1 00:00:00,008 --> 00:00:14,180 [MUSIC]. Hello, and welcome to the graduation 2 00:00:14,180 --> 00:00:25,180 ceremony for my MOOC. I'm of course Dr Charles Severance, and 3 00:00:25,180 --> 00:00:28,310 I'm your instructor. And I'll be awarding you your 4 00:00:28,310 --> 00:00:32,770 certificate, when the time comes. I really appreciate the fact that you've 5 00:00:32,770 --> 00:00:37,160 stuck with the class long enough to get a, to get a certificate. 6 00:00:37,160 --> 00:00:41,720 but as is traditional with graduations, we have a graduation speaker. 7 00:00:41,720 --> 00:00:46,460 And he's my good friend and colleague Curt Bonk, from, Indiana University. 8 00:00:46,460 --> 00:00:51,960 And, so, before we do the, graduation ceremony, I would like to have our 9 00:00:51,960 --> 00:00:55,070 graduation speaker talk briefly. Kurt. 10 00:00:55,070 --> 00:00:58,940 >> This is going to be a PC talk. >> There you go. 11 00:00:58,940 --> 00:01:00,867 What does that mean? >> Well, politically correct. 12 00:01:00,867 --> 00:01:01,750 >> Okay. >> At least for one thing. 13 00:01:01,750 --> 00:01:04,090 I got my red Indiana glasses, and my, blue. 14 00:01:04,090 --> 00:01:06,030 >> Go Blue. >> Michigan, blue shirt on. 15 00:01:06,030 --> 00:01:12,785 It's partly about what I'll call not personal computers, another PC word, but 16 00:01:12,785 --> 00:01:17,550 Possible Courses, meaning possible paths. Not next courses you're going to take 17 00:01:17,550 --> 00:01:20,660 with Doctor Chuck, necessarily. But what I want to walk you through is 18 00:01:20,660 --> 00:01:25,014 four P words, four C words for your possible courses in life. 19 00:01:25,014 --> 00:01:31,490 This, course, this MOOC, was about, your passion, your interest, what you decided 20 00:01:31,490 --> 00:01:35,070 to do. You moved into an area, maybe a new area, 21 00:01:35,070 --> 00:01:39,350 that's within your, comfort zone, or maybe a bit beyond it. 22 00:01:39,350 --> 00:01:44,110 But you're trying to find, your element in life, as Sir Ken Robinson says. 23 00:01:44,110 --> 00:01:46,770 We're all looking for our personal element, right? 24 00:01:46,770 --> 00:01:50,100 So, at number one, passion. You have to be passionate about your 25 00:01:50,100 --> 00:01:53,930 course interests in what you explore. As part of passion, you can't just be 26 00:01:53,930 --> 00:01:58,150 passionate and expect to succeed in life. You need a purpose, you need a goal. 27 00:01:58,150 --> 00:02:02,520 You need to be moving toward something. As this Professor at Stanford talks 28 00:02:02,520 --> 00:02:05,830 about, The Highest Goal. Maybe this course you took wasn't your 29 00:02:05,830 --> 00:02:09,260 highest goal. But it was a goal, nonetheless. 30 00:02:09,260 --> 00:02:12,300 And we're all moving towards that. So we want to have purpose. 31 00:02:12,300 --> 00:02:14,640 We want to have passion. But the only way you're going to get 32 00:02:14,640 --> 00:02:17,705 through a MOOC, is to have persistence, or grit. 33 00:02:17,705 --> 00:02:22,160 You push your way through it. Persevere in that class. 34 00:02:22,160 --> 00:02:25,740 Find that extra energy inside. And I want to congratulate all of you for 35 00:02:25,740 --> 00:02:28,000 finding that. You've got your passion, right? 36 00:02:28,000 --> 00:02:31,260 You found your purpose, hopefully even just a course related purpose. 37 00:02:31,260 --> 00:02:35,700 And per, persistence, perseverance, grit. That's the number one word today in 38 00:02:35,700 --> 00:02:39,240 psychology. Number four, of course you're in this 39 00:02:39,240 --> 00:02:45,285 class, so you have to have a little bit of playfulness along the way. 40 00:02:45,285 --> 00:02:48,730 You know I got into MOOCing stance when I did my MOOC for a week. 41 00:02:48,730 --> 00:02:52,400 You can take a look at it online, but I have a little playfulness in my MOOC. 42 00:02:52,400 --> 00:02:57,850 Four P words, keep those in mind as you perceive, another P word, into life and 43 00:02:57,850 --> 00:03:03,640 your possible courses in your life. C words, of course you chose, to get 44 00:03:03,640 --> 00:03:06,450 involved, choice to C word you've had autonomy. 45 00:03:06,450 --> 00:03:11,710 It's your personal decision to get into this class and complete that class to 46 00:03:11,710 --> 00:03:15,710 know the C word. But commitment, the second C word I want 47 00:03:15,710 --> 00:03:20,630 to focus on, you not always just decided or chose, you committed to it to 48 00:03:20,630 --> 00:03:24,930 completing this course. And that, when you come, when you did 49 00:03:24,930 --> 00:03:29,360 that, all your peers were watching you, and talking to you, and sharing with you, 50 00:03:29,360 --> 00:03:34,670 and, next word, connections. A CMOOC, a connectivist MOOC and, any 51 00:03:34,670 --> 00:03:38,140 class online, is about about connections and relationships. 