to be more engaged in the material being presented and having a greater vested interesting in the quality and quantity of education that they are receiving. Colonial Intermediate Unit 20 has a wonderful […]
eLearning students have more responsibility and less structure. (course work)
A recent submission to my elearning course. Virtual students need to spend a great deal more time in an online learning environment then in a classroom course for many reasons. One of these is to keep up with the amount of reading and writing to discussion boards regarding class material. “Online courses are often more […]
Healthy online communites are established with guidelines and expectations. (course work)
A recent submission to my elearning course. Defining participant guidelines and expectations from the beginning of a course helps to establish several things within an online course community. “Building Communities–Strategies for Collaborative Learning,” By Soren Kaplan (August 2002)[i], states these guides: Establish operating norms explaining “…guidelines for online and offline etiquette and obtain agreement on […]
Online courses demand more time management and independent motivation. (course work)
A recent submission to my elearning course. I have personally found that online courses definitely take much more time to fully participate within and therefore demand greater time management and determination then a classroom base setting. Classroom based courses tend to have a set amount of reading, homework and in class participation that is fairly […]
Facilitating online communication and/or learning (course work)
A recent submission to my elearning course. Facilitators need a large supply of skills to help keep them on top of their online environments and keep them apprised of the communication and learning that is taking place among their learners. Audrey Choden wrote in an article[i] for http://www.suite101.com/ “According to Australia’s Natural Training Authority (now […]
Limiting the use of audio or video if you use it at all. (course work)
A recent submission to my elearning course.ELearning designers are more and more frequently using a minimalist approach to their courses. From a technological viewpoint: “…limited bandwidth has a direct impact on the sophistication of technology thatcourses can use. Niceties such as audio, video, animation, simulations, andgames eat up more bandwidth, may require plug-ins or Java […]
Just started a new online course
I just started another online course. This one in entitled “Facilitating Online Learning”. I’m a little surprised to tell you the truth regarding the layout of this entire course. It is being completely presented in a manner I have never seen before through 10 other courses on various platforms. I’m most surprised or taken back […]