Add your impressions/experiences as a comment :-)<br><br clear="all"><font size="2"><font size="1"><font size="2">ALISON</font><br><a href="http://p2pu.org/users/alison" target="_blank">new.p2pu.org/en/alison/</a><br></font><br>
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<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Apr 29, 2011 at 11:39 PM, Parag Shah <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:adaptives@gmail.com">adaptives@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
Hi Alison,<div><br></div><div>I got to the page, but I cannot see an edit/add button anywhere... is it possible I do not have sufficient permissions to edit the page?</div><div><br></div><div>-- <div class="im"><br>Thanks & Regards<br>
Parag Shah<br><a href="http://blog.adaptivesoftware.biz" target="_blank">http://blog.adaptivesoftware.biz</a></div></div><div><div></div><div class="h5"><div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Apr 29, 2011 at 11:51 PM, Alison Jean Cole <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:alisonjean.cole@gmail.com" target="_blank">alisonjean.cole@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">Hey Parag,<br><br>Would you be willing to copy/paste your reflections here: <a href="http://new.p2pu.org/en/groups/p2pu-help-desk/content/lessons-learned-from-leading-and-participating-in-study-groups/" target="_blank">http://new.p2pu.org/en/groups/p2pu-help-desk/content/lessons-learned-from-leading-and-participating-in-study-groups/</a>?<div>
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<br><br></div><div><div></div><div><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Apr 29, 2011 at 10:28 AM, Parag Shah <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:adaptives@gmail.com" target="_blank">adaptives@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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Glad to play my little part in enabling education... :-)<br>
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Thanks & Regards<br>
Parag Shah<br>
<a href="http://www.diycomputerscience.com" target="_blank">http://www.diycomputerscience.com</a><br>
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On 4/29/11, Pippa Buchanan <<a href="mailto:Pippa.Buchanan@gmail.com" target="_blank">Pippa.Buchanan@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> Thanks so much for these responses Parag! You've put a tremendous amount of<br>
> effort into organising the Javascript 101 groups - but this feedback is<br>
> valuable for all course organisers beyond Webcraft.<br>
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> P*<br>
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> On 29 April 2011 17:52, Alison Jean Cole <<a href="mailto:alisonjean.cole@gmail.com" target="_blank">alisonjean.cole@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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>> Agreed. Will do.<br>
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>><br>
>> ALISON<br>
>> <a href="http://p2pu.org/users/alison" target="_blank">p2pu.org/users/alison</a><br>
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>> On Fri, Apr 29, 2011 at 8:45 AM, Philipp Schmidt<br>
>> <<a href="mailto:phi.schmidt@gmail.com" target="_blank">phi.schmidt@gmail.com</a>>wrote:<br>
>><br>
>>> Parag - This is tremendously useful feedback. Thank you for sharing!<br>
>>><br>
>>> Ali - could you also create a discussion topic in the new helpdesk<br>
>>> along the lines of "Lessons from facilitators", and add this? [Or<br>
>>> Parag could add it there]. Would be good to make this kind of<br>
>>> information easy to find for new facilitators.<br>
>>><br>
>>> P<br>
>>><br>
>>> On 29 April 2011 17:31, Alison Jean Cole <<a href="mailto:alisonjean.cole@gmail.com" target="_blank">alisonjean.cole@gmail.com</a>><br>
>>> wrote:<br>
>>> > Thanks for the feedback Parag! Working towards collecting these<br>
>>> impressions<br>
>>> > in the most useful way, but until then, I've added it to:<br>
>>> ><br>
>>> <a href="http://wiki.p2pu.org/w/page/38653353/organizer-feedback-cycle-4-%282011%29" target="_blank">http://wiki.p2pu.org/w/page/38653353/organizer-feedback-cycle-4-%282011%29</a><br>
>>> ><br>
>>> > ALISON<br>
>>> > <a href="http://p2pu.org/users/alison" target="_blank">p2pu.org/users/alison</a><br>
>>> ><br>
>>> ><br>
>>> ><br>
>>> ><br>
>>> ><br>
>>> > On Fri, Apr 29, 2011 at 5:39 AM, Parag Shah <<a href="mailto:adaptives@gmail.com" target="_blank">adaptives@gmail.com</a>><br>
>>> wrote:<br>
>>> >><br>
>>> >> Here are a few things I learned about facilitating peer learning<br>
>>> >> communities while facilitating Javascript 101 last semester... maybe<br>
>>> other<br>
>>> >> people can add their own learning... A few of my points might give<br>
>>> >> the<br>
>>> >> feeling that I am being critical of the participants, but that is not<br>
>>> the<br>
>>> >> case. I am only documenting my observations...<br>
>>> >><br>
>>> >> Participants at an average can dedicate about 5 - 8 hours a week along<br>
>>> >> with their work and other responsibilities. Anything more than that<br>
>>> will be<br>
>>> >> difficult for everyone to keep pace with.<br>
>>> >> It helps if the study material for every week is clearly cut out,<br>
>>> >> along<br>
>>> >> with activities, and expectations. Vague and open ended material will<br>
>>> >> confuse a lot of people<br>
>>> >> Frequent communication is very useful... something like a daily update<br>
>>> >> which notes important questions, answers, activity submissions, some<br>
>>> kudos<br>
>>> >> and recognition for good work etc will help drive participation<br>
>>> >> Some participants can be very unforgiving, often forgetting that the<br>
>>> >> facilitator is also volunteering their time... do not let it bother<br>
>>> >> you<br>
>>> :-)<br>
>>> >> Providing quick responses to questions can also be an important factor<br>
>>> in<br>
>>> >> driving participation. The responses may not be direct answers, but<br>
>>> >> can<br>
>>> be<br>
>>> >> hints also<br>
>>> >> It takes a huge amount of time to assess a participant's response to a<br>
>>> >> challenge (for badges). It would help if it is possible to upvote<br>
>>> individual<br>
>>> >> responses of a large challenge.<br>
>>> >> Having the material for the entire course ready upfront will help,<br>
>>> because<br>
>>> >> some participants may proceed fast and will be ahead of the group<br>
>>> >> Having study buddies would be very helpful for many participants...<br>
>>> >><br>
>>> >><br>
>>> >> --<br>
>>> >> Thanks & Regards<br>
>>> >> Parag Shah<br>
>>> >> <a href="http://blog.adaptivesoftware.biz" target="_blank">http://blog.adaptivesoftware.biz</a><br>
>>> >><br>
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