A GUIDE ON STUDYING ON LMS

British Culture and Society

I. Task list
Task 1: Preparing
Read each chapter in your coursebook in advance. Highlight important points and parts on which
you need further research and discussion in class.

Task 2: Watching the lecture videos

Log in the LMS of the module. Watch the videos of and readings provided. Take notes on
important points and parts on which you need further research and discussion.

Task 3: Discussion forums

The discussion forum is designed to support interaction between you and other classmates.
Exchanging and sharing ideas can enrich your knowledge on the topic and clarify any questions
you may have. The discussion forums take place in the blended weeks only.
In this activity, you will need to post at least two messages: (1) one responds to the lecturer’s
questions, and (2) one replies to or comments on one post of your friend.
ü Message 1 (required): Go to the Discussion Forums of the online learning weeks and post
your answers to questions given. The minimum length for each answer is 150 words.
At the end of the post, add at least one more question that you have prepared while
reading the coursebook and watching the videos.
ü Message 2 (required): Reply to one of your friends’ message. Comment on his/her ideas
and answer at least one of his/her questions.

Task 4: Weekly quizzes

Complete the quiz every week to help your review the knowledge of each lesson.
Number of questions/quiz: 10
Question type: Multiple choice
Time allowance: 10 minutes
Number of attempts allowed: 3
Task 5: Mid-course quiz
There is an important quiz which tests your knowledge of the first half of the module. This quiz
is marked and accounts for 10% of the total mark.
Number of questions: 20
Question type: Multiple choice
Time allowance: 20 minutes
Attempt allowed: 1

A note on Online Classroom Etiquette:

Think carefully before you click the “send” button. Use appropriate language and avoid offensive
subjects when you communicate with your teacher and classmates. Be polite and open-minded;
do not dominate any discussion because everyone’s voice should be listened.
Don’t keep your wonderful ideas for yourself. Share them with others, and things you get back
will be unexpectedly brilliant.

II. Assessment on LMS

1. Attendance
You need to complete all of the tasks listed above to be marked present. Lack of and poor
performance of any task will lead to being absent.

2. Mid-course quiz
Number of questions: 20
Question type: Multiple choice
Time allowance: 20 minutes
Attempt allowed: 1
Assessment weighting: 10%
 III. Some suggestions for a successful B-learning course

• Regularly login to the course several times per week and check for announcements and
ongoing bulletin board discussions.
• Expect to spend at least six to eight hours per week on the course. This includes
completing readings, posting to the assigned discussion forum (and in some cases chat)
on a regular basis, and developing your written projects.
• Devote specific periods of time to the course and block out your calendar for this purpose.
Although the class does not meet face to face, research has shown that those students
who schedule in this way are more consistent in participation and ultimately more
successful in an online course. This is true for teachers as well; thus, you can expect to
receive responses to email and phone inquiries within almost any 12–24-hour period (and
likely sooner), unless otherwise announced.
• Don’t just disappear. Failure to complete assignments by the deadline, participate in
online discussions, and so forth will negatively impact your success in the course in that
your final grade will be affected if you fail to participate. Life gets in the way for all of us;
if you have a personal or profes- sional conflict, communicate with the instructor as soon
as possible via private email.
• Determine how you learn best. Some of us learn more effectively through visual aids, or
through hands-on training and other forms of applied learn- ing. Others need to listen
and hear lectures and discussions, synthesizing ideas in order to apply them. If you are
having difficulty with some aspect of the course, the instructor is available via telephone
or face to face by appointment. Always feel free to ask for help or clarification of
assignments, deadlines, and document submission procedures. In addition, there is a
learning style inventory you will be asked to complete during our orientation phase to
help you self-assess your learning needs.
• View your classmates as a valuable source of feedback on your work. The instructor is a
guide, and one source of professional expertise. Others, including you, will also have
experiences and have ideas that are useful to the group. Feel free to share, to exchange
email and ideas. Your participa- tion is vital to the success of everyone in the course.
Although there may be a prompt related to the specific module, feel free to start a new
thread based on ideas that interest you, or to share resources that you find on the web
or through other research methods.
• Avoid having the course become a mere ‘email correspondence course’ between you and
the instructor; unless it is a personal matter, any question or comment you are likely to
have will be of relevance to the group.

Reference:

Blair, K. L. (2010). Delivering Literary Studies in the Twenty-first Century: The Relevance of Online
Pedagogies. In T. Kayalis & A. Natsina (Eds.). Teaching Literature at a Distance: Open, Online and
Blended Learning (pp. 67-79). London: Continuum International Publishing Group.