One of the key values of OER is sharing. Tucans sharing food

You may want to share your materials as you are working on them to get feedback from other teachers or students. Here are some ways to do that:

join a professional learning network (for example, #langchat on Twitter)
get in touch with a professional organization, for example your local chapter of ACTFL, or your state foreign language organization
- The Texas Foreign Language Association Facebook page
share your work at a language teaching conference
pilot your materials in an informal group of a few volunteer "students" who are interested in learning the language

Once your work is done, share it proudly! Here are some repositories you can use:

add your OER to OER Commons, MERLOT, or another repository, where others can use them and write reviews
your school or state may also have a repository where you could publish your materials - ask a librarian (at UT Austin, you may add it to Texas ScholarWorks)

▹▹▹ Read more about repositories for sharing on page: Finding OER for Language Courses

Please note: COERLL does not publish OER on its website unless it was created in partnership with COERLL, or at the University of Texas. However, if you submit an application to be featured on and receive a badge from COERLL's Language OER Network, we will publish a link to your work under your name.

▹▹▹ Read more about creating a print version of your book for purchase on page: Do It Yourself Book Publishing

Check Your Knowledge

Reflect: Which professional learning networks, language organizations, or conferences could you share your work with?

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