OER university discussion and planning channels
OERu
Towards more affordable education for all students worldwide
Contents
Mailing lists
Discussion and Planning
| List | Purpose | Archives | Post |
|---|---|---|---|
| OERu | Discussion and planning list for OERu partners. | archives | |
| OERu | Open discussion on Google Groups by anyone interested in the OERu initiative. | archives | email web |
| WikiEducator-tech | Announcements and discussion about WikiEducator and other OER Foundation technology. | archives | email web |
| WikiEducator | Main WikiEducator community list. | archives | email web |
Working Groups
Each of the working groups has its own mailing list for planning and achieving their goals hosted at http://Groups.OERu.org.
N.B. Posting to a mailing list requires being a member (subscriber) of the list.
Forums
| Forum | Purpose |
|---|---|
| OERu Planning Group | Planning the implementation of the OERu |
| OERu | Public discussion forum (and target of links from the official website) |
IRC
Connect directly using Web chat or download IRC software and point to the irc.freenode.net server. You will find us on the "#wikieducator" channel.
Possible clients for local use: For many years the major graphical client for Windows has been mirc (http://mirc.com). xchat (http://xchat.org/) is available for Windows and Linux users.
Future Plans
Want to organize a workgroup? Find a critical mass of people on the mailing lists or forums. Once established, you can create your own mailing list or forum to advance your efforts.
| Handle | Description |
|---|---|
| @OERuniversitas | Official Twitter account of the OERu initiative |
| @Mackiwg | Wayne Mackintosh, Director of the OER Foundation (frequently tweets about #OERu and #WikiEducator) |
WEnotes
| Tag | Description |
|---|---|
| #oeru | Aggregate feed of #OERu from Twitter, g+, WikiEducator, blogs, working group mailing lists |
