Kate is ready to move on to the heavy MOO stuff. Oftentimes, what we do know of MOOs is identity theory (and specifically Dibbell and Turkle). Its seminal stuff and I think it is good idea to look at it in depth and decide where we stand on the “fun” aspect of MOOing before we move on to the how and why of its usage in the
classroom. Kate worries about policing capabilities online, and with good reason, what happens when the MOO cow goes wrong? How and when should we, as educators, step in and say STOP!? How do we say stop? How much of our teacherly authority do we exert? All things that we will hash out in the coming weeks.