- "Do you know what intelligence is? It is the capacity, surely, to think freely without fear, without a formula, so that you begin to discover for yourself what is real, what is true. Not to imitate but to discover— that is education." -- Jiddu Krishnamurti
Tag Archives: MOOCs
“Rise of the MOOCs” Presentation
I recently created this Prezi to introduce some of the history and concepts behind MOOCs to several different faculty groups at Northwestern. It has been fairly well received, so I thought I should share it more widely.
The Big Questions: Assessment
Continuing my thoughts the other day about what makes a good course good, but not great, I looked again at Coursera’s website — where they list several questions they’re trying to tackle to take their courses to the next level. … Continue reading
Good Courses and Great Courses
I’ve been thinking today about the differences between good online courses and great ones, based in part on my experiences thus far as a student in “Critical Thinking in Global Challenges” (CTGC) — a Coursera course I’m taking as part … Continue reading