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Lifelong Learners – Join us for #knowthyself from UVa Professor Mitch Green
The discussion thread will be named “OLLI” – ALL lifelong learners are welcome to join in the conversation. I hope that you will join us for Know Thyself,
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MOOCs number 4 and 5 – More brain training for “Know Thyself”
I have found a new hobby! Continuing on in Coursera for my fourth and fifth MOOCs, I have registered for two courses starting the end of this month from the University of Edinburgh – Introduction to Philosophy and E-Learning and Digital Cultures. All this in preparation for Know Thyself, a Coursera course by UVa Philosophy…
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Online learning for seniors? Yes!
As I read the paper this morning I was reminded of my success with a “blended” online course several years ago. I had taught Biochemical Nutrition, a course for pre-nursing students, for about eight years before I tried the blended approach. BIO 204 was a three-semester-hour course, but for the blended course the students came…
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Now is the time to check out all those online learning opportunities
For many people it is simply more convenient to participate in online classes – which are available where they want them and when they are ready for them. We have all known about the convenience factor, but now it seems that some students actually learn more in online classes than they do in the traditional…