#edcmooc - almost human
Man, it's been a crazy week. I've been jotting down notes for this post from the various viewings, readings, fellow blogger posts, and discussion forums. This was meant to be several posts over the week, but it all wrapped up into one big thing. Oh well. Such is life ;-) This week I'm creating some category headers to make things easier to read. From the week 2 synchronous session The synchronous Google+ session was pretty interesting. From it came a few interesting points to ponder. One of the participants of EDCMOOC brought up a question on whether or not it is necessary for everything to be a game? The question was probably geared toward questioning gamification and the implication that learning shouldn't need to entice learners to partake in and engage with learning. I personally disagree. Everyone finds a reason to participate, or not participate in a learning venture. For some people learning is a thrill ride, so even when t...