Multilitteratus Incognitus

Well, I have signed up for the dark side (or is it???) After more than 18 months taking part in various "c" MOOCs such as LAK11, CCK11, MobiMOOC, #ioe12, and Change11 (and a few more that I can't remember off the top of my head), I decided to take the plunge and join the "dark side," or the "x" MOOC.  Last year, when the Stanford AI course was offered in a MOOC format, I opted to not participate since the topic of AI (Artificial Intelligence) didn't really appeal to me. My colleague, Osvaldo, participated, and from that came a paper on the comparison of cMOOCs and xMOOC . Now that Coursera has a number of courses offered, from a variety of institutions, I decided to try out the platform, to both learn something new (content) and to also see what the xMOOC (at least the coursera variety) looks like.  So what did I sign up for? See the list bellow (I will probably be writing about the experience on here) Gamification - with Kevin Werback from...

Back when I started the MBA program (in 2004) I had to take a Myers-Briggs Type Indicator test. At the time I was an INTJ. I was told that people change over a period of time, so since it's been 5 years since I last took the MBTI (give or take a few weeks), I decided to take it again. This time I am an ISTJ I am: * moderately expressed introvert * slightly expressed sensing personality * moderately expressed thinking personality * slightly expressed judging personality Here is a more detailed description of ISTJs from Keirsey.com Guardian™ Portrait of the Inspector (ISTJ) The one word that best describes Inspectors is superdependable. Whether at home or at work, Inspectors are extraordinarily persevering and dutiful, particularly when it comes to keeping an eye on the people and products they are responsible for. In their quiet way, Inspectors see to it that rules are followed, laws are respected, and standards are upheld. Inspectors (as much as ten percent of the general populatio...