Online Learning

If your course is closer to an unmanned drone than a vibrant communal learning space, you are in good company. The term Asynchronous is becoming almost synonymous with A-social and A-taught. I read a passage in a book the other day and it said, “Asynchronous, meaning without a teacher.” I had to blink at that

How do you know what turns off your learners? Ask! That’s exactly what several studies have done and the results may surprise you. The results of a recent survey completed by Articulate (shown above) make it pretty clear.

Nearly 40% of learners … find the courses boring.

In a slightly older Canadian survey,

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I taught music for nearly ten years and every year I was amazed at how much students still like classical music. I would prepare a lesson and wait for the groaning and eye rolls but the minute I put some Beethoven or Bernstein on … it was all over. Love