Reading and Thinking Notes, November 4
3-D Game Lab
Today, I went straight to the introduction page. However, I was told that I do not have permission to vote. Therefore, went to the “camps” site. However, it would allow me to view the video in “Safety Mode.” Therefore, I read about it.
After reading about “Safety Mode” I went to the news area. There I found out the Boise State University offers professional education credit for teacher camps. It can be offered online.
Furthermore, while reading someone’s comments about “fair use” I learned about the” TEACH Act.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mU4MBIluhD0
The following video gives information with regards to the “TEACH Act.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhP2XhKpxu4
The video above gives more information on the “TEACH Act.”
The video above is another
“Why are we thinking about MOOCS?” (Massive Open Online Course)
By Jeffrey T. Gabill
Jeffrey Gabill’s article “Why are we thinking about MOOCS?” discusses the value of a first year college writing class and how a lot of students don’t recognize the value. And, how and why MOOCs was developed.
First, the article emphasizes that MOOCs was brought about because of the great recession of 2007 and 2008. It goes on to discuss how a writing program is valued:
• Does it produce intellectual property?
• Does it provide evidence-bases instruction?
• Can it be adjusted to meet the needs of the learner?
• Can it utilize the facilities resources?
One of the reasons for MOOCs is the rapidly development of technologies, which will enable students to easily create a product. It is providing a better education at a lower cost. Furthermore, MOOCS is expected to evolve as technology evolves. Also, MOOC allows instructors and research test and evaluate writing practices and how best to make student better writers.
Meograph
This week for my “Note taking Challenge,” I used Meograph. Like Prezi, it is an online PowerPoint and it is easy to use. It is also free. You can do several things with it. First, you can add text. Next, you can add pictures and video. You can also record your own voice if you want to narrate it. Though this was my first time using it, I found it very user friendly.
http://www.meograph.com/kmnorris18/133593/brain-rules-chapter-10-music?moment=527150#edit
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Discussion of "Reading and Thinking Notes, November 4"
Comment about MOOCs (Heather)
I think that the intellectual property question with regard to MOOCs is a really interesting one. I can see the same argument being made that we saw with regard to databases used to check for plagiarism. In a traditional class, where I turn in a paper, the teacher is the only one with access to my work, but with a MOOC, your work is really put out there for the Masses.Posted on 5 November 2014, 2:00 pm by Heather Laslie | Permalink
Comment on MOOC notes
The comments on the value of the composition course -- both to the student AND for the institution -- seems to be key to many of the debates over MOOCs. It seems to invite rabid fandom perspectives ("everything is beautiful and open") or outright "the sky is falling" reactionary criticism. Your post raises some questions that I think get lost in it all: the value of the writing program itself.Posted on 5 November 2014, 2:04 pm by Amy Locklear | Permalink
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