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

[Philipp Schmidt]

Parag - This is tremendously useful feedback. Thank you for sharing!

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.

P

On 29 April 2011 17:31, Alison Jean Cole <alisonjean.cole at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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
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> On Fri, Apr 29, 2011 at 5:39 AM, Parag Shah <adaptives at gmail.com> wrote:
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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 the
>> 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 :-)
>> 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
>> 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.
>> Having the material for the entire course ready upfront will help, because
>> 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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