Joining an OER Community

This is the last module of COERLL's Introduction to OER for Language Teachers. Thank you for reading through to the end! We hope you keep in touch with COERLL on Twitter, Links to an external site. Facebook Links to an external site., or by attending one of our online OER hangouts (listed on our events page Links to an external site.). Or, let us know what you're working on at coerll@austin.utexas.edu.

There are also numerous other ways to connect with people working on OER:

If you are staff or faculty at a community college, join the Community College Consortium for OER (CCCOER) email list Links to an external site., a very supportive group of OER advocates
Look at the resources from the US Department of Education Office of Educational Technology #GoOpen project Links to an external site. (geared towards K-12)
Subscribe to OER Digest emails Links to an external site.
If you want to talk to other OER creators, and possibly collaborate, join the Rebus Community forum Links to an external site. - you can post calls for collaboration on the contributor marketplace, create a discussion space for your project, and more!
Check with a librarian or technologist at your school to see if there are any other people working on OER at your campus
Spanish teachers - join the community of teachers who use Radio Ambulante Links to an external site. in their classroom
Check to see if your state has an OER message board or some other community.
Sign up for COERLL's mailing list Links to an external site. to keep up-to-date on other opportunities

Image credit: "collaborator-explore-community-practice" by Flickr user Giulia Forsythe Links to an external site., public domain

Learn More about Communities

Go to one of the communities mentioned on this page and find out how to join.