Next Steps
Congratulations! You've made it through the Open Education Network's onboarding course.
We hope you feel that you have more context and are prepared for the synchronous New Member Meet & Greet Orientation session, an opportunity for you to review this information with OEN staff, meet other new members, and ask any questions you may have. We look forward to seeing you there!
Action Items
- Send the email addresses of your delegates for the Google Group and Community Hub to Barb (thee0017@umn.edu)
- Sign up for the New Member Meet & Greet Orientation session and Data Dashboard trainings on the Community Hub Events tab
- Follow the OEN on Twitter Links to an external site. and LinkedIn Links to an external site.
- Add the OEN member badge Links to an external site. to your webpage, and link it to the OEN homepage for additional context
We also invite you to complete the short New Member Onboarding course survey Links to an external site. to share your feedback on this course and submit questions that you hope are covered in the synchronous New Member Meet & Greet Orientation session.
Final Words
Before we wrap up, we want to remind you of a few keys things:
- Keep going! Building and sustaining an open education program is hard work and takes time. There will be times when you hit a wall. That's okay. That is the time to step back, look at another strategy, and try again.
- You are not alone. You might be the only person on your campus working on open education (right now). You might have a lot on your plate and you don't see how you are going to connect with faculty. Remember, you are not alone; you have the whole OEN community behind you.
- Celebrate your small wins! OEN member Ariana Santiago (Univ. of Houston) blogged Links to an external site.about the importance of small wins. She says, "I think small wins can be harder to articulate than the big ones. They’re things that don’t always get recognition, that others may not see happening, and that you may not even notice yourself. Small wins can have a tangible outcome, but they can also be small actions or attitudes that contribute to yours and others’ success." We couldn't agree more! We encourage you to celebrate the steps, however small, you are making to make education more affordable, accessible, and equitable through open education.
If you ever have questions or feedback to share, please feel free to reach out to OEN Director of Community Engagement, Barb, at thee0017@umn.edu.
Thank you for being a champion of open education, and we look forward to collaborating with you!