Developing an Open eLearning

Community

In a Social Network Dr Anne Marie Cunningham, Academic Lead for eLearning,

School of Medicine, Cardiff University

IDEA:

Develop a

community of

people

interested in the

use of

technology in

medical

education

CHOICE OF

PLATFORM?

Needed to be- easy to

moderate, support

profiles, free, simple to

use, open

All the benefits of a year-round conference, attended by friendly experts, without the travel, ice-

breaker events, or that slight sense of guilt when you decide to go for a coffee rather than attend

one of the talks in parallel streams...

I really value the generous contributions of the community experts. It is an

invaluable resource for catching up on developing issues, or finding the best

approach to tackle new problems.

THE BENEFITS OF AN OPEN COMMUNITY? Higher Participation

- Can learn from community without

joining- Easy to share discussion widely