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Learner Reviews & Feedback for Mountains 101 by University of Alberta

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About the Course

Mountains 101­­ is a broad and integrated overview of the mountain world. This 12-lesson course covers an interdisciplinary field of study focusing on the physical, biological, and human dimensions of mountain places in Alberta, Canada, and around the world. Specifically, we'll study the geological origins of mountains, how they’re built-up and worn-down over time; we’ll learn about their importance for biodiversity and water cycles, globally and locally; we’ll explore their cultural significance to societies around the globe, and how that relationship has evolved over time; and we’ll learn how mountains are used, how they’re protected, and how today they’re experiencing rapid change in a warming climate. At the end of each lesson, Mountains 101 will also provide learners with some smart tricks -- Tech Tips -- to safely enjoy time in the high alpine environment: from how to pick the best footwear for hiking to making smart decisions in avalanche terrain. We’ll be delivering your online lessons from valley bottoms to mountaintops, from museums and labs, to alpine huts and other spectacular alpine sites, and we’ll do so with the help of a whole host of experts. We invite you to join us for this online adventure! The mountains are calling......

Top reviews

GV

Oct 22, 2022

It was a wonderful lerning experience for me. The content was great, the videos and lessessons were very enjoyable and enlightening. Bravo to the teams who created this couse, well done and thank you.

DA

Feb 11, 2021

Great fun, I really enjoyed this course. Sometimes the dialogue was somewhat repetitive but overall you can see a lot of effort went into finding experts and giving quality, accompanying video clips.

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By Himal k

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Apr 30, 2020

I'm very thankful to mountain s101cousera to give me this kind of opportunities,and online courses ...it is very useful to who are free or studying students to burden their knowledge, skill capacity...thank u very much

😊😊😀🥰

By Deleted A

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Feb 26, 2019

Besides giving you a thorough explanation of mountains, it opens your eyes to all the famous places ( mountains) in the world. I think you look at the world differently after this course.

By Wally W

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Jun 28, 2021

Very informative with respect to the impact of mountains on our civilization. The lectures were presented very well and added greatly to the learning environment.

Well done.

By Jessica S

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Aug 12, 2019

The course is set up well with the videos (along with the text), quizzes and notes. A couple of the lessons are a bit dry but, overall, I truly enjoyed this course.

By Red O L

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Mar 27, 2020

I found the study and explanation of plant and animal biology and anatomy in alpine environments to be both fascinating and enriching. Thanks for the course!

By Brayden J

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May 14, 2020

This was my first course on Coursera, and it was wonderful. I'll be looking forward to continuing Coursera in the future.

By Samuel R

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Sep 15, 2020

El curso está realizado de manera exquisita, buena calidad visual y con ejemplos reales en parques naturales de Canadá.

By J M

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Mar 7, 2017

Really interesting course and well done. Was really impressed with all the ressources and even guest speakers.

By Deleted A

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Feb 3, 2022

excellent presenters with great visual components...program ran smooth..learned a lot of inter related stuff

By GREG G

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Mar 16, 2017

Leave out the politics and controversial science stated as irrefutable fact.

By JEREMY C

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Mar 7, 2017

Fantastic course! Audio needs some re-mastering, was frustrating at times.

By Sanjana T

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Feb 8, 2021

A very engrossing and deeply engrossing course. Loved my classroom!

By Kenny C

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Feb 4, 2017

Highly recommand it to do it if you love Canada and its Mountains!

By Andrea G

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Feb 21, 2021

Very interesting and informative course on mountain environments.

By Edgar B

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May 5, 2017

Buen curso para iniciar en el conocimiento de las montañas.

By Ian A

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Oct 28, 2020

A fascinating overview of all aspects of mountains.

By Tanya F

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Jun 23, 2017

Very education and well done, easy to do/understand

By Johnny M L

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Jun 14, 2022

Everyone should take this course.

By Richard K

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Aug 18, 2017

very interesting and informative

By Shirley K

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Jul 9, 2020

fun course, really enjoyed it

By Micheline D

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Feb 1, 2022

Well done, learned a lot

By Elita Y

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Jun 9, 2020

Very comprehensive

By Rahul S

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Jan 17, 2018

A complete one!

By Diane W

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Dec 23, 2020

A good introduction and interesting case studies. Many interesting parts to the course but I found it a little easy (that was probably due to my background as a geography teacher) I would also have liked to see a little more encouragement to investigate further on the topics - perhaps suggesting websites or additional reading. I found I was rather a passive learner and would have preferred to be more involved with finding things out.

By Sandy J M

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Jun 23, 2021

The material in this course was excellent, but I avoided the videos and did it by reading the transcripts only. The music accompanying the lectures and other bits is distracting and annoying. I spent 10 years at university and never attended a serious lecture that was accompanied by elevator music.