By Pat Bowden, published January 2, 2018.
Here in Australia, it’s summer. Time for a holiday! I’ll be back next week (January 9) with big plans for the year ahead.
Part 3 Assessing Your Peers’ Essays
By Pat Bowden, published December 26, 2017.
Part three of a three-part series on writing essays and peer assessments:
Part 2 Writing Your Essay
By Pat Bowden, published December 12, 2017.
Part two of a three-part series on writing essays and peer assessments:
Part 1: Accumulating Information for Your Essay
By Pat Bowden, published December 12, 2017.
Part one of a three-part series on writing essays and peer assessments:
Video: Introducing a 3-Part Series on Writing Essays and Peer Reviews
Learning Styles: Are They Helpful?
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
Making Sense of Climate Science Denial: a Review of the Course
By Pat Bowden, published November 21, 2017.
Are you confused by conflicting reports in the media about whether or not the earth is warming? Do you understand what people mean when they talk about climate change? Continue reading
MOOCs: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
By Pat Bowden, published November 14, 2017.
Reader Steve Mackay asked: “It would be interesting for you to post your background and raison d’être for doing so many MOOCS (Massive Open Online Courses). And indicating the good, the bad and the ugly.” Continue reading
How to Succeed in a Self-Paced Course
By Pat Bowden, published November 7, 2017.
In the last three months, 560 free online courses have been released from more than 200 universities. They cover a wide range of subjects and although most are in English, several other languages are also represented. Most are self-paced courses. Continue reading
A brief comparison of some major MOOC providers
By Pat Bowden, published October 31, 2017.
According to Class Central, the three biggest MOOC providers are Coursera, edX and FutureLearn, although XuetangX, based in China and founded in 2013, is steaming up the straight. Continue reading