In online courses, contribution to online classroom discussions is mandatory, recorded and marked. This is a significant shift for students accustomed to in-class discussions.
There is a tendency for students in onsite classes to not say anything at all, and let the more verbal students dominate the discussion. My impression is these people did not [...]
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Your Participation in Online Course Discussions is Mandatory
Posted in online learning, tagged distance learning, online courses on May 8, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Free Online Courses Reviews, a Forum Thread
Posted in online learning, open courseware, tagged free online courses, online courses on April 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Great thread at Degreeinfo Distance Learning Discussion Forums where people find and review free online courses since 2004.
Free Non Credit Archeology Online Courses
Posted in open courseware, tagged Archeological Interpretation, Archeology, free online courses, online courses, open courseware on March 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The NPS Archeology Program is offering several free non credit online courses:
- Managing Archeological Collections
- Archeology for Interpreters
- Interpretation for Archeologists
- Study Tour of Archeological Interpretation
- Assessment of Archeology Interpretation