If determinism were true, in the radical sense that all moral choices are predetermined by hard and fast rules—on the order of the laws of physics—then free will would not exist. This is assuming the strong implication that the states … Continue reading
We consider, herein, objections to the first premise (P1) put forth in the “Experience Machine” experiment delineated by Robert Nozick in his influential treatise, Anarchy, State, and Utopia. The objections are that P1, a conditional (and the overall argument by extension) … Continue reading
Three common approaches to online course development are compared and contrasted herein for a higher synthesis. … Continue reading
It’s always interesting to see, hear and read the buy-in on Bloom’s Taxonomy, and the grand ascriptions to its rather dull precepts. … Continue reading
Piazza (http://piazza.com) is an open source Q&A (Question & Answer) platform. … Continue reading
In answering the question, “What creates community in an online course?” I began with Merriam-Webster’s dictionary definition of the term “community,” given as a unified body of individuals.[i] … Continue reading
This article concerns the outsourcing of school information technology (IT) services. … Continue reading
Guo, Kim and Rubin’s How Video Production Affects Student Engagement: An Empirical Study of MOOC Videos is significant in that it is purportedly the first such research based on big data. … Continue reading
Bob tried substitute teaching in 1985 when he was a self-described “confused 19 year old trying to figure out what to do with the rest of my life.” He’s back at it again in 2013, having run out of career options. … Continue reading
I made the decision to MOOC my course over summer-break as I regularly update material at that time and the prospect of crowd sourcing it struck me as a grand experiment. … Continue reading