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Social Media Kit for MOOC: Laura Ingalls Wilder

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Laura Ingalls Wilder: Exploring Her Work and Writing Life — The Later Years

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 registered Missouri State students.
  • When: Starts April 6, 2015: 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 course hashtag #WilderLaterYears

Make your post social media savvy

  • Tag the post with the course hashtag #WilderLaterYears
  • 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:

Twitter cover photo for Wilder: The Later Years

Use the customized Facebook sharing photo provided below:

LIWLaterYearsFBSharePhoto398x296

Sample Facebook post

  • FREE online course exploring the work of Laura Ingalls Wilder created in her later years. Begins April 6, 2015! www.MissouriState.edu/Wilder
  • Enroll now in this FREE, not-for-credit, online course featuring the later writings from Laura Ingalls Wilder. www.MissouriState.edu/Wilder

Twitter

For your Twitter account cover photo:

Twitter cover photo for Wilder: The Later Years

To use as a sharing photo:

Wilder Later Years: Twitter avatar

Sample Tweets

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

This social media kit was created by Valerie Cummings and originally posted to the Missouri State Outreach blog. 

New Personal Finance course in iTunes U

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A new dual-credit course on Personal Finance was produced this fall semester for Missouri State on iTunes U.

iTunes U Top CoursesCourse information

This course is presented by Roger Wallenburg, and was produced by the Digital Media Production Center.

This course is a study of personal finance topics from the consumer and societal perspectives, and will provide students with the concepts and critical thinking skills to understand the effects of financial decisions on individuals, families, and society.

The course contains a total of 8 lecture videos.

Popularity

This course was published to iTunes U at the beginning of the fall semester in August, and it has already become one of the top courses.

As of this writing, the course is currently the most popular course of all courses available on iTunes U.

New iTunes U courses available

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With the fall semester quickly approaching, we’ve been busy uploading two new complete courses to Missouri State on iTunes U:

College Algebra

MTH 135 – College Algebra

Presented by Patti Blanton, produced by the Digital Media Production Center

This course includes the study of linear and quadratic equations; inequalities and their applications; polynomial, rational, exponential and logarithmic functions; and systems of equations.

The course will contain a total of 31 lectures along with an introduction and various review lectures.

American Democracy and Citizenship

PLS 101 – American Democracy and Citizenship

Presented by Dr. Patrick Scott, produced by the Digital Media Production Center

This course is actually not new, but rather an updated version of this course for 2010. It provides introductions to the institutions and constitutional frameworks of both the state of Missouri and the United States.

An introduction and ten lectures have been uploaded at present, with more to follow in the coming days.