This summer, thousands of ambitious writers will move to new towns and cities in order to pursue their MFAs. Others will start (mostly) online programs in the fall. All of them will be subjected to workshops. These are two strategies…
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Leadership Lessons from the Seattle Seahawks
by ekswitaj •
I managed to avoid tears and too much screaming last week. Obviously I am very sad that the Seahawks are not playing tonight, but for a team that was supposed to be in a rebuilding year, and that was one…
MOOCMOOC II: The Wrath of MOOC
by ekswitaj •
This week, a monster not seen since August returned. MOOCMOOC, a MOOC about MOOCs, took over Twitter, and rampaged on Storify and The Canvas Network once again. I can only presume that the monster, temporarily sated will now hibernate for…
Pedagogy, Penguingogy, & MOOCs
by ekswitaj •
Penguins have very particular opinions about learning and teaching. Maybe this has something to do with how devoted their elders are to raising their young. During the first MOOCMOOC, I made a video about the environments in which I have…