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

[Alison Jean Cole]

Thanks for the feedback Parag! Working towards collecting these impressions
in the most useful way, but until then, I've added it to:
http://wiki.p2pu.org/w/page/38653353/organizer-feedback-cycle-4-%282011%29

ALISON
p2pu.org/users/alison





On Fri, Apr 29, 2011 at 5:39 AM, Parag Shah <adaptives at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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 the
> case. I am only documenting my observations...
>
>
>    1. 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.
>    2. 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
>    3. 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
>    4. Some participants can be very unforgiving, often forgetting that the
>    facilitator is also volunteering their time... do not let it bother you :-)
>    5. Providing quick responses to questions can also be an important
>    factor in driving participation. The responses may not be direct answers,
>    but can be hints also
>    6. 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
>    individual responses of a large challenge.
>    7. Having the material for the entire course ready upfront will help,
>    because some participants may proceed fast and will be ahead of the group
>    8. Having study buddies would be very helpful for many participants...
>
>
>
>
> --
> Thanks & Regards
> Parag Shah
> http://blog.adaptivesoftware.biz
>
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