tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423901.post4683175712370471848..comments2024-03-22T11:28:07.415-06:00Comments on Photography & Vintage Film Cameras: Visual LiteracyMikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00776670666673938282noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423901.post-15991399881559150092016-02-20T06:41:50.478-07:002016-02-20T06:41:50.478-07:00An alternative to the MoMA course is available in ...An alternative to the MoMA course is available in the NO CAPTION NEEDED blog and book. I was reminded of this by the Feb.19 post which comments on some of the top pictures in the massive 2016 World Press Photo Awards competition. Robert Hariman and John Louis Lucaites consistently provide insightful commentary on the use and meaning of photography in journalism.<br />http://www.nocaptionneeded.com/Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00776670666673938282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423901.post-86864067246745322302016-02-17T15:00:18.865-07:002016-02-17T15:00:18.865-07:00I've completed the first three weekly lessons....I've completed the first three weekly lessons. I've read only the required items and completed the quizzes. It is a disappointing course in comparison to others I have taken on Coursera. The course seems to have been put together by someone with little or no experience with on line teaching and learning. It really seems like an institution of such importance to photography should have been able to assemble a team with some expertise in on line learning as well as familiarity with the subject.<br />The readings and video presentations seem rather randomly selected. The discussion forums are completely unorganized and unmoderated. The idea that anyone would be willing to pay a fee for a certificate of completion for the course seems unlikely. <br />The complete list of required and optional readings is pretty extensive, and it might be a basis for achieving some familiarity with the history of photography. It does not seem like the structure and content of the course would be of much help to someone wanting to develop critical and expressive writing skills.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00776670666673938282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423901.post-24832166584395873262016-02-14T21:14:55.359-07:002016-02-14T21:14:55.359-07:00I'll look forward to seeing what you think of ...I'll look forward to seeing what you think of it.<br />I've done a couple Coursera courses on economics and linguistics which were very well put together with video lectures, interviews, readings, forums, and helpful quiz exercises. I'm not expecting that the MoMA course will be up to those university-based efforts, but I think it can still be worthwhile. The effort the student invests is usually the biggest factor, I think.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00776670666673938282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423901.post-43419359469437637092016-02-14T20:26:09.216-07:002016-02-14T20:26:09.216-07:00Thanks for this! I'm going to take the course....Thanks for this! I'm going to take the course.Jim Greyhttp://blog.jimgrey.netnoreply@blogger.com