Recently, I published a post on The Report about issues with peer-assessed assignments. While the article discussed problems such as cheating and delays, it did not go into detail about how to write assignments.
If your course includes peer-assessed assignments, here is a handy checklist:
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Do you have plans for some online learning in the new year? As well as ambition, you need a sound strategy to turn those dreams into reality.
Here are eight ways to finish that course and one approach for if it isn’t working out:
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A few months ago, I reviewed a book about dance and how it related to online learning. Today’s book is even more relevant to online learning. Courses may include writing and sharing comments, paragraphs, and essays.
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I have taken several online courses about learning in the last few years. Some have been interesting and inspiring. Others have been less memorable.
I am happy to say Improving Your Study Techniques is definitely worthwhile taking if you want to make the most of your study time, whether online or as an on-campus student. Presented by Maple Hupkens and Anne-Miek Hermsen of the University of Groningen (Netherlands), each of the four weeks brought new material to help with organisation, prepare the brain for study, learn the work, and revise effectively to prepare for exams. Techniques for dealing with procrastination, stress and keeping motivated are also covered.
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Although I have completed more than 100 courses, they haven’t all needed deep concentration or memorization. I am embarrassed by how little I can remember of some of those courses. Some others, though, are still clear in my memory even years later. Why? And how can we improve our recall of what we learned after a course has finished?
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Two of my favourite online teachers met on Friday 16 November to discuss learning. Sal Khan hosted Barbara Oakley at the Khan Academy headquarters. Continue reading
So you have enrolled in a course and now all you have to do is hop online and start watching the videos.
What happens, though, if the days slip by and you still haven’t started? How can you make your study into a habit? Continue reading
Many online courses are presented in the form of videos. I usually Continue reading
One major disadvantage of studying online is the difficulty of finding answers when you don’t understand something. Continue reading
When several thousand students are enrolled in a course simultaneously, it is impossible for course staff to individually assess all of them. MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) providers have come up with assessment techniques to cater for this major difference between on-campus and online courses. Continue reading