Overview
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Learn about the benefits of online learning forums, with strategies for participating more fully.
Syllabus
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- Introduction
- Introduction
- Why is this course important?
- Acknowledgements
- Session1Session 1: Forums as you see them
- Introduction
- 1 What is your experience of using online learning forums?
- 2 Pros and cons of online forums
- 3 Reflecting on student experiences of online learning forums
- 4 Summary of Session 1
- References
- Acknowledgements
- Session2Session 2: Forums as a playful space
- Introduction
- 1 Changing the story of writing
- 2 Thinking about your story of writing
- 3 What is playful writing?
- 3.1 Why is playful writing a good story for forum writing?
- 3.2 Putting messy play into forums
- 4 Making forums into a playful space
- 4.1 Playing with materials
- 4.2 Playing with sections of text
- 4.3 Playing with images
- 4.4 Playing with experiences
- 5 Summary of Session 2
- Acknowledgements
- Session3Session 3: Forums as a space for talking
- Introduction
- 1 Participating in online forums means reading too
- 2 Starting out: introducing yourself on an online learning forum
- 3 Using your time wisely
- 4 Introducing yourself on an online learning forum
- 5 Getting the conversation going: starting your own thread
- 6 Keeping the conversation going – replying to other people
- 7 Keeping the conversation moving forward
- 8 Thinking about the audience
- 9 Summary of Session 3
- References
- Acknowledgements
- Session4Session 4: Forums as a shared social space
- Introduction
- 1 Netiquette
- 1.1 Features of good netiquette
- 2 Managing barriers that may reduce contributions to online forums
- 2.1 Overcoming the barriers to contributing to forums
- 3 Addressing your barriers
- 4 Taking time to respond appropriately
- 5 Reflecting on your learning
- 6 Summary of Session 4
- References
- Acknowledgements
