How to Build Effective Online Education Communities

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This week I will lead a number of presentations and discussions at the Global Forum on Technology and Innovation in Teaching and Leading in Dubai. One of the topics I will discuss is, “How to build effective online education communities”. If you manage an online education community or are interested in starting one, I welcome you to read through the presentation above!

Looking forward to discussing online education communities on Wednesday! Feedback and comments are welcome!

Anna

Founder, Bon Education

@bon_education

5 Ways to Keep on Top of OER News

Originally posted on the Curriki blog.

As an addendum to 10 Ways to Support OERs via Social Media, I thought it would be nice to write a follow-up post on how to keep up with open education news. If you are a fan of OER or OER curious, here are a few ways to stay “in the know”:

1. Google alerts – Set Google alerts for terms like “open education,” “open education resources,” and “OER” to have the latest and greatest OER news delivered to your inbox as-it-happens, daily, or weekly.
2. Twitter search – Search for #OER to see what people are saying about OER now!
3. Trusted tweeters – Follow OER tweeters like:
   1. @Curriki
   2. @OpenEdNews
   3. @creativecommons
   4. @MITOCW
   5. @OERCommons
   6. @opencontent.
4. OER bloggers – Add OER blogs to your RSS reader! Here are a few to start with:
   1. Curriki’s blog – FYI we blog about OER content on Mondays and OER news on Fridays!
   2. Open Education News – For an up-to-the minute play-by-play on all things OER, this blog is a must-read!
   3. OpenSource.com – Read our review of the site here.
5. OER Conferences – Digital discussions are great, but what about meeting the people behind the alerts, tweets, and blog posts?! Here are a few upcoming conferences in which OERs will be discussed!
   1. The Global Forum on Technology and Innovation in Teaching and Leading (Dubai, UAE, April 15-17, 2010)
   2. The 8th COMMUNIA Workshop – Education and the Public Domain: The Emergence of a Shared Educational Commons (Istanbul, Turkey, April 19-20, 2010)
   3. University Leadership: Bringing Technology-Enabled Education to Learners of All Ages (Massachusetts (MIT), USA, May 23-26, 2010)
   4. ISTE 2010 (Colorado, USA, Jun 27-30, 2010) – Make sure to check out the Open Source Lab!
   5. Open Ed 2010 –  (Barcelona, Spain, November 2-4, 2010)

Gotta love OER Fridays!

Anna