http://mechanicalmooc.org
http://cl.ly/0Q1V391H3A2O081l2V0f


"a course led by a machine" - this should be clearly laid out on the front page

• have people lean on each other for help - how?
• like the option to do thecourse on your own 
• "what is the mechanical mooc" question isn't clear
• there's no action to take in the first email - would be nice to have a link back to the course page (my first instinct is just to click the existing link, which would unsubscribe me!)
• for self-assessemnt of learning style - can we do some a/b testing where we send people to the "wrong" style, and see if they perform better/worse?
• first question - helptext in the wrong space
• second question doesn't align properly - "Learning style" should be on same level as "When learning something ..."
• "from" email - from "mechanical mooc" would be more clear than "the machine" +1
• "join" should be bigger+1
• spre-selected timezone not correct
• didn't select an image, but sign-up still worked
• placement of sign-up form: finish button below the fold on smaller screens+1 (is it necessary to be a modal window? maybe we could try alternatives)
• I am able to start sign-up with same email again (already signed-up). suggestion -> sign-up form should not open if user is already signed-up
• Change "Bootstrap from Twitter" title of the page -> "The Mechanical Mooc presents ..."
• add "level of expertise" question back to the form
• initial welcome email should explicitly say that this is a maling list or "reply to this email to..." - i was looking for the link to click, to introduce myself.  
• "machine" personality - request to avoid making the personality too simplistic/patronizing 
• what do you do if you don't like any of the three images?
• I would like every email to have a 'play' button, where a computer voice reads the email out. 

goals for mooc character:

• social presence
• make it more memorable

Character Ideas
Evil force--trying to sabotage
style of opposites? ( now, when you start writing python, definitely do not care about whitespace )
"Hello, I am The MooC. Welcome to my group...be sure to not communicate with your fellow learners, if someone learns more slowly, pointing and laughing will make you feel great"
Evil MOOC--nice supportive MOOC
good mooc bad mooc
Marvin the Paranoid android, dry humor (ala hitchhikers guide to the galaxy)
I just keep thinking about cows. "MOOc". Medusa cows with many heads? 

How to put people together in groups? / How should we group people? 

- geography 
- language
- time of signup (starting together)
- by diversity of skill level

Problem: Forgot to send from my @p2pu address, and got a bounceback: Bad destination address - bekka
Niels didnt get an email - he signed up after the group was created
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