{"id":975,"date":"2013-01-17T17:32:55","date_gmt":"2013-01-18T00:32:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kooleady.ca\/thoughts\/?p=975"},"modified":"2015-05-21T11:49:21","modified_gmt":"2015-05-21T18:49:21","slug":"etmooc-2013-blog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kooleady.ca\/thoughts\/?p=975","title":{"rendered":"#etmooc 2013 blog"},"content":{"rendered":"

It has been a very long time since I last contributed to my own blog. As I look at my last entry, I was just about to defend my viva at Lancaster University. As it happens, I passed with revisions. Now, I am just awaiting some feedback and should submit my revisions shortly. Then, I can call myself \u201cDr\u201d. With all the time passing, it doesn\u2019t seem like such a big deal. After four years of doctoral studies, it is wonderful to be able to participate and experiment with different technologies.<\/p>\n

Anyways, I\u2019ve decided to follow along with the etmooc for the next few weeks. Already I feel like I cannot keep up. There are hundreds of messages, and my Gmail account is filled to the brim and pouring over. This is one of the issues that I hope to assess in my attempt to participate.<\/p>\n

So far, I am delighted with the introductions that the participants are posting and in the creative ways they are doing it. I have been inspired to develop some kind of personal introduction also. So, I decided to do a quick video. But, what do you say about yourself in a brief video? Well, I decided to comb through my pictures and put together a collage. Although it seems a bit self-indulgent, it put me in a great mood. It brought memories back. One of my favorite experiences was visiting a Middle Eastern town and being surrounded by children who were absolutely fascinated by my short, short hair.<\/p>\n

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Click on the image to view the video<\/p><\/div>\n

Already, I find that the mooc is stretching my capacity. I\u2019ve never uploaded a video to YouTube before simply because I have never had a reason. It is unbelievably easy. It is a fantastic repository which relieves me from having to manage my own server space. Anyways, this is what I have uploaded:<\/p>\n

There are many different countries in this video. I’m curious how many of the #etmooc participants call these places home!\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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