To post or not to post?

This is day 3 following the forum, Looking to the Future

“Education of the very best sort” – reflecting on the nature of the MOOC”

I am amazed at how much writing is going on.

Having in these past few weeks discussed (and in MOOC standards  exclusively) the concept of multimodality and transliteracy, with a focus on visuality, this MOOC forum  and all the other ones of course is all about writing, and so much of it….

What is clear to me is that there is a diverse  mix of participants: some watching (no doubt, just like me), some dipping in, some having an academic input,others offering a very personal comment. Many are professionals, many non-native English speaking…

The avatars are surprisingly small, some graphic, some missing, some anonymous, some showcasing (marketing) their professional interests. Clicking on the tumbnails gives more info. This eclectic mix of MOOC students will no doubt have an effect on the purpose and format of this learning environment.

The forum keeps on displaying posts, democratically, inclusively, unequivocally… The writings keep pouring out, longs strands, short strands, some with urls.

it sort of reminds me of a pasta machine…. weird