Study tips for Online Learning
Participate
In contrast to classical forms of education, this course has no classroom in which there is direct contact between lecturer and student. The comments compensates for this lack of social presence. One important way of learning is to discuss the study material with other students. So we invite you to be active in the comments by asking questions, posting your fact based viewpoints and react likewise to your fellow students.Collaborate
In courses as massive and permanently available as on FutureLearn the Teaching Team cannot read every single post and hence cannot take responsibility for the accuracy of everything written in the comments. Staff is not regularly available for clarifications. We rely on YOU to to help your fellow students. You can assist us regarding the most important questions, by upvoting the posts which seem to be particularly important or by posing challenging questions.Be Respectful
The comments are not the appropriate place to just post an opinion. It is a place for academic and informed debate, where you can share your fact-based perspective and more importantly learn from those of others.We expect civil discourse and we will not tolerate any racist, stereotyping, discriminatory or inflammatory remarks. Any behaviour that is deemed unacceptable will be dealt with by staff. If you see an issue please do not engage or continue fighting but report the offending post.Be Academic
We expect students to express themselves with thoughtful contributions separating opinion from fact and avoiding so called logical fallacies in debate such as name calling, ridiculing your opponent, cherry picking, strawman etc. Cite evidence such as sources and data to support your arguments, and use clear logic.Be Safe
Please remember personal online safety rules. We prefer you do not share your phone number or your email address publicly. If you wish to do so, please use a venue outside this course.You can however share your social media accounts or use the features of FutureLearn to agree to meet up somewhere else. Why not meet each other in a local public place?Our purpose is to transform access to education.
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