Comments on: EDC MOOC response http://edc13.education.ed.ac.uk/amyw/2013/02/07/edc-response/ part of the MSc in E-learning at the University of Edinburgh Thu, 23 May 2013 06:05:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Candace Nolan-Grant http://edc13.education.ed.ac.uk/amyw/2013/02/07/edc-response/#comment-179 Candace Nolan-Grant Tue, 12 Feb 2013 17:05:47 +0000 http://edc13.education.ed.ac.uk/amyw/?p=98#comment-179 Ooo I thought it was! We use it to add callouts and images to all our video lectures, but we're still on version 7 :/ Ooo I thought it was! We use it to add callouts and images to all our video lectures, but we’re still on version 7 :/

]]> By: Amy Woodgate http://edc13.education.ed.ac.uk/amyw/2013/02/07/edc-response/#comment-178 Amy Woodgate Tue, 12 Feb 2013 16:48:56 +0000 http://edc13.education.ed.ac.uk/amyw/?p=98#comment-178 Camtasia - you can get a free month trial too! :) Camtasia – you can get a free month trial too! :)

]]> By: Candace Nolan-Grant http://edc13.education.ed.ac.uk/amyw/2013/02/07/edc-response/#comment-176 Candace Nolan-Grant Tue, 12 Feb 2013 10:05:23 +0000 http://edc13.education.ed.ac.uk/amyw/?p=98#comment-176 To me, the use of sound without image, and text rather than speech, made it more of an emergent, imaginative experience. At the beginning, you're not sure what the sound is, or what's going to happen and the text is fast and varied; you (I did, anyway) create the images in your head from the sound and the text allows you to reflect on them. Text was used in a non-linear fashion, giving it an organic, thoughtful feel rather than 'telling'. Like a lot of our artefacts, this captured the feeling of 'being in' a MOOC. I'd also like to know what software you used :) To me, the use of sound without image, and text rather than speech, made it more of an emergent, imaginative experience. At the beginning, you’re not sure what the sound is, or what’s going to happen and the text is fast and varied; you (I did, anyway) create the images in your head from the sound and the text allows you to reflect on them. Text was used in a non-linear fashion, giving it an organic, thoughtful feel rather than ‘telling’. Like a lot of our artefacts, this captured the feeling of ‘being in’ a MOOC.

I’d also like to know what software you used :)

]]> By: Amy Woodgate http://edc13.education.ed.ac.uk/amyw/2013/02/07/edc-response/#comment-160 Amy Woodgate Sat, 09 Feb 2013 18:19:58 +0000 http://edc13.education.ed.ac.uk/amyw/?p=98#comment-160 What an interesting idea - I guess that would depend on your definition! MOOCs, like airports, are definitely spaces, but when does a space become a place (and whether that distinction is even important) is a fascinating question. An airport could be a great place for people watching - if you go with the purpose of enjoying the space without the movement on, does this elevate its status from non-place > place?! ... I might have to dig a little deeper into that wiki page to find out :) What an interesting idea – I guess that would depend on your definition! MOOCs, like airports, are definitely spaces, but when does a space become a place (and whether that distinction is even important) is a fascinating question.

An airport could be a great place for people watching – if you go with the purpose of enjoying the space without the movement on, does this elevate its status from non-place > place?!

… I might have to dig a little deeper into that wiki page to find out :)

]]> By: Alicia Arribas http://edc13.education.ed.ac.uk/amyw/2013/02/07/edc-response/#comment-158 Alicia Arribas Sat, 09 Feb 2013 17:50:52 +0000 http://edc13.education.ed.ac.uk/amyw/?p=98#comment-158 I really love it! It reminded me of Marc Augé´s Non-places http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc_Aug%C3%A9 Are MOOCs non-places? I really love it! It reminded me of Marc Augé´s Non-places http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc_Aug%C3%A9
Are MOOCs non-places?

]]> By: Nikki Bourke http://edc13.education.ed.ac.uk/amyw/2013/02/07/edc-response/#comment-153 Nikki Bourke Fri, 08 Feb 2013 18:30:23 +0000 http://edc13.education.ed.ac.uk/amyw/?p=98#comment-153 I really loved this Amy. I also think that you make a valid point about the [perceived] safe use of words and the confidence and safe zone that they provide as a stand-alone format. Your presentation feels like a journey in itself! I really loved this Amy. I also think that you make a valid point about the [perceived] safe use of words and the confidence and safe zone that they provide as a stand-alone format. Your presentation feels like a journey in itself!

