[p2pu-webcraft] Things I learned about peer learning communities while conducting Javascript 101 last semester

[Pippa Buchanan]

Thanks so much for these responses Parag! You've put a tremendous amount of
effort into organising the Javascript 101 groups - but this feedback is
valuable for all course organisers beyond Webcraft.

P*



On 29 April 2011 17:52, Alison Jean Cole <alisonjean.cole at gmail.com> wrote:

> Agreed. Will do.
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> On Fri, Apr 29, 2011 at 8:45 AM, Philipp Schmidt <phi.schmidt at gmail.com>wrote:
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>> Parag - This is tremendously useful feedback. Thank you for sharing!
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>> Ali - could you also create a discussion topic in the new helpdesk
>> along the lines of "Lessons from facilitators", and add this? [Or
>> Parag could add it there]. Would be good to make this kind of
>> information easy to find for new facilitators.
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>> On 29 April 2011 17:31, Alison Jean Cole <alisonjean.cole at gmail.com>
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>> > Thanks for the feedback Parag! Working towards collecting these
>> impressions
>> > in the most useful way, but until then, I've added it to:
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>> http://wiki.p2pu.org/w/page/38653353/organizer-feedback-cycle-4-%282011%29
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>> > On Fri, Apr 29, 2011 at 5:39 AM, Parag Shah <adaptives at gmail.com>
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>> >> Here are a few things I learned about facilitating peer learning
>> >> communities while facilitating Javascript 101 last semester... maybe
>> other
>> >> people can add  their own learning... A few of my points might give the
>> >> feeling that I am being critical of the participants, but that is not
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>> >> case. I am only documenting my observations...
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>> >> Participants at an average can dedicate about 5 - 8 hours a week along
>> >> with their work and other responsibilities. Anything more than that
>> will be
>> >> difficult for everyone to keep pace with.
>> >> It helps if the study material for every week is clearly cut out, along
>> >> with activities, and expectations. Vague and open ended material will
>> >> confuse a lot of people
>> >> Frequent communication is very useful... something like a daily update
>> >> which notes important questions, answers, activity submissions, some
>> kudos
>> >> and recognition for good work etc will help drive participation
>> >> Some participants can be very unforgiving, often forgetting that the
>> >> facilitator is also volunteering their time... do not let it bother you
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>> >> Providing quick responses to questions can also be an important factor
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>> >> driving participation. The responses may not be direct answers, but can
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>> >> hints also
>> >> It takes a huge amount of time to assess a participant's response to a
>> >> challenge (for badges). It would help if it is possible to upvote
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>> >> responses of a large challenge.
>> >> Having the material for the entire course ready upfront will help,
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>> >> some participants may proceed fast and will be ahead of the group
>> >> Having study buddies would be very helpful for many participants...
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>> >> --
>> >> Thanks & Regards
>> >> Parag Shah
>> >> http://blog.adaptivesoftware.biz
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