This free, non-credited online course runs from Oct. 15 to Dec. 6, and is open to students, staff and faculty. The POOC interrogates a range of issues pertaining to the history, problems and possibilities of participatory media in contemporary society, and will focus on aspects of mediated participation including surveillance, gaming, publics, art, and design. People are invited to learn, share, collaborate and create knowledge using the POOC’s digital platform. For more information, click here. The course is now open for registration. The POOC complements Media@McGill’s international colloquium on The Participatory Condition taking place in Montreal on Nov. 15 and 16. To register for the colloquium, visit http://www.pcond.ca/registration/