I don't know if you go out to look at the "Blogs of Family and Friends" that are on the right hand panel of this blog. I went there today after reading the University of Alberta Faculty Blog: In Memory of Cindy Gladue
That was about as painful a read as I wanted for the day. And it got me thinking about the Reconciliation Syllabus blog so I went on a side trip there as well.
Being a couple of articles behind, I read for a while and then was reminded about the Indigenous Canada MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) which I signed up for a couple of months ago. Rebecca said that she signed up for the course, paid the fee, and has finished it.
I, too, signed up for the course. I didn't pay the fee. I just got busy and did the course, one step at a time, as she said. I did take notes as I went, and sometimes referred to them as I was doing the testing. I considered that all of the exams were open books exams.
I finished the course last week, a week ahead of schedule. I don't feel as though there is much I can do on the subject. Maybe I will say this another way -- no matter how much I do, it all seems so very little.
Like Rebecca, I recommend the online course. I have to say that my trip to the Canadian National Archives and Libraries was a thrill, for I saw my first wampum belts there, which had new meaning because of the online course.
And while I was in Ottawa I saw another belt in the new Canadian and Indigenous Section of the National Gallery.
I think that is all I wanted to say on this.
Arta
That was about as painful a read as I wanted for the day. And it got me thinking about the Reconciliation Syllabus blog so I went on a side trip there as well.
Being a couple of articles behind, I read for a while and then was reminded about the Indigenous Canada MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) which I signed up for a couple of months ago. Rebecca said that she signed up for the course, paid the fee, and has finished it.
I, too, signed up for the course. I didn't pay the fee. I just got busy and did the course, one step at a time, as she said. I did take notes as I went, and sometimes referred to them as I was doing the testing. I considered that all of the exams were open books exams.
I finished the course last week, a week ahead of schedule. I don't feel as though there is much I can do on the subject. Maybe I will say this another way -- no matter how much I do, it all seems so very little.
Like Rebecca, I recommend the online course. I have to say that my trip to the Canadian National Archives and Libraries was a thrill, for I saw my first wampum belts there, which had new meaning because of the online course.
And while I was in Ottawa I saw another belt in the new Canadian and Indigenous Section of the National Gallery.
I think that is all I wanted to say on this.
Arta
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