52 00:03:38,140 --> 00:03:42,830 Hopefully, you didn't just finish this class, you formed new bridges, new 53 00:03:42,830 --> 00:03:47,770 relationships, new possible pathways, possible courses in your life. 54 00:03:47,770 --> 00:03:51,590 And so those connections you have might help you down the road anywhere. 55 00:03:51,590 --> 00:03:55,950 Not just for the content here, but maybe they'll help you get an new job 56 00:03:55,950 --> 00:03:59,230 somewhere, or find out about a new interest, right? 57 00:03:59,230 --> 00:04:03,820 And then, what is this about? Some of you will want the certificate, 58 00:04:03,820 --> 00:04:07,190 you're going to want this. Some of you want your million dollars. 59 00:04:07,190 --> 00:04:11,540 Well, maybe you won't make a million from taking this class or all your classes, 60 00:04:11,540 --> 00:04:15,739 but what you will do is maybe like Steve Jobs is become innovative. 61 00:04:15,739 --> 00:04:19,500 The book I'm listening to now in my car and I just finished Defining Your 62 00:04:19,500 --> 00:04:23,910 Element. You have completed a course, you might 63 00:04:23,910 --> 00:04:30,070 get a certificate, another C word. So those are the four P words, passion, 64 00:04:30,070 --> 00:04:35,185 persistence, purpose, and playfulness. And the four C words we moved through, 65 00:04:35,185 --> 00:04:38,760 choice, right? You want to have some choice in your 66 00:04:38,760 --> 00:04:42,470 life. Commitment to things that you do choose 67 00:04:42,470 --> 00:04:47,780 to, to pursue, and relationships or connections, and finally, completion. 68 00:04:47,780 --> 00:04:51,269 A course, a certificate, and you move on in life. 69 00:04:52,480 --> 00:04:57,830 If you can keep those eight principles in mind as you proceed into other courses. 70 00:04:57,830 --> 00:05:01,000 I think maybe you'll find some future successes. 71 00:05:01,000 --> 00:05:05,120 I hope you do, I hope you follow your heart into additional courses with Dr 72 00:05:05,120 --> 00:05:09,840 Chuck or with other people. So I congratulate all of you on not only 73 00:05:09,840 --> 00:05:12,800 signing up. While I'm completing as many of the 74 00:05:12,800 --> 00:05:17,550 modules, and maybe all of them, so you can get your certificate, not just here. 75 00:05:17,550 --> 00:05:22,490 But your life certificate as a open learner in an informal, now formal 76 00:05:22,490 --> 00:05:25,526 learning. Thank you very much. 77 00:05:25,526 --> 00:05:30,459 [SOUND] >> Outstanding, outstanding. 78 00:05:30,459 --> 00:05:34,350 so I really want to thank Curt for coming, here in Ann Arbor. 79 00:05:34,350 --> 00:05:38,320 he came all the way up from Bloomington. and so Curt and I have done a number of 80 00:05:38,320 --> 00:05:40,670 things together. >> Just to be here with Chuck, you 81 00:05:40,670 --> 00:05:40,870 know. [LAUGH]. 82 00:05:40,870 --> 00:05:42,900 >> No, no that wasn't it. He might be have another reason to be 83 00:05:42,900 --> 00:05:49,040 here, so we figured we would tape this. So it is now time for you to sort of walk 84 00:05:49,040 --> 00:05:54,910 in front of your computer and receive your fake graduation certificate. 85 00:05:54,910 --> 00:05:57,630 I mean, there's a, it's a little known fact that when you actually graduate from 86 00:05:57,630 --> 00:06:00,609 college they don't actually give you the real certificate. 87 00:06:00,609 --> 00:06:04,500 They give you a carfeully rolled up piece of paper with a little bow on it. 88 00:06:04,500 --> 00:06:07,600 And then you get to your seat and you open it up and it's blank. 89 00:06:07,600 --> 00:06:08,800 [MUSIC]. But that's what we're going to do again 90 00:06:08,800 --> 00:06:12,410 and you, you can print your own certificate or badge depending on the 91 00:06:12,410 --> 00:06:16,660 course that you've taken. And so it is time for you to get up and 92 00:06:16,660 --> 00:06:21,140 sort of walk in front of your television or your laptop and I will hand you your 93 00:06:21,140 --> 00:06:26,236 certificate. I have my Harry Potter Slytherin Severus 94 00:06:26,236 --> 00:06:30,608 Snape wand, to poof, you know, make you educated. 95 00:06:30,608 --> 00:06:35,190 And so here you go. I congratulate you and you can reach up 96 00:06:35,190 --> 00:06:37,560 and grab your certificate, and there you go. 97 00:06:37,560 --> 00:06:39,220 >> Shake your hand. >> Shake your hand. 98 00:06:39,220 --> 00:06:42,380 We'll shake your hand. We'll both shake your hand and and as 99 00:06:42,380 --> 00:06:47,480 Curt said this is hopefully just the beginning of a number of wonderful 100 00:06:47,480 --> 00:06:48,220 courses. [MUSIC]. 101 00:06:48,220 --> 00:06:50,350 >> And so again, thank you for your time. 102 00:06:50,350 --> 00:06:54,084 Thank you for your persistence. Thank you for your commitment, and 103 00:06:54,084 --> 00:07:08,938 hopefully you'll see both of us on the net and on the web teaching the internet 104 00:07:08,938 --> 00:07:19,159 classes. So thank you very much. 105 00:07:19,159 --> 00:07:25,505 >> Door is open.