Key Details

• What: A Massive Open Online Course (MOOC). A short, not-for-credit, online course for free. Open to the public – participants do not have to be a registered Missouri State student.
• When: Starts June 12, 2017: runs for eight weeks. Participants can enroll in the course at any point during the eight weeks.
• Where: Enroll now through the Canvas Network.
• Contact person: Lacey Geiger, Open Course Coordinator, at (417) 836-8803 or LaceyGeiger@MissouriState.edu

Share your story!

We want to hear about your experience! We encourage you to join the online conversation leading up to and during the course by posting on Facebook or Twitter and tagging your photos with the official hashtag #MSUOutreachBears

Make your post social media savvy

• Tag the post with the hashtag #MSUOutreachBears
• Whenever possible tag Missouri State Outreach or @missouristate
• If applicable, tag the post with the Springfield, Missouri, hashtag: #SGF
• As you participate in the MOOC, consider sharing a quote about your experience.

Facebook

• Brand your Facebook profile with the cover photo below:

 

 

 

 

 

• Use the customized Facebook sharing photo provided below:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sample Facebook post

• FREE online course begins June 12, 2017! http://ow.ly/Gjtm30bOel2
• Enroll now in this FREE, not-for-credit, online course. http://ow.ly/Gjtm30bOel2
• Explore Missouri’s caves and karst with this FREE, not-for-credit course! http://ow.ly/Gjtm30bOel2
• Learn about the caves, springs, and disappearing streams that make up Missouri’s unique landscape with a FREE, online course. http://ow.ly/Gjtm30bOel2

Twitter

• For your Twitter account cover photo:

 

 

 

 

 

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Sample Tweets

• Explore Missouri’s caves and karst with this free, not-for-credit, online course! http://ow.ly/Gjtm30bOel2

• Free, not-for-credit, online course about Missouri caves and karst! http://ow.ly/Gjtm30bOel2
• Learn how speleologists work hard to protect Missouri’s valuable water resources! http://ow.ly/Gjtm30bOel2

If you need anything additional, please contact Lacey Geiger at (417) 836-8803 or Valerie Cummings at (417) 836-6664.