Forum Getting Started: Re: Re: Re: LAMS and Google

By: James Dalziel

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I think it is worth stressing to students that not knowing the answer, or having a wrong answer, is fine for a starting Q&A - the point of the task is usually to get a variety of views, and then build from that, not to get the "right" answer from the beginning. If students are new to LAMS, I'd probably also point out that their answer will be anonymous (if you've left the Q&A as anonymous during authoring) - so they're not concerned about having their name with their answer.

In terms of using Google, I don't see a problem with this unless it runs counter to what you are trying to achieve - using Google shows a different innovative approach to learning that may be worth encouraging if searching fits some of your other learning objectives.

Posted by James Dalziel