Author: Doug Holton
Associate Director, Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence, Embry-Riddle University

This is an archive of the 2013 version of ocTEL.

For an urban planning MOOC, they used this tool for town hall discussions, instead of Coursera's discussion…

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Doug Holton

Tue, 09 Jul 2013 14:52:21 GMT
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For an urban planning MOOC, they used this tool for town hall discussions, instead of Coursera’s discussion forum: http://www.mindmixer.com/

Some other similar tools out there that might better handle large scale discussions might include things like Google Groups (which has a Q&A format now), Google+ Communities, StackExchange clones like Q&A (for Wordpress) or LampCMS or OSQA or Coordino, or reddit-like clones, or RSS aggregators such as used in the OCTEL mooc: http://mashe.hawksey.info/2013/03/mooc-in-a-box-turning-wordpress-into-an-open-course-reader-octel/

An OSU prof explains why she went to a platform often used by municipalities in her Coursera class.
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Here is an updated list of  80 or so education related communities on Google+.  If there are others …

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Sun, 26 May 2013 02:36:14 GMT
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– Google Apps for Education (Resources, Products, Services, Marketplace)
For professional development for faculty/teachers at schools that have Google Apps – here are some education related communities on Google+ they may find interesting
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Here is an updated list of  80 or so education related communities on Google+.  If there are others you know of, feel free to comment. 

Here is a Google Doc version of the list, too: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hUCtyvzD_Z6EUWwVeyH7GSrfEEyAKSJSZX-JYxPCoG0/edit?usp=sharing

NEW COMMUNITIES (sorted by number of members)

Learning Creative Learning (10704 members)
https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/106132864609383396284

Chromebook EDU (2494 members)
https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/111885171520981887334

Mozilla Webmakers (1500 members)
https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/106022863174952221205

Gamification in Education (853 members)
https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/114370132276739546873

STEM Educators (835 members)
https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/112904336188381403474

Using Google Apps as a Free LMS (707 members)
https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/110147344160609001644

Apps Scripts for Education – Builders and Users (491 members)
https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/112780694700423616523

Minecraft in Education (370 members)
https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/113884091278414495934

Peeragogy in Action (368 members)
https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/107386162349686249470

Instructional Technology Integrators & Coaches (293 members)
https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/118257375639026937151

Cognitive Science and Writing (235 members)
https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/100746062204320903342

Open Education (206 members)
https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/102204610906149781269

Instruction Librarians (180 members)
https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/105701165713397630072

Learning Design and Technology – Open Mic (151 members)
https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/108092082832559743776

Web Accessibility (140 members)
https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/107472407495224690148

Mathematics Education Research (121 members)
https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/104846032595782747037

EdTechTalk (100 members)
https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/102307879401185751970

Educational technology research (96 members)
https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/116645258659907675031

EdTech and Professional Development (75 members)
https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/108369417825821080542

Online Course Design and Instruction (69 members)
https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/102383725482697646879

Math Principles in Everyday Life (66 members)
https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/102010799601556689266

Drupal in Education (64 members)
https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/102902903124131117699

OCTEL Open Course in Technology Enhanced Learning (58 members)
https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/101382199434711534938

Google+ for Higher Education (53 members)
https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/109765983572507353761

SMEDU Social Media in Education (47 members)
https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/108334907562991099256

Eportfolios (40 members)
https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/115269504984661775868

Computer Science Education (33 members)
https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/115153713433668200536

Engineering Training and Education (24 members)
https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/111157504937803017265

Engineering Educators (18 members)
https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/107268234212535588765

Eportfolio: The fundamentals (16 members)
https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/108377089913226761465

ORIGINAL LIST (number of members are from January 2013)

Education Revolution (3493 members)
https://plus.google.com/communities/104214480154015052148

Google Apps for Education (1836 members)
https://plus.google.com/communities/101802680117484972712

Libraries and Librarians (1203 members)
https://plus.google.com/communities/107650174557257755836

Education (771 members)
https://plus.google.com/communities/108308156289773545145

MOOC (765 members)
https://plus.google.com/communities/117130483000476703182

Higher Education (703 mmbers)
https://plus.google.com/communities/109197000367826307040

School Technology Leadership (632 members)
https://plus.google.com/communities/102874431495428943182

E-Learning and Digital Cultures MOOC (493 members)
https://plus.goog
le.com/communities/116967860906905648378

eLearning Development (476 members)
https://plus.google.com/communities/102138711087401569660

Moodle (474 members)
https://plus.google.com/communities/106727905874888429913

Instructional Design & E-Learning (454 members)
https://plus.google.com/communities/115261781035799088895

Deep Learning (431 members)
https://plus.google.com/communities/112866381580457264725

Educational Technology (396 members)
https://plus.google.com/communities/118155617276327496151

Play Based Learning (352 members)
https://plus.google.com/communities/116229270390659374688

Massive Open Online Courses (344 members)
https://plus.google.com/communities/105926059754841899661

Tech in Edu (335 members)
https://plus.google.com/communities/107482442125144594872

Connected Learning (328 members)
https://plus.google.com/communities/113655426574061601680

Learning in Organizations (315 members)
https://plus.google.com/communities/108199456427729473693

Educators on Google+ (282 members)
https://plus.google.com/communities/100342834366095345013

Using IOS Devices in Education (265 members)
https://plus.google.com/communities/104443895202821212385

