I decided to dive into #ETMOOC which is just starting up this week. Despite my misgivings that I’ll have time to make much of a splash, I decided to join anyway. A number of people I follow are talking about it a lot, the topics and format are exciting and the community potential is attractive as well.

So this post is my introduction and test post to get my feet wet and to see if I can get my blog onto the feed.

I’m Norm Wright. I’m in Rochester, NY. I’ve been swimming around in Pedagogy First and DS106 for the last year or so. Although both of those programs have denied being MOOCs, the format is similar, as least in regards to the use of aggregated blogging, and other social media. So I think I’ll manage to keep afloat here.

Although I’m not actively teaching at the present time, I did teach (face-to-face) IT classes part-time for 5 years at a local business school. As much as I enjoyed that, I had to take a break from that due to the work load of my full time job. In real life I work in software development (mainly C++ & Java programming) which has been my primary occupation for ages.

Nevertheless, my interest in education and technology remains high, so here I am. Besides, I like the people associated with this class, so I’m glad to have a chance to hang around and keep an eye on what you’re doing.

I’m looking forward to it.

Are there any questions?