I read a forum contribution about 10 days ago that introduced me to the concept of joining an online group to learn how to sustain an online community. Great, I thought I can do that!
The first hurdle of course was to actually register. I couldn't even create an account, and felt a bit deerh. Anyway, I posted that issue to the forum where I first heard about the group, and back came the answer. Silly me, I was using a full stop in my proposed account name, and the instructions clearly stated only to use alpha numeric.
Second hurdle was that it was actually going to cost me money, out of my own pocket. I am so used to everything in the online community being for free, I had to think twice. No matter, I coughed up the fee (less than $40 AUD) and then thought, yeah, I will do this on 12th March when the program begins.
So here I am before 9.00am on a SUNDAY, 11th March having completed my first assignment and feeling pretty chuffed. At first I was in awe of the others in the group (so far only 6 other people have posted assignments, but 23 have signed up). Then of course as these things do, I started to think about the content, and how to relate it back to my work and my own area of expertise. While others in the group seem far more "out there", I am sure I will be able to keep up and contribute to the outcomes.
BTW, the course goes for two weeks, and they expect you to put in one hour per day in an asynchronous manner. Here goes, day one done ahead of time.
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