Scottish Centre for Regeneration (SCR) – Learning Networks

quick guide to the online forum platform

Introduction

The Communities of Practice is used to help build capability and capacity in project and programme management in the public sector, providing ways to share good practice and to help find common solutions to common problems.

Some advantages of becoming a member include:

• a secure and private area to share information;• free access to use of blogs, wiki’s, discussion forums, libraries etc.• building networks throughout Scotland;• helping to do your job better.

Using the Facilities

Now click your mouse to start the presentation.

If you want to skip the registration process, click one of these green action buttons

Now click your mouse to start the presentation.

If you want to skip the registration process, click one of these green action buttons

The areas covered in this presentation are as follows:

Registering to the Communities of Practice

Creating Your Profile

Joining the SCR Learning Networks

Firstly, register your details in order to join the Communities of Practice website and use the site.

Once registered, you can then request to join the relevant SCR online forum

Firstly, register your details in order to join the Communities of Practice website and use the site.

Once registered, you can then request to join the relevant SCR online forum

If you need some information before joining, click the help

link to view a list of frequently asked questions regarding the

Community of Practice.

Registration

Tip.

Save this welcome page in your favourites as this is

where you sign-in every time!

Tip.

Save this welcome page in your favourites as this is

where you sign-in every time!

http://www.communities.idea.gov.uk/welcome.do

Here is the link to the welcome page of the Communities of

practice. If you want to go there now, click to hyperlink!

At the bottom of the page, register your details

At the bottom of the page, register your details

Complete Personal details

• Title• First name• Last name• E-mail address• Password• Organisation• Job Title

Complete Personal details

• Title• First name• Last name• E-mail address• Password• Organisation• Job Title

Registration

Once registered, an e-mail will be sent to you to activate your account.

Once registered, an e-mail will be sent to you to activate your account.

Registration

Once you have activated your account, use your e-mail and password every time you want to enter the site.

Once you have activated your account, use your e-mail and password every time you want to enter the site.

Registration

Your first task is to create your profileYour first task is to create your profile

Your Home page

Amend Personal details

Amend Personal details

Add a photograph

Add a photograph

Write a short description of yourself and add details of your work

Write a short description of yourself and add details of your work

Edit your profile to…….

Edit your profile to…….

Add areas of expertise

Add areas of expertise

Your Profile

Once complete, return to your home page

Once complete, return to your home page

Your Home page

Now its time to join the relevant SCR Learning Network (in this example it’s Housing Management and Efficiencies)

Now its time to join the relevant SCR Learning Network (in this example it’s Housing Management and Efficiencies)

List of Communities

Click on Housing Management and Efficiencies Learning Network to view its login page.

Click on Housing Management and Efficiencies Learning Network to view its login page.

Search for ’housing management’Search for ’housing management’

Housing Management and Efficiencies Learning Network

Now its time to apply to join the Learning Network.

Now its time to apply to join the Learning Network. Firstly, tell the community

facilitators why you would like to join? Finally you will receive an e-mail back from one of the facilitators accepting your request.

Firstly, tell the community facilitators why you would like to join? Finally you will receive an e-mail back from one of the facilitators accepting your request.

Note.

If you don’t meet the membership criteria the

facilitator may reject your request!

Note.

If you don’t meet the membership criteria the

facilitator may reject your request!

http://www.communities.idea.gov.uk/c/3705853/home.do

Here is the link to the welcome page of the Housing

Management and Efficiencies Learning Network. If you want

to go there now, click to hyperlink!

Your Home page

Once you have received membership, the community will automatically be added to your home page so you can hyperlink straight to it. If you are members of other communities, they will all be listed here.

Once you have received membership, the community will automatically be added to your home page so you can hyperlink straight to it. If you are members of other communities, they will all be listed here.

As a new member, your name should appear here.

Welcome to the community!!

As a new member, your name should appear here.

Welcome to the community!!

Housing Management and Efficiencies Learning Network

Now its time to start to share good practice and help find common solutions to common problems with your fellow network users

Now its time to start to share good practice and help find common solutions to common problems with your fellow network users

Why not invite other people to join this community and get them involved!

Why not invite other people to join this community and get them involved!

Housing Management and Efficiencies Learning Network

Why not join in with latest forums or start a new one?

Let’s take a look at forums in a bit more depth!

Why not join in with latest forums or start a new one?

Let’s take a look at forums in a bit more depth!

Here is a list of existing topics that you can share your experiences with.

Here is a list of existing topics that you can share your experiences with.

Latest Forums

This is how you start a new topic.

Let’s take a look

This is how you start a new topic.

Let’s take a look

Tags are like keywords that are used by members to describe and categorise (in one word) various topics, event, document, wiki’s or blogs.

Tags are like keywords that are used by members to describe and categorise (in one word) various topics, event, document, wiki’s or blogs.

 

New Forum Topic

When creating a new topic, start by entering the title

When creating a new topic, start by entering the title

 

Next include the text. You have facilities (just like Microsoft word) to make the text bold, italic etc.

Next include the text. You have facilities (just like Microsoft word) to make the text bold, italic etc.

Remember to add a TAG!Remember to add a TAG!

Now submit it to the community.Now submit it to the community.

Other Facilities 

Upcoming EventsThis is used to share and publish upcoming events.

Upcoming EventsThis is used to share and publish upcoming events.

MembersHere you can view details of all members.

MembersHere you can view details of all members.

LibraryCollection of documents, images, slides etc. shared by members.

LibraryCollection of documents, images, slides etc. shared by members.

WiKiThese are web pages that anyone can change, update or add to.

WiKiThese are web pages that anyone can change, update or add to.

BlogsThese are online journals reflecting the thoughts and activities of members

BlogsThese are online journals reflecting the thoughts and activities of members

There are many facilities on the Communities of Practice. Here is just

a quick overview.

There are many facilities on the Communities of Practice. Here is just

a quick overview.