This review was written by avid MOOC student and writer Karen Carlson. It first appeared here on Karen’s blog. Continue reading
Learning Online with Khan Academy
Many blogs here at Online Learning Success have discussed online courses. What if you would like help with learning a specific topic, but don’t want to commit to a whole course? For instance, you want to know about square roots in mathematics. Or why World War One started. Or how plants make their own food by photosynthesis.
Enter Khan Academy.
Amber’s Story: the Advantages of Online Learning
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
Moons: a Review of the Course
Are you old enough to have seen the first Moon landing in 1969? I was crowded into my school library with more than a hundred excited schoolmates to watch the flickering images on the television. Continue reading
Results of the 2018 Online Learning Success Survey
Thank you to all those who responded to the survey via SurveyMonkey during January. The lucky winner of the set of four handmade bookmarks is Erik from the USA. Continue reading
Learn Faster by Training Your Brain to Focus
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
Last Chance to Have Your Say in the Reader Survey
The draw for a set of four handmade bookmarks (value approximately AU$20 including international postage) closes on January 31 so, if you haven’t already, please click here to participate in the survey. Thank you to those who have already responded! I have received some useful feedback and am keen to include more of your suggestions in future posts. Continue reading
Make the Most of Learning Later in Life
When I retired from paid work in 2012, I thought I would be doing plenty of gardening, some handcrafts and reading. I also had visions of my house sparkling and tidy.
Five years on, most of the garden is again a wilderness and craft time is limited to crochet in front of the television in the evenings. As for that clean and tidy house, the less said, the better. Instead, I have spent many retirement hours completing 90 MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) and setting up my own blog. Continue reading
12 of My Favourite Courses
Thank you to those who have already responded to the survey announced last week.
The survey is open until January 31 and I would love to hear your thoughts about Online Learning Success. Please remember to include your name and email if you wish to be in the draw for a set of four hand-crochet bookmarks. Click here to enter the survey.
One survey respondent asked for a list of my favourite courses. Continue reading
Take the Survey for Your Chance to Win
I would be very grateful if you could take the following short survey by January 31. There will be a draw for a set of four hand crochet bookmarks, value approximately AU$20 including international postage. Continue reading