At last we seem to be getting in to 'proper' politics, the Audio Feature 4: Explaining the prime minister was actually a good listen so I'm motivated to launch myself into Chapter 1..... motivated but somehow not yet started.
I had another look at the Open University Forum again and it is just depressing. Either the discussion on the bit I am currently reading seems to have already taken place (obviously some people either have a lot of time on their hands or are quick readers because they are well ahead of the suggested schedule) or the forum is cluttered with extremely lengthy, and IMHO bordering on pretentious, discussions between the 'usual suspects'.
The Open University MUST surely wonder why so few of the course members participate on the forum. It would be useful if mid-course they asked why this was and what could be improved.
I would suggest that,
1. The Forum was split into sections which did not open until the appropriately scheduled part of the course.
2. That the Forum discussions were slightly better directed by Tutors.
3. That people have a limit to the number of times that they can post.
It would be useful it this could be trialled for Book 4 of this course, and of course if this this does not work and improve the situation it can revert back to what it is now.
As an alternative Forum, the Facebook group seems far more friendly and accessible, and so I will continue to engage with and be a part of that.
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