Second+online+course

To do's for the next edition of the on-line course

Improvements proposed


 * 1) Harmonize the terminology/approach with FAO handbook on project design.
 * 2) Begin with a short assignment to get participants engaged more quickly.
 * 3) Include a maximum of two discussion forum questions per week, in order to make the program less heavy and lighten the workload, allow participants to better follow and learn from the experiences of their peers, and encourage participants to add more questions of their own and discuss issues as they came up. Summarize the results of the discussion forums each week.
 * 4) Consider creating a new discussion forum for each week of discussion, making only the discussion forum for the relevant week visible - or other solutions in order to make it easier to navigate and find the relevant threads in the discussion forums.
 * 5) Consider the possibility of allowing participants to focus on their own projects for the impact assessment design project.
 * 6) In order to personalize the e-learning modules and make them more interactive, and to present complex content in an easier to understand way, include at least one video of the tutor explaining concepts (particularly charts and formulas) per module.
 * 7) In addition, create and share videos of the tutor on an ad-hoc basis responding to key questions raised by participants or explaining key issues identified by the tutor through the assignments as requiring additional clarification.
 * 8) Ensure that all course modules are available on the platform both in the interactive mode and in PDF format (available for downloading by participants working remotely) from the beginning of the course.

Notes on implementing these improvements:

Consolidate and cut discussion questions for each week (2 max per week) in review of modules The discussion forums for this course will be: help (1); intro and discussion questions (1 or 2?); case study forum (1).