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

[Alison Jean Cole]

Agreed. Will do.

ALISON
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On Fri, Apr 29, 2011 at 8:45 AM, Philipp Schmidt <phi.schmidt at gmail.com>wrote:

> 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
> >
> > 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...
> >>
> >> 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...
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> Thanks & Regards
> >> Parag Shah
> >> http://blog.adaptivesoftware.biz
> >>
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