Link to the pre-course google plus site:
EDC MOOC Google+ site
January 23, 2013
25 MOOC Tips
January 22, 2013
One of the EDC MOOC participants (@livvyfox) shared this excellent resource called “25 Tips to Make the Most of a MOOC.” Here are some of the tips I’m already using:
- 6) Don’t Get Overwhelmed – I’ve decided not to get too involved in all of the pre-course social media sites which are already very active and the class hasn’t even started yet!
- 7) Don’t Be Overwhelming – Excellent tip, I will try to remember this one.
- 12) Set Up Your OWN Blog – This is it!
- 18) Get Oriented Early On – I’m trying…
EdTechTools Wiki
January 21, 2013
I’ve been tracking Web 2.0 tools for the past several years on my Educational Technology Tools wiki and via Twitter @EdTechTools.
Wordle is a FREE tool for creating “word clouds.” Below is the word cloud I created for my Educational Technology Tools wiki.
The E-Learning and Digital Cultures MOOC doesn’t begin for another week but there is already a lot of activity in the course. Many of the participants in this class have already set up several social media sites and have started tweeting about the class. This is the 3rd MOOC I’ve taken and the first hosted on Coursera.
Both of the other MOOCs I participated in were hosted on Blackboard’s Coursesites. The first was Curt Bonk’s “Instructional Ideas and Technology Tools for Online Success” and the 2nd was “Designing an Exemplary Course.” Unfortunately I didn’t complete either of these MOOCs. I’m a bit skeptical and wonder if MOOCs are just a passing fad but I hope to complete the EDC MOOC so I can get a better sense of the full MOOC experience.
Check out some of the activity about this course on Twitter #EDCMOOC. You can find me on Twitter @kkeairns.
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