About raptnrent: I got the name from my keys - R Apt and R Ent for the back door to my apartment and the back door to the house. I liked that they were also words: Rapt, meaning enthralled, riveted, captivated, and Rent, meaning torn asunder, violently wrenched. I thought it made for an interesting juxtaposition, open to all kinds of interpretations.
Tag Archives: moocs
One way or another
Some rambling thought from recent readings: When I used to explore MOOCs, I thought that if your MOOC requires people to watch video, you’re not doing it right. Siemens et al. set them up so participants could choose which content … Continue reading
MOOCs & studios
This morning, AK’s post about MOOCs and the Art Studio caught my attention. He discusses a chapter of the same name from Macro-Level Learning through Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs): Strategies and Predictions for the Future. I have some experience … Continue reading
Making a MOOC-ery
Cogdog recorded a MOOC song, so I thought I’d try to play along. I probably didn’t do the song any favors. Maybe there’s a reason why The Doors didn’t have a bass player…
Further thoughts on MOOCs and libraries
On the 18th and 19th of March, 2013, OCLC Research and University of Pennsylvania hosted a conference titled MOOCs and Libraries: Massive Opportunity or Overwhelming Challenge? The conference served as something of an introduction to MOOCs, with a strong Coursera bias, although … Continue reading
InfoLit in MOOCs
Eleni Zazani surveyed participants in the E-learning and Digital Cultures MOOC on their information seeking habits, looking to see if they follow footnotes for further information, and what they do when that information is not openly accessible. The survey … Continue reading
Stay the course
I signed up for a Berklee/Coursera songwriting course by Pat Pattison, mainly because I’m trying to figure out how to make music. That, and because it’s free. But it also gives me an opportunity to examine a so-called “xMOOC” first … Continue reading