This course element is a simple, single HTML page. You are able to implement content in such a page by means of the internal editor in OpenOLAT. It's as easy as formatting a Microsoft Word or Apple Pages document. Likewise, you can copy/paste content directly from Word or Pages into OpenOLAT, the formatting will be copied too.
If there wouldn't be any purpose, we could stop right here, telling you to better use a computer instead of memorizing hundreds of facts, as computers are much better in storing information than we are. In other words, learning does not only consist of putting factual knowledge into your long-term memory. Undoubtedly, knowing and remembering facts and rules is very important and is the basis for all "higher" knowledge and skills. But knowledge of facts alone does not solve new problems or makes guesses, ratings, associations, comparisons and references.Our brain connects the knowledge and skills we have, interweaves and structures them, thus allowing us to behave flexibly and adapt to new environmental situations. But how do we get there?
By doing exercises for example. Doing exercises is a process of various steps, from defining the desired outcome, anticipating possible blind alleys or rate different ways to solve the problem, to determining the knowledge needed, thus activating inherent knowledge and aquiring new information. It should be obvious that with this didactical approach, your learners will be fitter in the end. Plus, solving an exercise is much more motivating and rewarding than just learning something by heart, like vocalubary learning without having the context (we assume everybody of us had to do in his younger years).
Important to know
Creating interesting exercises might need some time and effort by the teacher. However, we encourage you to invest this time. Even if you will need a little more time compared to writing just a text with facts, the learning outcome will be much higher, compensating the additional time needed on any account.