I think your option C – being loud – is an interesting observation. It is something I worry about as a facilitator – but also as someone who is trying to encourage others to blog. I, like you, can be a prolific writer. This can overwhelm people – I have no clue how you manage to write so much! So, I need to be explicit in explaining that not everyone choses to write so frequently – and there are issues when you write so much. Have you tried not blogging for a few days? People get worried because they are so used to hearing from you. In the context of a cMOOC being loud can discourage those who are not so loud … those who are busy or those who feel they have nothing to say …

I don’t think we should stop being loud. I think we should acknowledge early on that we are loud and we don’t expect others to be so loud .. but also, we need to ensure we are allowing space for others in the conversation .. which in a cMOOC everyone has the potential to have their own platform or space, but they might not be privileged enough with the knowledge needed to create/access that space. Which now has me wanting to see if there is a correlation between being discomforted in a cMOOC and technical abilities?