What would I be doing instead?

Research. Writing a paper or analyzing data from a recent experiment.

Your instructor

Where are you residing while taking the course?

Richmond, VA USA

Why are you taking the course?

VCU pays me?

What is one interesting thing about you?

I rode a bicycle across the USA in Summer 2013. Click here for a (still under-construction) blog.

What do you expect to learn in this course.

I hope to learn more about two things.

1. online learning 
2. what connections students make between the course and their lives.