Really enjoyed this course. It gave me a deeper insight into theories and characteristics surrounding dinosaurs and their existence, and at the same time, told me a great deal of new things about their classification, characteristics and evolutionary context. I liked the clarity with which facts were presented and the stress that was applied on the idea of hypotheses and their acceptance/rejection. It inspired me to think more scientifically about the world around us.

I've learned a lot in this course, although it appears to have been recorded in 2013 based on the unique number Dr. Currie wrote on the fossil. So I'd like to know how our knowledge has changed since then. I'm still undecided on whether or not to purchase the certificate, but an updated course would be good and I would then be much more likely to purchase the certificate. I could not access the 3D fossils and the interactive geological time didn't work correctly.

I really enjoyed this course and learned a lot about a subject that I was very interested in but didn't know much about the subject. I would have given the course a 5-star rating except some of the reading material had some spelling, grammar, and punctuation errors that could and should easily be corrected. They are the kind of errors that would lose points if they were a graded assignment given to a student in a university course. Other than that I loved it!

The course material is interesting for amateurs who wants to have a better understanding of dinosaurs and the videos are well done and interesting.

However, at times I found the course notes to be written poorly (with repetitive, over-simplified language and some mistakes here and there) and the forums looks somewhat empty to me.

Thank you for the effort, I hope the course gets updated with new material i time!

The course was fun and engaging. Pretty easy provided one pays attention. But some aspects of the course are sadly outdated. For example Spinosaurus now looks different than we once thought and so the art models for some dinosaurs need updating. And some article links are no longer valid and the fossil viewer that is prevelant throughout the course is largely not usable due to software updates.

Really 4 1/5 to 5 stars. The loss of stars is because of technological problems, notably the fossil viewer and geologic time viewers never worked no matter what device I used. I also think the latter chapters would have been better first. But the course itself is amazing and I plan to take all of Alberta's paleontology courses. Thank you so much for the course.

There's an enormous amount of information to take in during this course. It's very well presented although a number of links and the fossil viewers are non-functioning which was a disappointment. However I enjoyed the challenges and have a much better understanding of dinosaurs and the prehistoric world. Glad I signed on and stuck it through to the end.

Really well made course that truly expands your knowledge on the subject. My only issue with it was that there were a lot of errors in the lessons in terms of typos and editing and booking exams was difficult because there didn't seem to be communication between people who run the course and the LAC because there weren't enough seats to book exams.

Good overview, unfortunately dated.

A great overview of paleobiology hosted by world famous Phil Currie, marred by broken links in the course readings. The course material is anywhere from 6-8 years old, in general, and paleobiology has been moving fast in the last decade, so some of the information is obsolete at this point. Recommended, overall.

I really enjoyed the course. There were no current participants in the forums, but I read them all and learned a bit from those, too. I especially liked Betsy's presentation and hope she gets a raise for her good work. This course is obviously a broad overview and a great place to begin for anyone interested in this line of study.

Many grammatical and sentence structure errors at times making the reading confusing or difficult. Many of the resource links at the conclusion of each reading were no longer valid/did not work. While I enjoyed the information and presentation, proofing the printed material will simply make it better and boost credibility.

Dino 101 es un fantástico curso dividido en 12 lecciones, cada una de ellas te ayudarán a responder preguntas y a comprender mejor la forma en la cual los científicos interpretan el registro fósil, todo lo anterior relacionado con algunas de las criaturas más sorprendentes que han habitado la tierra: los dinosaurios.

Good points: systemic coverage of the topic, and instructors all seem enthusiastic about the subject.

However: sometimes there is this avalanche of different dinosaurs that is impossible to keep up. Also, my granddaughter (not quite 8) knows more about dinosaurs from reading books.

Great explanations and fun classes, excellent drawings and visualizations, but I did find this course a bit one-sided. You could improve it by spending some time discussing the evidences against millions of years, and the evidences of people living contemporary with dinosaurs.

I enjoyed this class and learned a lot. My only reason for not giving it five stars is because the 3D fossil viewer never worked for me, and the reading assignments had a lot of typos/grammatical errors/spelling errors. Someone should proofread the "text book" for future use.

There are a few mistakes here and there, and a few things need to be updated, but overall, the course is really good for a beginners level in Paleobiology. It was well explained, the diagrams and quizes were helpful and the resources complemented the course well.

Over all this course was great and i learned a lot! One thing i wasn't happy with, was the fossil viewer stopped working after maybe the 3rd or 4th interaction. Every time i would try and look at it a blue page would come up and none of it worked.

Over all a good course. Some of the quiz questions could be rewritten for clarity. The section on Diversity should be its own module, not just tacked onto the paleo-geography module. Otherwise a fun course that does a good job keeping you engaged.

I have learned a lot! If I'm honest, I didn't watch the videos as I found some of the lecturers difficult to watch (repetitive motions, speech too slow, patronising tones etc.). Otherwise an awesome, interactive and informative course. Thank you!

very much enjoyed the course, learned a lot - especially in the first three weeks. I did notice some spelling errors in the video text but otherwise good. I paid for a certificat and cannot for the life of me find how to get that.

This was a very fun and interesting course, and I have gained a lot of new knowledge from the helpful teachers! My only complaint is that half of the supplementary resources either no longer exist or are stuck behind a paywall.

Its a great place to have your information about the dinosaurs. From their live and death to daily ways. The field works tells you about the ground reality. But some thing are which didn't went to my expectations. Rest Great

The fossil viewer did not work even once in the whole course, despite complaining. Another thing is that you should appreciate the work of students by providing free certificate when you made the course free.

if your dinosaur fan you probably know much of this stuff it gets some stuff wrong like trilobites being fully extinct and stuff like that. i suggest this program to all ages who wan't to be a paleontologist

Overall very good course laid in a easily digestible manner. Would enjoy a bit more quizzes or interact-able diagrams to better ingrain the learned concepts. Thanks for making the course! Time well spent.