Comments on: Reading: "How To keep eLearners from escaping" http://www.dontwasteyourtime.co.uk/elearning/reading-how-to-keep-elearners-from-escaping/ eLearning, mLearning, Web 2.0, Blogging and the stuff in between Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:51:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: David Hopkins http://www.dontwasteyourtime.co.uk/elearning/reading-how-to-keep-elearners-from-escaping/comment-page-1/#comment-248 David Hopkins Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:42:52 +0000 http://www.dontwasteyourtime.co.uk/?p=2710#comment-248 <b>Ken</b><div><br /></div><div>Thanks for this. Perhaps the expectation needs to be set, for the students right at the beginning of the course, that the feedback will take the format of <i><b>X</b></i>, be delivered in the time-frame of <b><i>Y</i></b>, and will cover all aspects of what was / wasn't written? Would that be enough to 'motivate' the students to continue so they at least get as far as submitting an assignment?</div><div><br /></div><div>We'll see.</div><div><br /></div><div>Regards, David.</div> Ken
Thanks for this. Perhaps the expectation needs to be set, for the students right at the beginning of the course, that the feedback will take the format of X, be delivered in the time-frame of Y, and will cover all aspects of what was / wasn’t written? Would that be enough to ‘motivate’ the students to continue so they at least get as far as submitting an assignment?
We’ll see.
Regards, David.
]]> By: Ken Allan http://www.dontwasteyourtime.co.uk/elearning/reading-how-to-keep-elearners-from-escaping/comment-page-1/#comment-247 Ken Allan Sun, 29 Nov 2009 23:47:11 +0000 http://www.dontwasteyourtime.co.uk/?p=2710#comment-247 <b>Kia ora e David!</b> Without a doubt in my mind, the most significant action that keeps elearners from escaping is feedback. Feedback is a multifaceted thing, the most significant component of which is that provided by the teacher/tutor/instructor/facilitator. The most powerful feedback takes the form of <a href="http://newmiddle-earth.blogspot.com/2009/04/in-praise-of-plaudit.html" rel="nofollow">praise and plaudit</a>. <b>Catchya later</b> Kia ora e David!

Without a doubt in my mind, the most significant action that keeps elearners from escaping is feedback.

Feedback is a multifaceted thing, the most significant component of which is that provided by the teacher/tutor/instructor/facilitator. The most powerful feedback takes the form of praise and plaudit.

Catchya later

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