Dr. Marti Cleveland-Innes

"We have reached our last section of the course.

"We hope that you now feel prepared to enter the wonderful world of online learning. In fact, by participating in this MOOC, you already have one online course under your belt.

"If you were already an online learner prior to taking this course, our goal was to equip you with some additional tools and strategies to improve your confidence and skills in the online learning environment."

There are several options available for learners who wish to continue learning about online learning. One of the most effective ways to learn is by doing, so the more online courses you take, the more you will learn about online learning.

Another option is LTLO to Go. Throughout this course, we have emphasized the value of creating a community of learners. In fact, by participating in our discussion forum throughout this course, you have already become part of a learning community. Hopefully you were able to establish some connections that you can carry forward as part of your own personal learning network (PLN) and continue to discover and build upon your knowledge, skills and experience surrounding online learning.

Many of you already participate in some form of social media such as Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and/or Google Communities. If not, learners should choose a popular social media application that people are familiar with to create your learning network. It is advisable to keep your learning network separate from your personal social media account. On the Resources page in this module we've included links to these social media sites. Here they are again:

Twitter
http://www.gcflearnfree.org/twitter/

Facebook
http://www.gcflearnfree.org/facebook101

LinkedIn
http://www.gcflearnfree.org/linkedin

Blogs
Blogger.com or http://www.wordpress.com

Google Communities
http://mashable.com/2013/01/18/google-plus-communities-beginners-guide/

Before leaving the course, you will want invite peers to join your network and provide them with the information they will need to find you outside of the course. If you would like to invite everyone from the course to join your network, feel free to post your social network contact information to the discussion forum. Take note of invitations from peers and contact information others may post. That's it- you are on your way to building your PLN!

Another component of LTLO to go is #AUMOOC. Continue to connect with course-mates using our Twitter feed.

There are also a wide range of YouTube videos available on the topic of online learning. Enter your search terms in the search box on the YouTube website and see what you find. http://www.youtube.com

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LTLO to Go

Please proceed to establish your connections as mentioned above. You may post your contact information to the Discussion Forum for Module 5 or send a private message to particular individuals that you have connected with during the course. You may also be able to assist a fellow-learner to get up and running with a social media account.

See you in the Discussion Forum for Module 5!

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