Online Learning Posts

Online Learning Posts ask you first try out an online course, and then create a post to reflect upon your experience with it.

The Goal

The goal of this post is to give you an opportunity to try online learning and then think about how it might help (or hinder) you in reaching your academic and personal goals. This approach to learning isn’t for everybody, and there are habits that can make the experience better or worse. Knowing how online learning fits for you can help you make informed decisions and expose you to new opportunities for growth and fulfillment.

Essential Skills

When you complete this assignment, you’ll be demonstrating the Essential Skills listed below. Skills in bold will be particularly emphasized while assessing your work.

  • Accurately assessing requirements
  • Composing with clarity and focus
  • Comprehending, analyzing, interpreting, and making meaning of material
  • Forming opinions, original thought and ideas
  • Making inferences
  • Putting parts of the product in logical/productive order
  • Revising based on feedback and reflection

Rubric

Use this rubric to ensure that your work meets standards. Please be sure to print it, fill it out, and hand it in before submitting your blog post for review.

Note that some repeating standards are presented in shortened form to preserve space. Please refer to their descriptions in earlier rubrics for full descriptions.

How it Works

LIST OF SELF-PACED COURSES SELECTION FORM
  1. Choose a free, self-paced online course from an accredited organization
  2. Fill out the Online Learning Selection form
  3. Compose a blog post about your experience (see Rubric for details)
  4. Add a featured image, tags, and category
  5. Fill out and submit the rubric, making sure that all standards are met
  6. Submit it for review
  7. Get feedback and revise as necessary

Acceptable Formats

The following formats are acceptable for this post:

  • Written text with images
  • Podcast
  • Screencast
  • Live-action video