Free Online Genealogy Course with FutureLearn (Week 5)

[Ruskie]

The quizzes for this one have been pretty silly I think!   And not always easy to see what they are aiming at either - sometimes four ticks required, sometimes an 'all of these' type answer!   

Agreed. They are pointless.

[jennywren001]

I don't know how you worked out the section (5.15), but I think I might be the person you are discussing this with Jen. 
And, still the positive comments about the course continue .... I don't understand.

Maybe lots of people have been working away on their own and this course is the first opportunity to interact with like minded people - hence the positive responses. We all benefit from being on Rootschat so we already have that kind of interaction.

The course on 'Empire' is very well presented - they make use of online tools that allow students to add useful websites/books/journal articles - hardly earth shattering but the use of such tools would have proved beneficial on the family history course. If you had 26,000 eager beavers would you not be thinking of ways to get them all engaged so they could contribute to the knowledge base - it happens daily on here! There are tools for Futurelearn where you can add text to a map - now that might have been just a tiny bit useful...I just see so many missed opportunities.
Jen
PS nice speaking with you Ruskie 

[Ruskie]

Good points Jen .... 

(Nice talking to you too.  )

[TinaRoyal]

Ruskie, the reason why there are so many positive comments about the course is because anything that is not liked is moderated out.

I posted a comment regarding week 4, within half-an-hour it had disappeared.

[Romilly]

Just wanted to say... that though I am somewhat disappointed with this Course, I too have taken previous FL Courses that have been both enjoyable and informative.

Perhaps I was expecting too much from this one?

Romilly

[3sillydogs]

I think maybe if you were a complete novice it might set you off on your genealogy journey with a sense of where and what to look for, how to use resources etc.

Or you can hang out on Rootschat

[Romilly]

Yes, - I totally agree 3SD!

And I prefer it on here.

Romilly

[groom]

I think maybe if you were a complete novice it might set you off on your genealogy journey with a sense of where and what to look for, how to use resources etc.

Or you can hang out on Rootschat

I'm wondering whether it would, or if it might confuse you a bit, especially if you weren't looking for records in Scotland or the USA? As others said, far better to ask on RootsChat!

[Ruskie]

Ruskie, the reason why there are so many positive comments about the course is because anything that is not liked is moderated out.

I posted a comment regarding week 4, within half-an-hour it had disappeared.

I did wonder if that might be the case. I'd better check mine .....