This post is a guest blog by Dr James Allen-Robertson, instructor on our Collecting Social Media Data online course. James talks about computational methods, programming experience and the benefits of online courses.
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Creating good content is an age old challenge for educators. And this challenge is only exasperated when the content you’re creating is online. Last month, we published a guest blog by Tom Chatfield on lessons he learned when creating Critical Thinking: An Online Course. In this blog, we expand on Tom’s lessons from our perspective as editors of SAGE Campus online courses.
The majority of social scientists and social researchers report that they want or need to learn data science skills, according to a recent survey by SAGE Campus. What does this mean for higher education institutions?
Online learning done well can remove barriers to learning by offering flexible ways to learn new skills, whenever you want and wherever you are. But creating effective online learning isn’t easy and the challenges are especially pronounced when teaching complex and advanced topics. Read our top tips for designing effective online learning based on our experience of developing SAGE Campus courses.