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Faculty groups are free, cross-campus, and invitation-only online communities.  Using our platform, faculty groups and committees can create online communities for their ongoing communications as well as online presence and content sharing.
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[[Image:Screenshots_multiple_clubs.jpg|thumb|Multi-page eCommunity Website Sample]]
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'''Faculty groups''' are free websites with built-in [[forum]] for faculty groups and committees.  Faculty groups can be used across multiple campus.  Membership to a group is by invitation-only, meaning the owner of the group needs to invite others.   
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Use our faculty groups for communication, online presence, document and content sharing, collaborative assessment and coordination of time and content.
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Note: Faculty Groups are independent from personal accounts.  To become a member of a faculty group that you have created, you must create a personal faculty account and join the group.  To build groups under your personal account, please see [[private groups]] and [[study groups]].
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==List of features==
 
==List of features==
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Our online faculty groups come loaded with built-in forums for members and officers, a calendar, and a number of public, member-only, and officer-only pages.
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Our online faculty groups come with a number of features including two levels of forums for members and officers, a calendar, and a number of public, member-only, and officer-only pages.
  
 
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{{common website features}}
 
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==How do I create a faculty group==
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* Go to [http://www.facultyCentral.com]
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==How to create a faculty group==
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* Go to [http://www.rcampus.com www.RCampus.com]
 
{{How to create a website|type=faculty group}}
 
{{How to create a website|type=faculty group}}
  
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==Who can create a faculty group==
 
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Anyone faculty member can create a group and invite others to join. 
 
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==How can I find a group to join==
 
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Faculty groups are by invitation only by group moderator or members.  We do not publish a directory of groups to protect them from spammers.
 
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==How many faculty groups can I create==
 
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There are no limits.  However, each faculty group is a separate account with its own login priviledges.  You may create many [[private groups]] under your personal account and moderate them from the same login.
 
  
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==What is the difference between a faculty group and a private group==
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==What to do next?==
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Faculty groups are independant from any personal accounts where private groups are a part of a personal account.  That affects how these groups are moderated.  The moderation of facutly groups can be pass from one member to another.  Since private groups are created under personal accounts, they can only be moderated by one person - the original owner.
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* Select a [[Skin|skin]]
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* Create the [[online editor|home page]]
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* Create [[Custom_header_and_footer|site header and footer]]
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* [[invite|Invite]] others
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* Manage [[members list|members]]
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* Specify [[officers list|officers]]
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* Post a [[Message_board|message]]
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* Build [[Calendar|calendar of events]]
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* Work with [[Tagboard|tagboard]]
  
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Faculty groups also offer more features as well as flexibility in managing the website and its forums.
 
  
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==Can non-faculty members (e.g. students) join a faculty group==
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==See also==
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Yes, any member can join as long as they are invited.
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* [[Faculty group FAQ]]
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* [[eCommunities]]
  
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==Who is the moderator==
 
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The group [[moderator]] is the person or persons in charge of managing content of the website as well as managing members and officers.
 
  
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==Who is an officer==
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[[Category:e-Communities]]
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An officer is a group member that has been designated by the moderator to have special priviledges.  Special priviledges include access to [[officer's forum]] and [[officer-only pages]].  They are also listed on the [[officers list]] which may include a description of their roles posted by the moderator.
 

Latest revision as of 23:04, 28 June 2018

Multi-page eCommunity Website Sample

Faculty groups are free websites with built-in forum for faculty groups and committees. Faculty groups can be used across multiple campus. Membership to a group is by invitation-only, meaning the owner of the group needs to invite others.

Use our faculty groups for communication, online presence, document and content sharing, collaborative assessment and coordination of time and content.

Note: Faculty Groups are independent from personal accounts. To become a member of a faculty group that you have created, you must create a personal faculty account and join the group. To build groups under your personal account, please see private groups and study groups.


List of features

Our online faculty groups come with a number of features including two levels of forums for members and officers, a calendar, and a number of public, member-only, and officer-only pages.


How to create a faculty group

  1. Click on your name on top of the page.
  2. Select My Site (website.gif) from the side menu.
  3. Click on Activate my site.

Note: Available to Educator / Teacher account type only.


What to do next?


See also

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