OERu/Orientation forums

Required parameters Syntax for transclusion The OERu online course forums provide the opportunity for learners to interact with their peers while discussing key concepts and issues relating to their courses. You are invited to create an account and fill out your profile on forums.oeru.org (see activity below for more information).
 * microcourse: Name of micro-course, eg "Digital literacies for online learning" or transcluded title, eg.:
 * code: In the form of a transcluded link for the course code, eg.
 * coursefeed: The wiki page for the course feed, eg.: Introduction to project management/IPM104/Feed
 * generalforumlink: Transcluded link for the general forum of this course, eg.:
 * spotpolllink: Provide link to a spot poll on forums.oeru.org, eg.: https://forums.oeru.org/t/lida104-spot-poll-time-you-spend-online/704 . You can either use this LiDA104 poll or create your own for a particular course.

Overview
The OERu uses Discourse - a modern open source software application for forums. We use forums for more substantive discussions where short comments via micro-blog or social media posts are not sufficient for in depth discussion. We also use the poll feature of the Discourse software for learners to share their opinions on short topical questions. You will find prompts and links to the relevant discussion topics embedded in the course materials. The forum site should also be used to post any support questions and each micro-course has a dedicated general forum for this purpose. As an open learning community, if you know the answers to any questions, please share the gift of knowledge by helping your peers.

We will automatically "fetch" an extract from posts on forums.oeru.org for inclusion in the | course feed with a link back to the original post or reply.

Need help?
The OERu support site provides instructions and supporting videos for the following:


 * An overview of the structure of the forum site.
 * How to locate the forums for your specific course.