Category: Coursera

Week 4 #edcmooc | I would like to add some more RAM to my brain!

After last week’s focus on how computers seem to be becoming more and more human, we considered efforts to remodel the human in Week 4 of #edcmooc. It is true that in recent years we are hearing about

February 23, 2013
Week 3 #edcmooc | Do MOOC’s humanize online courses?

I am not sure that MOOCs humanize the online learning experience. My experience in teaching a for-credit, blended (hybrid) course, BIO 204, convinced me that the online discussion board

February 18, 2013
Week 3 #introphil | Does my computer have a mind?

This was a very interesting week for me! We were concerned with the relationship between brains, minds, and computers – something that I have thought about for a long time.

February 17, 2013
Lifelong Learners – Join us for #knowthyself from UVa Professor Mitch Green

The discussion thread will be named “OLLI” – ALL lifelong learners are welcome to join in the conversation. I hope that you will join us for Know Thyself,

February 12, 2013
Week 2 #introphil Gettier Cases | That was a long time in coming!

While listening to the lecture, I was startled to hear about Gettier and Gettier cases and to realize that I had no idea who this famous philosopher was and what his startling achievement had been.

February 10, 2013
Week 2 #edcmooc | Will we be buried in a sparkling mound of glass shards?

In Week 2 we are thinking about the future of our technology-driven world. As I started thinking about metaphors, I realized that I had used one in my post for Week 1 #edcmooc.

February 6, 2013