tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7027790796257979481.post3443670032434647179..comments2023-11-02T08:49:52.887-07:00Comments on Digital Education: edcMOOC : Gatecrashing a MOOC: #etmooc & #edcmoocAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04693333549126901655noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7027790796257979481.post-4241089741738932532013-01-27T08:34:20.568-08:002013-01-27T08:34:20.568-08:00Hi Angela. I seem to find comfort in your writings...Hi Angela. I seem to find comfort in your writings, saying things I feel and have been worried to admit. This MOOC is my first and I am eager to survive. There's plenty coming at me and I see I need to filter, focus, and drive toward a goal, else I'll simply be wandering through cluttering up my electronic world. I have no blog but have from the start begun writing a document that helps me keep track of where I have been, accounts I have created, and experiences I have had. Never did a blog, but I see that that is the electronic way to go. Thanks for your support.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14895273213523467825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7027790796257979481.post-57561266292513927472013-01-22T13:44:31.704-08:002013-01-22T13:44:31.704-08:00I think as the course progresses, lots of people w...I think as the course progresses, lots of people will drop off. There are thems that say and thems that do, the doers are always in the minority. If I manage to start the third MOOC, I will simply have to be an observer, not even a sayer, or something drastic will happen. You will have to do your profile and put a picture on so you don't look like an orange "B"!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04693333549126901655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7027790796257979481.post-67809403274274704972013-01-22T13:38:14.077-08:002013-01-22T13:38:14.077-08:00Hi Cathleen, I read your bog, I wish I could be as...Hi Cathleen, I read your bog, I wish I could be as organised as you! I like your pearltrees, I think I may use it for something, it is one of the visual tools that does it for me.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04693333549126901655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7027790796257979481.post-49431171204654326982013-01-22T09:17:17.249-08:002013-01-22T09:17:17.249-08:00This is Great, Angela, I'm glad I read your bl...This is Great, Angela, I'm glad I read your blog and it actually pushed me into actually doing something because till now I counted myself as an observer NOT the participant. <br />Your thoughts seem to make sense in all of this, I believe people are still confused but I assume confusion will fade away when the course itself will take place. Thanks again and take care! Dovilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09239827234539243018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7027790796257979481.post-19019817097954324122013-01-22T08:30:42.996-08:002013-01-22T08:30:42.996-08:00Hello kindred spirit. I had to laugh reading your...Hello kindred spirit. I had to laugh reading your blog, because it was so similar to what I just posted. I have also joined another MOOC which starts next week, so I feel your pain. Check out my thoughts...http://bit.ly/WpNwhL<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14546923840467509767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7027790796257979481.post-8717186626481556312013-01-22T05:00:10.103-08:002013-01-22T05:00:10.103-08:00Howard's post reminded me of something else I ...Howard's post reminded me of something else I read somewhere in the growing sea of stuff I haven't bookmarked...the bit about Chaos Theory. When I think about that, I can reach a calmer state, thanks!<br /><br />Well now you have connected with me and there are quite a few in edcmooc who are also doing etmooc, so you will have some fellow learners. I suspect that edcmooc will be far more structured, so we won't have to cope with too much vertigo. <br /><br />My etmooc introduction has been very timely, it was the dischord at the right moment which has led to my aha moment, and I will try to make sure future students are the better for my experience...there is some benefit to being thrown in off the deep end, but still a place for a guiding hand on the path to being an independent learner. Thanks CatherineAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04693333549126901655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7027790796257979481.post-19238272508806800612013-01-22T04:41:48.186-08:002013-01-22T04:41:48.186-08:00Great post, Angela -- I'm happy to have found ...Great post, Angela -- I'm happy to have found your blog. I'm the inverse of you... I've been busy with #etmooc since the start but I'm planning to join #edcmooc later this week, just before the official start date. For what it's worth, here's my brief take on #etmooc :) http://catherinecronin.wordpress.com/category/my-open-learning/<br /><br />I'll second all that you expressed, so well, about taking responsibility for learning. That may be one of the most valuable experiences of these MOOCs for me as an educator -- realising how challenging and disorienting it is for our students when we facilitate learning experiences without the usual rigid boundaries. It's tough! But it's vitally important, too, for all of us, to be independent learners. Check out Howard Rheingold's great post & follow-up comment about this yesterday -- just brilliant. https://plus.google.com/105273428597140573510/posts/iQ2dXzzux6jAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7027790796257979481.post-643981455381671862013-01-22T03:01:33.414-08:002013-01-22T03:01:33.414-08:00Hi Cath, Yes, I have been laughing a lot at myself...Hi Cath, Yes, I have been laughing a lot at myself. And today I was wondering why I was torturing myself doing a MOOC that I knew nothing about! However, I can see the path ahead now and I should be able to streamline things. I spent this morning with colleagues deciding which technologies we would require students to develop skills in and those we might suggest they may consider if they felt up for it. So my MOOC experience has been a great reminder that although we should keep abreast of development in tech tools, we should only use the ones that will serve our purpose. Settling down now is a good idea!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04693333549126901655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7027790796257979481.post-65947909528809715922013-01-22T02:35:53.252-08:002013-01-22T02:35:53.252-08:00Love it Angela! I've just completed a much mor...Love it Angela! I've just completed a much more sedate `Foundations of Instructional Design course, online, because I wanted to refresh / update my knowledge of ID as it's 20 years since I did my bachelor degree in teaching. What I found was that the principles of good ID haven't changed. New learners still need hand holding in all sorts of ways, until they make the leap of faith and just jump in there and get involved. I'm having a good giggle at myself as I try to get onboard with every piece of software / digital tech that anyone recommends ..... guess I'll get over it shortly and settle down. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09811737565509446013noreply@blogger.com