Last Friday I was exhausted and couldn't even imagine having to start an online course. Usually I leave my course until I return from my Summer holiday and dread having to complete it. Last year was the first time I can honestly say I really enjoyed my online courses and found them very enjoyable. It was also the first year I completed a course with Anokha Learning. I signed up early last year to take advantage of their Early Bird offer. The courses I completed Eatwise and Food for Thought, I found both very enjoyable. I really liked the topic of food and nutrition and also how it linked in with my love of gardening. I have worked so hard developing the school garden and encouraging children to try the food that they grow. Both of these courses gave me an insight into the impoartance of nutrition and healthy eating for children's learning. This was something I had never really thought about. The resources were a great help and I found that I used them at different stages during the year. This year I was gifted two courses from Anokha Learning. I decided to try their Bullying Prevention and Mental Health Fitness courses. I started the Bullying Prevention course on Sunday and have found it really useful so far. Marie O Sullivan is the course author and I have to say she is so easy to listen to. I almost feel like I am sitting in a group discussion listening to her speak. She is very knowledgeable and also very realistic in her ideas to implement. The content is really based on achieveable targets and gets you to stop and look at the atmosphere and relationships in your own school .
Having completed lesson 3 I realised that my school has so many great resources and strategies implemented to help both students and teachers. We are doing a good job and I now have plenty of ideas to develop this further. The quizzes are a nice way to reinforce what you have taken from the video lesson. Interaction in the discussion forums are very easy going and informative. The e-tutors are engaging and have shared some wonderful resources. I will update this post when I have completed both courses. If you are still looking for a course they have some available here. All courses must be completed by the 2nd August. As I said earlier this years courses were gifted. The opinions in this post are 100% my own.
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