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Learner Reviews & Feedback for Learning to Teach Online by UNSW Sydney (The University of New South Wales)

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About the Course

Are you an educator? Have you ever wanted to understand more about how to design your class to make better use of educational technology – whether fully online or in blended contexts? Would you like to learn from those who have extensive practical experience with online technologies? The Learning to Teach Online (LTTO) MOOC will help you develop a working understanding of successful online teaching strategies that you can apply in your own practice. The course is based upon the multi award winning open educational resource developed by Dr Simon McIntyre and Karin Watson. Integrating online technologies into your teaching can be a challenging prospect, and it can be difficult to know how to approach it effectively for the benefit of both students and yourself. No one knows your own content and teaching strengths better than you, and the “one size fits all” formula doesn’t always suit everyone. No matter what type of technology you are interested in exploring or your level of experience, this course will help you draw on your teaching strengths and find the approach that is right for you, your students and your educational context. This course will guide you through your journey of understanding how online technologies can enhance your course design. You will have the opportunity to develop your understanding of effective online teaching practices and their relationship to the use of different technologies. You will also be encouraged to progressively design and reflect upon your own online learning activity, assessment or resource for use in your own class if you choose to undertake the course assignments....

Top reviews

DA

Mar 30, 2021

I have found the course to be interesting with plenty of valuable information provided as part of the course and through interaction with fellow teachers and trainers from a wide range of disciplines.

DM

Aug 13, 2020

If a person takes the time to read all of the attached pdfs and website you can get quite a detailed knowledge of this topic. The course did a very good job of mirroring the principles that it taught.

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By Umer S

May 28, 2020

Gooood

By Flt L G R

May 21, 2020

THANKS

By Dr R P M

Jun 16, 2020

Great

By samuel a a b

Nov 19, 2021

good

By AMAL S

Jul 1, 2020

good

By AMJITH S

Jul 1, 2020

Good

By Dr M A I

Jun 25, 2020

good

By Ali M R

Jun 17, 2020

good

By V S

Jun 15, 2020

Good

By Ang K P

Oct 3, 2019

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By Muhammad F B R

Sep 19, 2019

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By Dr. A Q

Jun 29, 2020

It was indeed great learning by enrolling in this course. Almost every module/video, experts, were worth listening. However, I've got a humble piece of suggestion for the course instructors. We'have been glued to screen listening to you folks and being very attentive to internalise the subject matter. In the process, it becomes very monotonous to keep doing so. Having just two self-check activities or exercises for a 5-week long course, are not sufficient enough to hold the audience back. Also when two of the instructors keep sitting through close to 100 videos, it becomes disengaging for the viewers. Had they delivered some sessions standing and using their backdrop to impart knowledge, would have been more engaging for the participants. One more thing that can be embedded in the videos itself, is "quick quizzes on-screen" wherein the participant answers the question and clicks to see the right answer and the presenter continues the discussion.

All in all, very good learning for me to start teaching online... Bingo!

By Timothy C

Jun 23, 2020

It would have been a 5-star course five years ago. My only major critique is that it is a bit outdated simply because of how fast technology evolves: It seems the course was created circa 2012, and maybe even before. This also led to issues with some of the links being broken in suggested resources, which is annoying, especially if you're someone who is actually taking the time to wade through the mountain of "recommended" resources.

I did this as professional development as a college writing instructor at the direction of my institution, and I'd say it was a great introduction to teaching online, especially when it comes to student engagement and motivation, and instructor presence. I was able to use the assignments to start making a rough outline of online courses I'll be teaching in the fall. I'm still not a believer in MOOCs, but this worked fine for me for what it was.

By Azam A

Jun 19, 2020

Good course overall. Definitely value for money. I found the videos with close caption very useful. A few points, please review the material regularly as some of the sites were removed. It could be quite frustrating when click on a few links and they are not available anymore. I would also review the word count on the assignments. I spent more time editing the work to fit the word-count than I did on writing it. Can you really get the essence in 200 words? Some of the reading was excessive though. I also felt that some of the questions in the self-development exercises questionable in terms of the response. Finally, you should really have a reference list in the module summary pdf files so we can use this as a basis for further research. Apart from that, I hope I can implement what I have learned at work. Thank you...

