During summer 2016 we are looking for digital learners to tell us their stories. We want to showcase some of ‘journeys’ with technology that learners undertake, using blog posts, digital images, animations, digital voice or video – whatever suits them best (see some creative ideas we generated during our Online Learners success week). We know …
Author: Helen Beetham
I work as synthesis consultant on the JISC Curriculum Design programme, as well as advising on a number of other strands of the JISC e-learning programme. I work on a Digital Literacies project at the University of Exeter.
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#OLsuccess: into the weekend
Thank you to everyone who has taken part in #OLsuccess this week, whether you have taken our ten-minute survey , contributed to our #olsuccess discussion forum or just been following us on twitter and storify. Because we know many online learners are fitting in their learning around busy working lives – and may be online …
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#OLsuccess Day 5: round-up
Yesterday we asked about help and support for online learning. Who supports you when you are learning online? Is it mainly the tutors and other learners who are sharing the online environment, or is it people around you in the real world (at home or at work perhaps) offering more general support for what you …
One of the key findings of our review of research into online learning is the importance of how learners feel about engaging online. Our key question today is How do you feel about different kinds of online learning? Do you feel inspired, supported, frustrated, empowered, isolated…? Some questions we will be exploring include: How do …
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#OLsuccess day 3: round-up
For today’s round-up I’m going to focus on the tips and strategies for success that online learners are sharing in our #OLsuccess twitter stream and forum posts. Top tips mainly concern motivation and organisation, though there is also advice on how to work productively with others, and a few bits of digital know-how. To stay …
Today we will be asking you to reflect on what makes you succeed online. We’ll be asking questions like these: What helps you stay organised when you are learning online? What helps you stay focused and engaged when you are learning online? What kind of activities, assignments & social features? What is the most important …
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#OLsuccess day 2: round-up
Twitter traffic has continued to build today, and there has been a lot of activity around the #uogapt conference as well as our dedicated hashtag #OLsuccess. You can get the full picture from storify, as usual. Much of today’s discussion picked up themes and thoughts from yesterday (lesson one: online conversations can’t be coralled into …
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#OLsuccess day 1: roundup
Phew. So we had well over 60 #OLsuccess tweets in response to our question ‘What do you like about being an online learner?’ and 45 posts in our online forum. Here is a selection of contributions over the course of today: ‘The ability to study when I have time, fit the on-line courses into my …
We know from the research literature that motivation is key to success in online learning. But motivation isn’t easily measured. We all have different reasons for engaging with online learning, and the rewards we expect or hope for will help us to decide whether we have been successful or not. Motivations can also change. Through …
Welcome to #OLsuccess day one! If you’ve landed here and are wondering what it’s all about, you might like to read the our introduction to #OLsuccess week. Today we’re asking online learners to tell us: What do you like about online learning? It might be the convenience of studying at a time and place and …