Two types of activities
Short activities
These are formative activities designed to contribute to your learning experience, networking and interaction with fellow students. These activities generally require between 1 to 15 minutes learning effort. Examples include:
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Short quizzes with interactive feedback (not tracked or graded)
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Microblog posts
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Viewing short videos for reflection.
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Designated forum posts
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Case studies with interactive feedback (not tracked or graded)
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Optional blog posts
Contribution to certification options
Certification of participation specifies a minimum number of microblog, blog and discussion forum posts during the course.
Substantive E-Activities
E-Activities are more comprehensive learning activities ranging from 1 to 3 hours of learning effort. The E-Activities require the learners to create something and the majority require learners to publish a blog post because we believe that the public sharing of ideas contributes to the quality of learning for both authors and readers. E-Activities contain:
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A clear statement of purpose
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Suggested stimulus links on the web which are selected to initiate the E-Activity
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A list of suggested tasks
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A statement of learning outcomes required to demonstrate your learning.
Contribution to certification options
Certification of participation specifies a minimum number of E-Activities. The outputs of many of the course E-Activities are specified requirements for the final assignment in the course for learners seeking formal academic credit.