Laura Ingalls Wilder

[fafojoy]

Missouri State University is offering a FREE Mass Open Online Course (MOOC) about Laura Ingalls Wilder. It is a two part course, with the first part offered last fall. I heard a radio interview with the instructor, Pamela Smith Hill, who said they expected around 200 people to sign up and they ended up with 7000! The second part begins April 6. I

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[shirebound]

How interesting! My mother watches three hours of "Little House" every day on the Hallmark Channel, and I've printed out lots of 'net information for her about the real Mary's life, and Laura, and Pa, and... I really hope you enjoy the class.

[fafojoy]

The class is free - not sure exactly how a MOOC works but maybe your mom would enjoy the lectures too?

[lenine2]

After having that book on my Amazon list for months, it *finally* shipped this week! I'm looking forward to reading it.

Thanks for the link to the class.

[fafojoy]

I'd been waiting for a few months and my copy came Friday. It is a big heavy hardcover book, with pictures. It is wonderful.

[lenine2]

I registered for the class, yay!

[fafojoy]

Woot, see you in class! Save me a seat

[ramblin_rosie]

That's on my to-read list! And one of my students is writing her essay on it. :D

[fafojoy]

Very cool! I hope you enjoy it too. The amount of work done to verify things is astonishing.

[dot_o_choillmor]

Oh, I loved those books. I read them so many times. I hope you enjoy the course. It sounds fascinating.

[fafojoy]

The course is really interesting. I thought you might like this series of lectures - daw might even use some of the material for a panel she hopes to be on.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04cuJnDUG78

I have learned so much already.

[dot_o_choillmor]

Thanks! So interesting. I'm unexpectedly off today (was supposed to be away for the weekend but it got cancelled last minute) so I've been enjoying some lectures with my morning coffee :-)