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Globalisation, education & technology - what is fair, equal, just, right and wrong in the world?

1. Critical thinking and problem-solving 2. Collaboration across networks and leading by influence 3. Agility and adaptability 4. Initiative and entrepreneurialism 5. Effective oral and written communication 6. Accessing and analyzing information 7. Curiosity and imagination Someone makes a point in the comments. "Dr. Wagner states that "we have no idea how to teach or assess these skills." How about the idea of 'letting learners watch someone already possessing these skills, exercise these skills'....what happens if teachers can act like students - 'showing them how to gain the knowledge, using resources made available, from someone who possesses the knowledge already', rather than attempting to teach such knowledge.

A failure in e-learning? I don't think so. The noise was part of the rush of participation for me. I learned many things from it, not least how to manage the deluge of interactions amongst the participants. It's a similar feeling when you let go of your FOMO and realise you can't read every tweet.

I seem to have come across this post in my travels. I can understand how some just couldn't handle the multitude of platforms and available discussion forums. Teaching course participants to filter and choose or just realizing that you can't access everything is a good starting point. It's a shame that this person couldn't see the forest for the trees..because e-learning and digital cultures was a fabulous experience for me. I made so many wonderful connections, I learned so much from each of them. My learning and experiences in my first MOOC far outweigh any "noise" that may have accompanied that first week. I put a lot into the course, but the learning gained far exceeded my expectations.

Hi Chris! You voiced exactly my same feelings on edcmooc. Unlike you, I finished the course and even submitted my digital artifact and got my certificate. The only reason I didn't quit was because about midway on week 2, I decided to turn off the Google+ alerts, forgot about Facebook, and only rarely tweeted my impressions. I wrote three posts on my blog, only to remind myself of what I had seen or read. I totally agree with you that the noise was too intense for me. It got to a point where I just went to the Coursera site to check the assignments and that was it. I didn't exchange great ideas with anyone and was totally disheartened by the many platforms where we were supposed to interact. I also think that maybe I didn't totally understand what the course offered. I think I was expecting something a little bit more "practical" and was surprised by how much theory and philosophy was involved. Of course, I am not a teacher in the strict definition of the word, I've taught interpretation and translation but in a different context. I now am on week 3 of Internet History with Dr Chuck Severance and enjoying myself very much. People in the course are helpful, not overpowering and I guess the structure of the course itself is more suited to my learning style. Anyway, it was great to "meet" you! I always looked up to you because of the many things you created for the course, such as the Facebook group, the virtual classroom et al. Thank you!

1. Does not passing a rigorous exam matter in a MOOC, in terms of getting a job afterwards? Do MOOC's lack credibility in the eyes of employers, or is that just an old fashioned way of thinking? 2. If MOOC's work, and they are free to do, how are they going to be financially sustainable in the long term? 3. "Moocs are an excellent way to give everyone access to academic thought, rather than having them stuck with whatever their own institution chooses to provide, and as a way for academics to keep up to date themselves" What do you think?

"Though its first courses will be in English, the school is now thinking about offering a civil engineering course designed for Francophone regions in East and Central Africa, according to an edX spokesman. As MOOCs cast their eye to the developing world, very minor tweaks matter a great deal, such as the ability to allow students to download, rather than only stream course videos."

Speaks to an important element of online culture - how much do you share and where is it safe to share when you need to interact with the network of digital friends that you have formed online

Thanks to Rick B's recent Diigo share re: How will our future cities look? I found this project; syncs with what the EDCMOOC is enabling and encouraging participants to partake in.

Chapter One in this book is a required reading for the EDC students earning credit. Anyone in the EDC-MOOC can read the chapter here to spark our own MOOC discussions. Toward embodied virtuality, chapter 1 of How we became posthuman: virtual bodies in cybernetics, literature and informatics. Chicago, University of Chicago Press. pp1-25

More from Clay Shirky on MOOCs

nice find, very useful for the folks knew to online/distance/tech learning.

I agree Steven, it's a really good post. Practical, to the point, and helpful. David is also doing this course so it'll be interesting to see how he gets on!

Thanks Rick for the find. I just writing a fact sheet on digital badges and alternative assessments. Not too late to add another resources.