How to read an online course « Mind Bursts. Fig.1 Gilly Salmon’s ‘Five Stage Model’ for e-learning The answer is to think through the components that are likely to be there, or need to be there, in every session, or phase of the learning. During the the Master of ArtsL Open and Distance Education that I took through The Open University (entirely online), we often created and used flowcharts of various forms.
This appealed to me. Keep it simple. Gilly Salmon was the star of the moment. Gilly Salmon has a system called ‘The Five phases’ delightfully explained in a Blue Style presented video from Swinburne University. I love it. I’ve gone along with this so that the system can be moderated and applied to the online learning that I am always doing: currently on Search Engine Optimisation (Coursera), Photography (Coursera) and French (Rosetta Stone). Each course is made with familiar ingredients, though the recipe and outcome is always different.
Gilly Salmon 5 Phase Flowchart Fig 2. Fig 3. My own take on this is different. Fig 4. Free Online Courses For Everyone. MOOC Quality Project | An EFQUEL site.
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