As a participant in #etmooc I was introduced to the writing tool on BlackBoard Collaborate that enables dozens of participants to type responses to questions on a virtual white board. It’s fun to watch the page populate with ideas (silently).
Author Archives: Joe Moses
How to plan eventually
While building a Google sites template for 18 honors thesis writers, I was careful to ensure all the Web content was in order before I started making copies from the template. Once all 18 sites were created from the template, errors or omissions from the template would have to be corrected on all 18 sites.…
Ways to connect with others via Twitter
#etmooc Intro to Twitter
In addition to delivering a helpful intro, Michelle Franz asks, “How do your build your networks via Twitter?”
Answers from the group:
- By following people I’m likely to meet face to face at conferences.
- By following people who are in my area of expertise.
Class participation redefined
Yesterday’s BB session changed my expectations for discussions–in class or online. When the BB screen was populated with dozens of responses to Alec’s questions, it was clear how little I learn about what my students think when conversations take place one at a time.…
Wonder what happens in a MOOC?
Here’s an outline.
Alec Couros introduces the cMOOC called etMOOC in a BB session with about 65 of the 1500 participants worldwide, raising the question of what we do now that we have connected.
We step forward first thinking about that most fragile of human currency–trust.…
Joe Moses etMOOC introduction
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