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Monday, February 18, 2013

Books / The Ladies / Nerd Now You, Too, Can Take Part In the Only College Class with a Trailer Narrated by Stan Lee

Posted by Paul Constant on Mon, Feb 18, 2013 at 4:23 PM

Yesterday, comics writer Mark Waid posted a request for people interested in taking an online course on gender roles in comics:

I’m putting out an urgent public call to readers and fans, especially those who support the new and the innovative. I’m getting behind something I believe in, and I’m asking you to join me–and Brian K. Vaughan and Scott Snyder and Matt Fraction and Brian Bendis and Gail Simone and many, many other comics creators, all of whom have volunteered to talk to you about what we do and how we do it. We’re making ourselves available to you in a new way, and here’s how:

For the last few months, a talented university teacher named Christy Blanch has been putting together a college-level course called “Gender Through Comic Books”–but it’s not limited to college students. It’s the world’s first comics-related Massive Open Online Course (MOOC)–meaning that it will be FREELY AVAILABLE to ANYONE across the world who has web access and who’s interested in comics and in the creative process. There’s no obligation, NO COST, and all you have to do is take thirty seconds to enroll...

I just signed up for the course. Maybe if enough Slog folk sign up with me, we can get a little post-class conversation going on this here blog. If that's not enough to convince you to take the course, here's the trailer:

(Via Robot 6.)

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Posted by Sean on February 18, 2013 at 5:18 PM

Wow. Three words out of his mouth, and I was already facepalming. Nothing within a university should be considered sacred. Respected, cherished, even priceless, sure, but not sacred.

Posted by Knat on February 18, 2013 at 6:05 PM

This is a joke, right?

Posted by crone on February 19, 2013 at 12:19 AM

I love the concept of a MOOC. There has been a recent push towards education going online and this is the creative next step... though it is not clear if they will go all the way and have folks inhabit the gender roles as avatars. The "college age" are familiar with online MORPGS. Why not create an educational situation using these tools. Makes perfect sense to me, and for the minimal cost of a monthly fee, getting to "play" a college course would be a fun way to learn :)

@2 the "sacred" was spoken in jest and reflects the fact that "college" is "done" in a manner reminiscent of the middle ages more than the current world. This new process is groundbreaking and will scare the pants off traditional education providers if it works.

Posted by heartfelt on February 19, 2013 at 7:30 AM