Tag: Edinburgh University

My Digital Artifact for #edcmooc

I chose Tagul to create word clouds from my weekly posts about the eLearning and Digital Cultures course offered on Coursera by the University of Edinburgh in January 2013.

February 24, 2013
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 #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
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
Week 1 #introphil What is Philosophy? Who knows?

I have really enjoyed the first week of Introduction to Philosophy! The lectures and readings have me thinking, and I am especially impressed with the erudite postings in the discussion board.

February 1, 2013
The day of reckoning has arrived and – I choose … both! #edcmooc #introphil

My two Coursera MOOCs from the University of Edinburgh, Introduction to Philosophy and E-Learning and Digital Cultures, are now open, and they are BOTH fascinating.

January 28, 2013