Free Online Genealogy Course with FutureLearn (Week 5)

[Isabel H]

Sorry, I've got the giggles just read this "Enjoyed this week, I am ready to add my flesh to my ancestors"
Jen

Clearly someone losing the will to live!

[3sillydogs]

 

[Deirdre784]

I wonder what the drop-out rate is?

I'm still sticking with it, but I'm not impressed so far.

I'm afraid i only did week 1; had been looking forward to it but wasn't inspired to continue

Been enjoying using my new FH software instead, but may go back to the course later.

[Gillg]

I think we just have to accept that there are plenty of people looking at this course who know very little about genealogy and who will have benefited to a certain degree from it.  Indeed there are lots of complimentary remarks among the comments there, so some of them are happy with it.  It's just that nearly all of us RootsChatters seem to be much further along the path and are disappointed that we're not finding much new information to help us progress.  The course doesn't seem to have focussed on who its target participants are and should perhaps have clearly stated that it was suitable for beginners or other groups. 

Two 4 weeks courses  at different levels would maybe have been a better idea. So far I have learned that I should be much better organised in my approach, but then I knew that anyway.  

[groom]

Hopefully there will be a chance for feedback at the end of the course when some of these issues can be addressed.

[Ruskie]

I agree Gillg, many, that the majority who make comments, seem very happy with the course. I have read several of them stating they have been researching their family history for years, so I don't quite understand how anyone with experience could have known so little, to have been taught so much through the course. I suspect those who are not happy with the course have either dropped out or don't bother to make comments, constructive or negative. 

It was a big ask to provide a course which would suit all levels of experience. You almost need several levels, from beginner to pro, and I also think that country based lessons might also be worthwhile. Say the basics for everyone, then more country focussed extended learning. I think they were trying to do too much, which, I believe, is why it hasn't worked.

[mare]

 

Two 4 weeks courses  at different levels would maybe have been a better idea. So far I have learned that I should be much better organised in my approach, but then I knew that anyway.  

  sounds you could have organised course better anyway, would have been a much better idea. ... definitely agree with you, both counts.

[Wiggy]

Also finished week 5 and although haven't learnt anything really new, have gotten a few links that I hadn't known about and will probably be useful in the future (duly bookmarked them).

Will do the last week, just because I don't like to leave things unfinished

Agree with these sentiments!

[maddys52]

I agree with you all, I haven't really learnt anything new from this course, I've learnt much more from rootschat, not just where to look for records, but how to approach a problem from many different aspects to achieve a solution.

Like Gillg said, I knew I needed to be organised ... remains to be seen whether I'm inspired to do something about it.