Code4Lib (238 members)
https://plus.google.com/communities/114587042187424680647

Global Education Conference (234 members)
https://plus.google.com/communities/113486387602008324050

Open Source in Education (231 members)
https://plus.google.com/communities/106481215923304023917

Physics Education (229 members)
https://plus.google.com/communities/104420542322354041818

Technology & Innovation in Education (221 members)
https://plus.google.com/communities/117631661795101086867

Inquiry-Based Learning in Mathematics (197 members)
https://plus.google.com/communities/107762594334871181831

Mathematics Education (191 members)
https://plus.google.com/communities/106364254296651187923

Faculty Development (175 members)
https://plus.google.com/communities/104840294513176510821

EdReach Network (171 members)
https://plus.google.com/communities/108928019712291099224

K-12 Education (169 members)
https://plus.google.com/communities/117583754165193896165

Online Learning (157 members)
https://plus.google.com/communities/107062761204073481218

Parent Teacher Play (149 members)
https://plus.google.com/communities/108685812453178276517

MOOC MOOC (141 members)
https://plus.google.com/communities/104740130076825758720

Digital Education (124 members)
https://plus.google.com/communities/114620229687393085644

Appademics (123 members)
https://plus.google.com/communities/115982721809744443471

Teach Preschool (105 members)
https://plus.google.com/communities/112513715918970198662

HigherEd (94 members)
https://plus.google.com/communities/115644422935294078103

Mobile Learning (87 members)
https://plus.google.com/communities/111477232632795074486

Learning Fast in the Age of MOOCs (81 members)
https://plus.google.com/communities/107901009078869528613

Learning to Code (74 members)
https://plus.google.com/communities/116128404191074510837

OLDS MOOC (72 members)
https://plus.google.com/communities/114085469619615490101

School Psychology (56 members)
https://plus.google.com/communities/110569049731019319789

Educational Technology (49 members)
https://plus.google.com/communities/112629018730625565790

US History Teachers (46 members)
https://plus.google.com/communities/108806596170395806531

Geography Teachers (40 members)
https://plus.google.com/communities/105749379394936886921

School Library Media Specialists (33 members)
https://plus.google.com/communities/117972083606648197914

Educational Psychology & the Learning Sciences (22 members)
https://plus.google.com/communities/110344341552679196162

History & Social Science Teachers (16 members)
https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/102654955447474099260/stream/6d8c24d3-a40f-4b70-a41c-6d11f274e5e8

Philosophy of Education (8 members)
https://plus.google.com/communities/104393533655199444132
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Date for your diary … 

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Sat, 11 May 2013 11:15:27 GMT
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A webinar on how to host your own MOOC course with open source tools (in this case, Wordpress, but there are several other open source MOOC tools, too, like OpenMOOC, CourseBuilder, Class2Go, and the code for edX will be released soon, too).  See Martin’s Wordpress MOOC recipe here: http://mashe.hawksey.info/2013/04/octel-an-open-online-course-recipe-using-wordpress/
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Date for your diary … 
As part of ocTEL on the 15th May at 16:30BST (check in your own timezone) I’ll be doing a webinar on platforms for Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), in particular focusing on some of the connect…
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Collaboratively editable timeline of educational technology, by James Kerr http://online-learning-onl…

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Sat, 04 May 2013 01:34:06 GMT
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Collaboratively editable timeline of educational technology, by James Kerr http://online-learning-online.blogspot.com/2013/05/history-of-educational-technology.html

More info on how he made it from a Google Spreadsheet (which others can edit) and TimelineJS: http://octel.alt.ac.uk/forums/topic/history-of-educational-technology-a-collaborative-timeline-project/
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how to switch to digest version of this email list

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Hi, I get so many emails every day, I need to switch to the digest version
of this list.

Here’s how I was able to do it:

Create a mailing list password using this form:
https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?GETPW1=SUBED1%3DOCTEL-PUBLIC&X=&Y=
You’ll receive an email with a link to click to confirm your password.

Then login to jiscmail to change to a digest subscription:
https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?LOGON=SUBED1=OCTEL-PUBLIC […]

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how to switch to digest version of this email list

Posted on by Doug Holton Posted in Course Reader, JISCMail, Lists

Hi, I get so many emails every day, I need to switch to the digest version
of this list.

Here’s how I was able to do it:

Create a mailing list password using this form:
https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?GETPW1=SUBED1%3DOCTEL-PUBLIC&X=&Y=
You’ll receive an email with a link to click to confirm your password.

Then login to jiscmail to change to a digest subscription:
https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?LOGON=SUBED1=OCTEL-PUBLIC […]

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I've been playing deep inside WordPress and for the forthcoming 'Open Course in Technology Enhanced Learning…

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Thu, 04 Apr 2013 12:39:23 GMT
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Wordpress (with several plugins) is being used for the #OCTEL MOOC (Open Course in Technology Enhanced Learning), which starts today:
http://octel.alt.ac.uk/
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I’ve been playing deep inside WordPress and for the forthcoming ‘Open Course in Technology Enhanced Learning’ #ocTEL  I’ve hit on the idea of an ‘open course reader’ similar to Google Reader. What do you think?
Google Readers demise is unfortunate but before it disappears I thought it would be useful to raid some of the functionality for an open course reader (using WordPress/FeedWordPress
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