Tag: MOOC Reflections

My favorite MOOC so far – Scratch Programming from edX

I feel like a real CS First “Guru” more than ever now! Our after-school Computer Club is exploring Scratch and Google CS First this year, so I was quick to sign up for the edX Scratch Programming course. I really enjoyed the workout this course gave my brain, but what impressed me the most were the parallels between this college…

April 3, 2015
Coursera / Growing Old Around the Globe – What age is “old” ???

Growing Old Around the Globe University of Pennsylvania We all start aging the moment that we are born! I am enjoying the interesting perspectives on what “old” means from folks around the world. There is still time to sign up for this free Coursera course.

June 3, 2014
Coursera |The Modern World: Global History since 1760 by UVa Professor Philip Zelikow | Final Thoughts

I was not surprised to see that The Modern World: Global History since 1760 by UVa Professor Philip Zelikow is listed as the number one history course on CourseTalk! I enjoyed the entire course, but especially the lectures covering the time after WWII as I had never taken a history course covering years when I was alive. I still remember…

May 21, 2014
Coursera | Shaping the Way We Teach English, 1: The Landscape of English Language Teaching

I was so happy to see this course and I signed up immediately! Since I spend much of my week as a JABA FISH ESL Tutor/Mentor and as a Literacy Volunteer for an adult student who is learning English, I am sure this Coursera MOOC from the University of Oregon will help me discover new and effective…

April 10, 2014
UVa Coursera: The Modern World: Global History since 1760 _Week 6 Reflection

So glad I signed up for this course! Listening calmly to the lectures without trying to cram for an exam is making this the very best history course that I have ever taken! As an undergraduate

February 22, 2014
Learn more about Thomas Jefferson – #TJMOOC – Coursera/UVa FREE course

Age of Jefferson The Thomas Jefferson MOOC offered by the University of Virginia and Monticello is off to a great start, and

February 17, 2014