Dan wasn’t able to be at the first day of class, but here’s his welcome and overview:
Cathy’s welcome and course introduction on the first day of class:
The course begins with readings and a conversation about making knowledge in public, what it means to translate from the classroom to the larger world, the meaning of public knowledge and public culture, and the MOOC movement in higher education. It introduces John Seely Brown’s idea of the “entrepreneurial learner,” not the learner who wants to be an entrepreneur but one who takes charge of his or her own learning, is creatively engaged in thinking across disciplinary and cultural boundaries, and isn’t just a thinker but a maker.
Here is some recommended background reading on pedagogy. It is not required, but will be referenced throughout the course and is intended to help you create your online web material. Feel free to add any other useful articles, books, or videos on creative learning and imaginative, interactive teaching:
- Nancy K. Baym, danah boyd, “Socially Mediated Publicness: An Introduction,” Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, Vol. 56, Iss. 3, 2012 Online:http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/08838151.2012.705200
- Douglas Thomas and John Seely Brown, A New Culture of Learning: Cultivating Imagination for a World of Constant Change
- John Seely Brown, “Global One-Room Schoolhouse, Or How To Become an Entrepreneurial Learner” http://www.solvingforpattern.org/2012/10/01/john-seely-brown-global-one-room/