One Interesting Thing About MOOCs Among the List of 8

At face value, the Chronicle of Higher Education’s 8 Things You Should Know About MOOCs, a data draw from the recent edX release of data, reads more like 8 Things You Already Know About MOOCs:  MOOCs are populated by highly educated individuals, most registrants do not interact, registration is highly Western.  …

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Been busy

Really busy. Too busy. Heartbreakingly, eyewateringly, soul suckingly busy for the last….month it seems, so #etmooc has been on the backburner with me.

Connections ossify, rhizomes curl up and die, and my own work throws curveballs like a tobacco chewer spits blood.…

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How to respond to criticism and influence people

This is a post intended to cheerlead. To express appreciation for the example being sdet by the MOOC organisers, and to talk about how that example, in part, has a large determining influence on the MOOC experience. I apologise in advance for any gushing, typos, formatting weirdness, or weirdly wired thoughts.…

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#etmooc Rhizomatic Learning

Following are my live notes from tonight’s #etmooc session on Rhizomatic Learning by Dave Cormier. I really loved this session because it confirmed what I’ve always suspected about learning: it’s messy, complicated, and exhilarating. As learning spreads out within the network, you become more of a community manager rather than a facilitator.…

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