Open Education Europa Groups: A New Vision

What is this about?

One of the central features of the Open Education Europa portal is the groups section.Groups offer a virtual collaborative space for co-creation, sharing ideas and engaging in thematic discussions over a specific educational issue.Groups are for YOU, and we want to make sure they serve your needs. So we want to hear your views..

How does it work currently?A group allows you to create and manage an online community of peers and experts, where you can share the portal content-related items, meaning:● Courses● MOOCs● Resources● Institutions● Blogs● Events● Articles● Projects● News+ embedding tweets

What next?

In the next few months, we will enhance the group functionality:● Streamline the process of creating and

managing a group.● Provide options for powerful integration with

social media.● Add mechanisms for notifications on group

activity.● Improve navigation and make it easier for

members to share items with their groups.

A peek into the future ...

The following slides present some mock-ups of the planned new user interface for groups.

The Group's home page.Please ignore the banner image - we will have a less offensive one.

Which new features are we thinking of?

Move from a content-related based groups to a dynamic forum, by including a micro-blogging mechanism of discussion

Improving Peer networking, by including new communication tools (i.e. social media integration, messaging system, etc,.)

Enhance the groups’ usability in general

Help us make OEE groups work for you!

Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Please use our feedback form:

https://goo.gl/5fdcoR