Welcome to eduMOOC 2011

http://www.youtube.com/watch?&v=eW3gMGqcZQc

... and "What is 'success' in a MOOC?"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?&v=r8avYQ5ZqM0

Now that we have a common understaning, here is

How the eduMOOC is Organized

Eight topics have been chosen - one for each week. You will see the schedule for those topics below. A Web page is linked below and in the left navigation column for each topic - those pages include details about the topic for each week, including links to about 20 timely resources including articles, Websites, Twitter hashtags, blogs, wikis and more that are relevant to the topic of the week. Collectively we will build on that base of 20. On Thursday of each week a live one hour Webinar panel discussion will be held with experts on the topic.

Google Group eduMOOC

Those registering for the course - see the short form in the right column above - will be invited to join the Google Group "eduMOOC" where threaded discussions will be held. This is where networking will begin among those attending the MOOC. After you have accepted the email invitation to the Google Group, you'll be taken to the group to set your nickname and email delivery options.

When you're ready to participate in the discussions, you may go directly to http://groups.google.com/group/edumooc. Please familiarize yourself with the threads. Jason Rhode has created a Screen Cast on navigating our Google Group. http://www.jasonrhode.com/screencast-tours-of-edumooc-google-group-alerts-reader Make posts inside threads if appropriate (i.e. introductions should be posted as a "reply" to the first posting in the Introductions thread). If your posting does not fit in the threads, create a new thread!

If you are using an email account other than gmail, you'll need to set up a Google account in order to access the group. View this Slideshare presentation for instructions: http://www.slideshare.net/NotJustCricket/using-non-google-id-with-google-groups

Wikis

Additional opportunities to discuss and create collaborations are popping up in wikis around the 'net. Wikispaces eduMOOC is one site that is hosting information and discussions. Visit the site and join to participate! An OREu Study Group is open now at WikiEducator. Visit the site, learn about the Open Education Resources University initiative and join to participate!

Twitter

We will use the #edumooc hashtag for tweets regarding the MOOC. You will see those displayed in the gadget on this page. Tweet links to resources, your own blog posts on eduMOOC topics, videos, etc. We encourage tweeting and Twitter discussions.

Contribute Resources to This Site

You are encouraged to browse those sites and to add sites in Diigo. We will transfer the new Diigo sites to the appropriate list on a daily basis. Please use the "edumooc" tag if you would like your selected sites to be transferred to the topic resource page.

Live Sessions

Live panel discussion sessions will be held each Thursday at 2:00 pm eastern daylight, 1:00 pm central daylight, noon mountain daylight, 11:00 am pacific daylight and 7:00 pm London time. They may be viewed live online at:

http://www.uis.edu/technology/live/edumooc.html

Your screen will look like this:

The audio of the panel and slides will appear on the left of the screen

The #edumooc twitter back channel feed will appear center screen

A Twitter compose gadget will appear on the right for those with Twitter accounts to upload tweets

The session will be recorded and be made available online for those who wish to view later.

eduMOOC Schedule - Check often for additional panelists

Contact: schroeder.ray@uis.edu (Ray Schroeder)

This work by Center for Online Learning, Research and Service - University of Illinois Springfield is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.