Amber* is a Civil Engineer, working in Marine Structure Design, who combines part-time work with mothering her two small children. She completed her Bachelor degree as a full-time, on-campus student and has also studied a MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) and several post-graduate university subjects externally. Continue reading
In today’s world, we are increasingly bombarded with distractions. Recent studies have shown that it can take more than 20 minutes to return productively to an interrupted task. Continue reading
By Pat Bowden, published December 26, 2017.
By Pat Bowden, published December 12, 2017.
By Pat Bowden, published December 12, 2017.
By Pat Bowden, published November 28, 2017.
Have you ever taken a quiz to find out your favoured learning style? Plenty of quizzes are available. There are also many books and other resources to help you make the most of your preferred learning style. Continue reading
By Pat Bowden, published August 29, 2017.
Here are some useful tools to help enhance your MOOC experience Continue reading
By Pat Bowden, published August 8, 2017.
The best time to learn the material needed for a test is well before the day, with a few follow-up revisions during the days immediately prior to the test. Being fresh and rested before a test is also helpful. Continue reading
By Pat Bowden, published May 30, 2017.
Most of us are familiar with classroom learning from our schooldays but online learning is a new field. There are several differences between online and classroom or on-campus learning.