User:JimTittsler/OpenPractice

Being Open

Jim Tittsler <jim@OERfoundation.org>
Tech Lead, OER Foundation

Twitter: @jtittsler

Open Success

• vision
• start
• inclusion
• communications
• collaboration
• benefits

Vision

Start

• establishes the direction
• shows progress
• invites further work

Inclusion

importance of licensing

• contribute to an existing resource
• reuse existing resources
• repurpose existing resources
• extend existing resources

Communication

• mailing lists (and archives!)
• forums
• wikis
• real time
  • TogetherJS
  • Google Hangouts (Office Hours)
  • Skype
  • IRC

Collaboration

• don't need to be a subject expert
• don't even need to be an programmer
• but amazing things can happen as you discover others with similar interests and passions
• even more amazing things can happen when your work is reused or extended in unexpected ways

Benefits

• networking
• brand
  • institution
  • self
• learning
• share your passion

Community

• sustainability

Challenges

Feedback Welcome

• http://WikiEducator.org/User_talk:JimTittsler/OpenPractice
• https://google.com/+JimTittsler
• @jtittsler

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