]]> By: Amy Woodgate http://edc13.education.ed.ac.uk/amyw/2013/02/07/edc-response/#comment-152 Amy Woodgate Fri, 08 Feb 2013 15:03:57 +0000 http://edc13.education.ed.ac.uk/amyw/?p=98#comment-152 There was quite a bit of internal debate about whether to use images and/or words... I think the idea of only using sound is a great one and I might explore this a little further over the weekend! I agree there is something (perceived) safe about words - despite their frequent ambiguity! - and this is precisely the reason I chose to use them, hoping to more clearly express my olfactory intentions! It's quite amazing how words are (quick thoughts) the only medium people feel confident in using in isolation - images often 'require' captions, sounds have titles, and smells are seldom used for communication without visual stimulation. Why do we feel so bounded to mixed modes? Really interesting thought - thanks, Phil! There was quite a bit of internal debate about whether to use images and/or words… I think the idea of only using sound is a great one and I might explore this a little further over the weekend!

I agree there is something (perceived) safe about words – despite their frequent ambiguity! – and this is precisely the reason I chose to use them, hoping to more clearly express my olfactory intentions!

It’s quite amazing how words are (quick thoughts) the only medium people feel confident in using in isolation – images often ‘require’ captions, sounds have titles, and smells are seldom used for communication without visual stimulation. Why do we feel so bounded to mixed modes?

Really interesting thought – thanks, Phil!

]]> By: Phil Devine http://edc13.education.ed.ac.uk/amyw/2013/02/07/edc-response/#comment-151 Phil Devine Fri, 08 Feb 2013 14:52:48 +0000 http://edc13.education.ed.ac.uk/amyw/?p=98#comment-151 Love the use of sound... But I do get a little hung up on words as graphics if not represented as a picture - think I would have liked to hear your voice. Maybe something to do with academic stability of the word transfered into the sound of that word rather that text? :) Love the use of sound… But I do get a little hung up on words as graphics if not represented as a picture – think I would have liked to hear your voice. Maybe something to do with academic stability of the word transfered into the sound of that word rather that text? :)

]]> By: sbayne http://edc13.education.ed.ac.uk/amyw/2013/02/07/edc-response/#comment-143 sbayne Thu, 07 Feb 2013 19:42:54 +0000 http://edc13.education.ed.ac.uk/amyw/?p=98#comment-143 Great job. I really like the way you use the different soundscapes. You mirror a lot of the EDC MOOC film clips in the way you put nature and technology in opposition to each other here. The first half of your film is all about immersion in a noisy 'terminal' space of mobility with no destination; the second half is all about the silence and tranquility of a 'natural' peace and sense of arrival. I think it works really well, though I'm not sure how well the nature/culture binary actually survives the shift into a world where the 'natural' is continually challenged by technological shift - this is what we begin to cover in the MOOC next week, if you have time to dip in. I think you've done a really good job of creating a sense of how the week has been on the MOOC though, and I really enjoyed watching this! Great job. I really like the way you use the different soundscapes. You mirror a lot of the EDC MOOC film clips in the way you put nature and technology in opposition to each other here. The first half of your film is all about immersion in a noisy ‘terminal’ space of mobility with no destination; the second half is all about the silence and tranquility of a ‘natural’ peace and sense of arrival. I think it works really well, though I’m not sure how well the nature/culture binary actually survives the shift into a world where the ‘natural’ is continually challenged by technological shift – this is what we begin to cover in the MOOC next week, if you have time to dip in. I think you’ve done a really good job of creating a sense of how the week has been on the MOOC though, and I really enjoyed watching this!

]]> By: Steph Carr http://edc13.education.ed.ac.uk/amyw/2013/02/07/edc-response/#comment-141 Steph Carr Thu, 07 Feb 2013 18:30:00 +0000 http://edc13.education.ed.ac.uk/amyw/?p=98#comment-141 Brilliant. I love the analogy with transport and movement. Brilliant. I love the analogy with transport and movement.

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