By Susan B

Jul 8, 2020

This course was geared more toward the educator who is starting to introduce online and e-learning technologies into their teaching practice. As a future elearning course developer I found this course to provide me with a good foundation for online learning. I felt that UNSW did a great job with their Case Study interviews in various fields of study and how educators use different technologies for different objectives. I also thought that the recommended reading / viewing references based on the ungraded personal assessments were very helpful. I saved them all and anticipate having to refer to them in the future. I highly recommend this course if this matches what you need for your career. Thank you UNSW team for all your great work!!

By Suneyna S

Jul 7, 2020

The course is rich with resources and provides an array of strategies for online and blended learning.

The assignments helped me reflect on my existing practices and helped me achieve a new perspective in planning activities, resources and assessments. I explored a lot of tools online which I would have probably not done otherwise.

However, The course is more relevant for higher education especially University education and found less resources and strategies for K-12, especially Primary school. It would have been nice if case studies around K-12 was a lot more, would have been useful for me to put it in practice.

By Waqas A

Jun 27, 2020

Good basic course for teaching online, with some interesting ideas. Videos are well thought out with relevant information, real examples provide excellent content to verify how to implement some ideas into educational settings.

Much of the content does seem more targeted to higher education which doesn't fully apply to me as a Secondary School teacher, however there is overlap and I have learnt great ideas of how to plan, assess and evaluate online learning. Overall I am impressed and glad to have completed this course.

My only suggestion for improvement would be to fix the dead links in the suggested resources.

By Tina M T

Jul 22, 2020

The teachers of this course were excellent collaborators. I found the Question and Answer section quite helpful. The course was definitely overwhelming to me at first, having never had computer classes in my education through my masters degree. However, the way the course was presented allowed me to move forward and persevere. I found the vocabulary used in describing the assignments new to me. Therefore, I felt greatly challenged. However, when I was able to successfully pass each assignment and reflect on peer reviews I felt a great sense of accomplishment.

By Angie P M T

Jun 19, 2020

The content is relevant and very well founded. The videos are quite useful and allow to go deeper into topics and definitions. However, although some of the material was optional, everything had to be reviewed in order to pass the course and obtain the certificate. For example, I think it would be useful to give a percentage to the participation in the forums, to encourage students to give elaborated answers and not just participate so that the forum activity would appear as completed.

By Viviola G

Jul 26, 2020

I did like the MOOc. Sometimes the amount of information and documents to read were overwhealming. Too much and not allways clear what was more important a¡or useful. I will have to continue reviewing many documents. I was doing this MOOC at the same time that I was redigning my course that has to begin in two weeks. For this reason I did not always had the time to read all the suggested recomended documents. Thank you

By Jahad S A H

Apr 22, 2020

It was really interesting to join such a contemporary course. I like the quality of the videos share though the optional ones needed some upgrading. I also liked the personalized element where the activities lead to specified elements.

I hope to see a more practical course where some of the technologies addressed can be put into practice and then linked to a pedagogical framework.

By Anastasiya O

Aug 5, 2020

This course is great for first time to experienced online instructors. There is something new for everyone. The course covers everything from the beginning to end of the course to assessments. The most beneficial part was the course gave specific articles and tools based on what type of classes your are teaching whether its ESL or elementary or university.

By Marcus F

Jun 15, 2020

Great course to help someone begin the considerations for an online course. There's no one-size fits all solution, and this course helps teachers navigate options and plan accordingly. The linked resources are very helpful, but many are starting to feel out of date. A slight update to course content and linked resources would benefit students greatly!

By Sabeen A

May 30, 2020

Overall it was an informative course and I learnt a lot of new techniques and ideas that will help me to enhance my teaching and learning experience. I will also be more confident now to integrate technology in my lessons. Just a suggestion that you should recheck some of the resources shared in reading section as they were not accessible.

By Lakshmi S I S o B a M

May 19, 2020

This was a valuable course for teachers who commence their journey in online teaching. The course could have included a demonstration of an online teaching class using digital tools. This would have helped in visualizing and virtually experiencing the engagement in this novel mode.

Thanks for curating and delivering a wonderful experience!