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subtitle-650-3920-2"ERIC: Hi, and welcome to the edX demonstration course."
subtitle-3920-7450-3"I'm Eric, and I'm here to help you get a better understanding of how fun and"
subtitle-7450-10080-4"easy it is to take an edX course."
subtitle-10080-11700-5"So, let's get started."
subtitle-11700-13950-6"Let me show you how all the parts work together."
subtitle-13950-18000-7"If at any time you want to skip this video and get a firsthand experience"
subtitle-18000-21020-8"of the demonstration course, all you have to do is click"
subtitle-21020-22710-9"week one to the left."
subtitle-22710-25050-10"Don't worry, I won't be offended."
subtitle-25050-27730-11"Let's first look along the top of the page."
subtitle-27730-29990-12"This area's called the navigation bar."
subtitle-29990-32950-13"Click on Courseware to interact with your course."
subtitle-32950-36190-14"Course Info contains course announcements and updates from the"
subtitle-36190-37390-15"course staff."
subtitle-37390-41130-16"If your course has digital textbooks, this is where you'll find them."
subtitle-41130-43720-17"Discussion is where you can communicate with the fellow students"
subtitle-43720-47380-18"on topics and projects, and even occasionally with the course staff."
subtitle-47380-51430-19"When available, the course Wiki acts as a knowledge base for your course."
subtitle-51430-53000-20"It's a helpful resource."
subtitle-53000-55980-21"Clicking on Progress will reveal how well you're doing in"
subtitle-55980-57790-22"your studies and exams."
subtitle-57790-61000-23"When you take the demo course, we'll provide you with a simple progress"
subtitle-61000-64590-24"report matching your results."
subtitle-64590-66440-25"Let's look at the left column now."
subtitle-66440-69710-26"The left side of the Courseware screen contains a course navigation bar"
subtitle-69710-71790-27"starting from the top down."
subtitle-71790-76110-28"Many courses start with an overview of edX and an introduction to the course."
subtitle-76110-79570-29"Below the overview are segments of the course, which are released as the"
subtitle-79570-81080-30"course progresses."
subtitle-81080-84950-31"Typically, an edX course is delivered in week by week segments, and have"
subtitle-84950-87580-32"lessons and homeworks you need to complete."
subtitle-87580-90270-33"Many courses are 10 to 12 weeks long."
subtitle-90270-94920-34"We made this demonstration course three weeks for simplicity."
subtitle-94920-97070-35"Let's now look at the learning sequence."
subtitle-97070-100920-36"Each item in the left column reveals a corresponding learning sequence."
subtitle-100920-103600-37"Work your way from left to right."
subtitle-103600-107200-38"Learning sequences can contain lectures, exercises, and interactive"
subtitle-107200-111090-39"lessons that you can complete on your own schedule."
subtitle-111090-116760-40"Next, let's discover what makes edX fun and unique, its interactivity."
subtitle-116760-120410-41"edX prides itself on its interactive lessons, which can include"
subtitle-120410-124600-42"demonstrations, visualizations, and virtual environments."
subtitle-124600-127190-43"You can try out some in the demo course."
subtitle-127190-131590-44"Interactive lessons are often graded and contribute to your final grade."
subtitle-131590-135480-45"While the edX platform also supports more traditional question formats like"
subtitle-135480-139985-46"multiple choice, our classes also test your understanding by allowing you to"
subtitle-139985-143930-47"use labs and simulators, and even asking you to write an essay."
subtitle-143930-147400-48"Example of these graded interactions are in the demo course."
subtitle-147400-150640-49"You can see how the questions the course uses for gauging your learning"
subtitle-150640-155620-50"process can even be auto graded, or detailed feedback given in real time."
subtitle-155620-159350-51"So while an edX course might be rigorous, the tools and visualizations"
subtitle-159350-162280-52"are really fun and truly interactive."
subtitle-162280-165560-53"Finally, there are many ways successful students like to you"
subtitle-165560-167740-54"interact to get the most out of a course."
subtitle-167740-171560-55"Beyond the discussion forums, you can meet and engage with fellow classmates"
subtitle-171560-174050-56"through a local meet up-- which we highly recommend--"
subtitle-174050-177830-57"a Google Hangout, or even invite students to join you via Twitter,"
subtitle-177830-179820-58"Facebook, or other social networks."
subtitle-179820-182970-59"It's a proven fact that if you engage with others while taking a course,"
subtitle-182970-184990-60"you're more likely to succeed."
subtitle-184990-188110-61"Now that you've seen how easy it is to take an edX course, experience this"
subtitle-188110-189070-62"demonstration course."
subtitle-189070-192980-63"Firsthand all you have to do is click on week one to the left and you can"
subtitle-192980-194230-64"get started."
subtitle-194230-194710-65"...."