Comments on: Designing the Course

By: Jacki Hart

Jacki Hart — Mon, 24 Nov 2014 22:32:57 +0000

Have done Hadrian’s Wall MOOC & just finished the S’ton Course on The Oceans & several of my on-line “friends” advised that they enjoyed this Course on Portus so I have signed up & await the start in Jan.2015.

By: Vicente

Vicente — Thu, 03 Jul 2014 06:45:41 +0000

Great article.

By: Eleonora Gandolfi

Eleonora Gandolfi — Thu, 22 May 2014 20:36:30 +0000

Hi Lora,

with our department I had a collaboration with the University of Western Australia and the Wunambal Gaambera Aboriginal Corporation on Rock art recording and management of data of some incredible sites in the Kimberly. The project also briefly explore digital engagement with all the relevant concerns about sharing data. As follow up I have also been involved in a project (March 2014) in collaboration with the Simon Fraser University, Vancouver and the First Nations community. Feel free to contact me for any questions!! :)

By: Diane Weddington

Diane Weddington — Wed, 21 May 2014 13:33:08 +0000

Fantastic course! Hats off to the designer. Feels as though I am in Portus, and so much useful information.

By: Lora Warman

Lora Warman — Tue, 20 May 2014 01:12:11 +0000

Hi Graeme and Peter,

Thankyou for this opportunity to learn about Portus. I am a graduate archaeologist in Hobart, Tasmania with experience in colonial and Indigenous Archaeology in Australia. What a wonderful way to learn the archaeology of another region in the world. I am especially interested in the digital engagement/web technology that is being used to present the course content. What a fantastic way to engage learners and provide a virtual experience to the past!

By: Graeme Earl

Graeme Earl — Sun, 18 May 2014 23:38:46 +0000

Hi Diane. There are no course books. We have tried to include as much as possible within the course itself. We also link to supporting resources – a few academic papers, some links like museum catalogues, and a lot of photographs of the site and objects from it: https://www.flickr.com/photos/portusproject/collections/72157641266602045/ You can interact via the blog like this, or within the comments on the course itself. If you use twitter you can link to others by using #UoSFLPortus as a hash tag. I am sure that learners will also use Facebook and Google+. But none of this is required. Whether you dip in, stick rigidly to the structure, or make your own route through we are glad you are taking part. Let us know how it is going.

By: Graeme Earl

Graeme Earl — Sun, 18 May 2014 23:35:40 +0000

Welcome aboard! We have *tried* to pitch the course at a level where anyone can enjoy it. You wil tell us how we have done and what we can add to make it better. We have a glossary on the FL site (won't work if you aren't logged in) that we will be adding to as the course progresses. All the best.

By: Pam Graham

Pam Graham — Sun, 18 May 2014 09:48:59 +0000

Relieved to see Diane and Gwen’s comments, as I think I’m the third green one. Looking forward to this though.

By: Gwen Brown

Gwen Brown — Sat, 17 May 2014 10:14:41 +0000

Hi
I am the same as Diane but I also know nothing about archaeology so I am the Luddite amongst you all
I am however really looking forward to starting and hopefully finishing
Good luck to everyone

By: Diane G. Sorey

Diane G. Sorey — Wed, 14 May 2014 13:49:52 +0000

Hi. I’m so looking forward to this course. My only question is, never having been involved in a MOOC course before, how does it work? I know this may sound silly, but I would like to know exactly what is involved for the student in participating, are there any course books (?), what type of interaction, etc. My son told me about this type of course and I’m eager to learn.