A list of communication tools used across the Community, how they are used, and any overlaps or inefficiencies.
Tool | Uses | Drawbacks |
|---|---|---|
Slack | 1:1 conversations, working group discussions, community announcements, quick questions, opportunistic synchronization of work, sending reminders | Need to request a Slack invitation |
Google Meet | Working group meetings | |
Github | Open edX Roadmap, list projects, issue tracking, product review tracking, bug reporting, code reviews | |
Questions, requests for help, announcements about Open edX software, announcing new blog posts, core contributor nominations, posting polls, getting feedback from the community, job posts, feature deprecations, announce events, collaborate | ||
Working group agendas and meeting notes, product proposals, release information, upcoming features, how-tos, code of conduct | ||
Google Calendar | Working group meetings, Open edX Meetups | |
Announcements, information about releases, events, meetups, posts about online learning | ||
Developer documentation, OEP’s | ||
Tutor documentation | ||
Google Docs / Sheets | Collaborating on documents | |
Google Drive | Storing working group meeting recordings | |
Google Forms | Sending out polls, gathering feedback from community | |
YouTube | Conference presentations | |
Figma | In-context design discussions, prototypes | |
Email (is this used?) | ||
Newsletter (does one exist?) | ||
Sessionize / Eventbrite / Miro (relevant to list here?) |