The course has been completed, my sessions are there for anyone to see.....would I have done it better? could I have done it better? would I do it all again?
Well the answer to all 3 is yes....
The subject matter (plagiarism) is a very 'dry' topic and has been done to death many many times over. However through the introduction of the e-tivities this has managed to keep the studetn / staff member 'on their toes' and it also keeps them focused on the subject at hand.
The use of a wiki may be frowned upon by some academics, citing wikipedia as the centre of all bullsh*t on the internet, but when used in a proper and controlled environment it can greatly benefit the collaborative learning experience. I would / will include a wiki in every module / course I do as they can be an invaluable source of information. We must remember that not every student is equal and if using a wiki can help those students who understand certain terms and process and explain them to students who dont then I do beliee that the wiki is a very valuable tool.
The video clips from YouTube provide some light hearted relief and education content at the same time, the video from the Bergen University is the best I have ever seen.
Breaking up study with these clips helps refocus the students attention back onto the subject at hand.
Discussion board postings are really only use full then someone replies to them otherwise they may as well be blog postings, thence the name 'discussion'. Though they are also another valuabel tool in the arsenal of e-learning they really do need a group of students to make them work.
Getting the balance right is always a delicate thing, some may say that humour has no place in learning but I do strongly believe that "if it's fun it goes in...if it's boring then it wont" I shall endeavour to try and "build a GUI interface in visual basic" from now on!
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- Dave B
- High Wycombe, Bucks, United Kingdom
- In the Worlds before Monkey, Primal chaos reigned, Heaven sought order. But the Phoenix can fly only when its feathers are grown. The four worlds formed again and yet again, As endless aeons wheeled and passed. Time and the pure essences of Heaven, The moistures of the Earth, And the powers of the Sun and the Moon All worked upon a certain rock - old as Creation, And it magically became fertile. That first egg was named Thought, Tathagata Buddha, the Father Buddha, Said, 'With our thoughts we make the world.' Elemantal forces caused the egg to hatch, from it then came a stone Monkey. The nature of Monkey was irrepressable!
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