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This course introduces the skills and expectations of online study, including online teaching materials, assessment, study motivation, research and search skills, and working with a study community and tutor. Learners finish by planning their transition to formal online study and creating an action plan.

Syllabus

  • Week1Week 1: Being an online learner
  • Introduction
  • 1.1 Living online
  • 1.1.1 What do you do online?
  • 1.1.2 From going online to learning online
  • Your online learning experiences
  • 1.1.3 The informal–formal spectrum
  • 1.2 The elements of online study
  • 1.2.1 Online teaching materials
  • 1.2.2 Online assessment
  • 1.2.3 Nothing to be scared of
  • 1.2.4 Your study motivations
  • 1.3 Online study skills
  • 1.3.1 Finding and interrogating historical data
  • 1.3.2 Search for yourself
  • Summary of Week 1
  • References
  • Acknowledgements
  • Week2Week 2: Studying online
  • Introduction
  • 2.1 O’ Fortuna: can you survive Early Modern Europe?
  • 2.1.1 Chinese@OU
  • 2.1.2 The OpenScience Laboratory
  • 2.1.3 The flame test results
  • 2.1.4 What did you think?
  • 2.2 Who do you work with online?
  • 2.2.1 Managing your own study
  • 2.2.2 Your study community
  • 2.2.3 Your personal tutor
  • 2.3 Moving onto formal study
  • 2.3.1 Using what you’ve learned
  • 2.3.2 Making hard choices
  • 2.3.3 Planning your next steps
  • 2.3.4 Developing an action plan
  • 2.3.5 Becoming an online student
  • End-of-course summary
  • References
  • Acknowledgements

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