tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8455468843833525066.post2362273489119886200..comments2023-08-17T10:18:24.628-04:00Comments on Multilitteratus Incognitus: Synchronicity in MOOCsApostolos K. ("AK")http://www.blogger.com/profile/02198465120131968928noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8455468843833525066.post-58766438651114644632011-10-28T00:51:42.952-04:002011-10-28T00:51:42.952-04:00When you are comfortable with the environment as a...When you are comfortable with the environment as a presenter the possibilities really open up. Have you heard of the 7 P's? Prior Planning Prevents P155-Poor Pedagogical Performance.Apostolos K. ("AK")https://www.blogger.com/profile/02198465120131968928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8455468843833525066.post-65359909939294871512011-10-28T00:47:12.332-04:002011-10-28T00:47:12.332-04:00I like this idea of the SIG, and breakouts of this...I like this idea of the SIG, and breakouts of this kind are really important for fostering greater collegiality amongst peers.Apostolos K. ("AK")https://www.blogger.com/profile/02198465120131968928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8455468843833525066.post-253509106128019702011-10-28T00:45:39.640-04:002011-10-28T00:45:39.640-04:00I'd like to attend more synchronous sessions, ...I'd like to attend more synchronous sessions, but the timezones are a killer. I'm not getting out of bed at 2am for less than $10K.<br /><br />Jokes aside, I completely agree with you when the setting is right synchronous sessions can be a great way to engage with people. Not too long ago I taught Japanese that way and clocked up over 300 hours of synchronous sessions with people from all over the world.Apostolos K. ("AK")https://www.blogger.com/profile/02198465120131968928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8455468843833525066.post-6575004544997470442011-10-27T20:30:49.403-04:002011-10-27T20:30:49.403-04:00Have just been powerfully reminded of another adva...Have just been powerfully reminded of another advantage of being in a live session. I was unable to join today's CMC11 live session because of work, so I watched the recording this evening. <br />http://cdlprojects.com/recordings.htm (week 7)<br />At the end, the CMC11 MOOC creator, Carol Yeager, invites interested participants join her in Second Life immediately after the session for further discussion of the presenter's ideas. Not sure if that would qualify as one of your SIGs, but the opportunity to join just doesn't exist if you're not there live.Apostolos K. ("AK")https://www.blogger.com/profile/02198465120131968928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8455468843833525066.post-41610618354293683962011-10-27T20:04:18.622-04:002011-10-27T20:04:18.622-04:00The attraction of the Synchronous Session is the i...The attraction of the Synchronous Session is the interaction. Granted, the sage on the stage does not always interact with comments from the back-channel, but participant interaction is usually rich and lively. Watching or listening to the recording of a live session doesn't give the same sense of engagement. Apostolos K. ("AK")https://www.blogger.com/profile/02198465120131968928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8455468843833525066.post-24640537093760217422011-10-27T20:02:33.333-04:002011-10-27T20:02:33.333-04:00I do get this, because so many synchronous session...I do get this, because so many synchronous sessions use the traditional presentational style. However, I have participated in synchronous sessions (such as Dave Cormier's at Alec Couros' EC&I last week) where the participatory whiteboard is used very effectively (the voice can only be one at a time, but not so the whiteboard scribbling). <br /><br />On the idea to create questions and do a radio show, this is a great idea on its own, but it wouldn't substitute for the on-the-spot questions that emerge in chat, which a good speaker can integrate into the presentation flow.Apostolos K. ("AK")https://www.blogger.com/profile/02198465120131968928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8455468843833525066.post-77669977578154690932011-10-27T11:33:29.472-04:002011-10-27T11:33:29.472-04:00What a relief to read this post and discover I am ...What a relief to read this post and discover I am not alone! I don't care for synchronous online meetings either but have tried to attend a few ~ mostly under a sense of ought-to pressure (as though one could not really "do" a MOOC sans synchronicity ~ without a single one being successful. The reasons one prefers not to should be irrelevant. <br /><br />Live tweeting, schedule permitting, following the back channel can be interesting, albeit with its own distractions but not for every time or everyone. I'd like to see more voice to text transcripts. Off to read InLearning and Tim Owens ... surely there are others. Could there be an async cohort or SIG in the making? (disOccupy the Synchronous Session?)Apostolos K. ("AK")https://www.blogger.com/profile/02198465120131968928noreply@blogger.com