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Thursday, December 19, 2002
Talk to Me: Discussion is the key to engaging online courses - Lisa Neal, eLearn Magazine
I have an idealized view of life in Europe: a limited workday and unlimited cultural enrichment. When leading a workshop in Berlin in late November, I was surprised to hear that while many European countries require by law that training take place during the work week, most people take their online courses evenings or weekends, just like my colleagues and I do. “Too much else to do during the day,” “Too many distractions and interruptions,” and “I learned more at the off-site courses” were the familiar refrains. However, I heard some tales of great experiences with these online courses, despite the off-hours. The common thread in all these stories was the presence of discussion, synchronously or asynchronously. And the people taking the courses after hours didn’t mind because they were having fun. They were enthusiastic about how much they were learning.
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