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Posted by: Robert McNeish	17/10/2008 18:17
Hi Everybody, I have just signed up for Spurgeon's Online and am really looking forward to getting into the course. It would be good to hear from other people out there. Just a little bit about myself....Aged 49, married with two children (one of each). I have thought about doing some sort of formal theology study for many years but only just gotten around to it (after prompting from my lovely wife). "Retired" from full-time work a few years ago so now I have more time on my hands to study (famous last words!). Very actively involved in teaching and preaching ministry anyway, so thought why not introduce more structure into my studies by following a set course like this one. When choosing a college, it just had to be Spurgeon's. Great man of God and he was originally a "local man" (he was baptised in the river at Soham, not far from where I live). Anyway, I look froward to hearing from some of you. Rob

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Re: My First Blog

By Andy Ho on 25/10/2008 13:06

Hi Robert -- I am an online student as well. I do enjoy the material presented to us and also the assignments. Regrettably. though, there is no tutor interaction at all save for the time they get back to you with a grade for your assignment. And that's twice per module. That's all. I had expected lots more interaction - online - using something like Blackboard, a software that is sued for such purposes at most unis nowadays. Best to you, 'Andy

Re: My First Blog

By mcneish on 26/10/2008 20:22

Good to hear from you Andy. I have just spent the afternoon studying unit 2 of module 1 and I realise what you mean about the lack of interaction with the Tutor. I suppose that is what the Journal is for, although it is odd to be putting down your thoughts, knowing that they will not be read until you submit them when you have finished the module. I find myself having to be very clear in what I write, as I want to get over what I am thinking. In a normal lecture situation the one-to-one interaction would enable you to do that much more easily. Oh well, I suppose it will just take a bit of getting used to, but it is at least teaching me to be more concise when trying to express a point! Rob

Re: My First Blog

By Debra Reid on 01/11/2008 10:11

Thank you very much for your blog entries. it is always good to hear how things are going for our students. Do remember that you can email your module tutor at anytime when queries arise. There are also Online study days at College (details posted) which give you the opportunity for detailed interaction with staff and students alike. Remember too that if you post anything on the main Online forum you will usually get a response from the College too. We do try to do all we can to help our Online students. Don't hesitate to contact us whenever you need to.

Re: My First Blog

By TC on 07/01/2009 22:20

Hi I too am new to the course - and indeed to this kind and level of study. I have just completed Unit 2 of module 1. I hope I haven't done wrong - I have emailed my learning journal thus far to my online tutor and have asked him to cast a quick eye over it to guide me and correct me. I did this because I really don't want to get to the end of the module, having done many hours of work, and discover that I have been doing it all wrong. I have to admit that I struggled with the concept of a learning jounal - having never done any higher education before the terminology is a little alien to me - it was only when i logged on to the forum and found some entries on there about journals that it really made any sense to me. I wondered if there was some kind of template anywhere but couldn't find one.

Re: My First Blog	By mcollard on 28/02/2009 19:56
hi there <br>i am considering using online study. can some one let me know how it works? do you download a pre-recorded lecture??

Re: My First Blog

By Rob McNeish on 01/03/2009 16:53

You bring up the course material via the website for the module you are studying. It can be copied as a PDF file or into a word document (it is not an audio file of a lecture) and saved on your hard drive if that makes it easier for you to work on (I find this helps). Then it's just a case of working through the material, reading from the recommended text books as instructed, and completeing the "tasks" that are set in the course material as you go along and recording the answers to these tasks (along with any other personal thoughts/comments) in a Word document (your "learning journal"). The learning journal and any assignments are then submitted to the tutor. It's a very simple system that appears to work very well. Hope that helps. Rob

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