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Participant's guide to joining InSITE discussion
areas
Introduction
Discussion areas are attached to many
different types of InSITE learning activities. Participants
can join in a discussion by clicking on the "Contribute
to this discussion" button. Contributions to discussion
areas are the equivalent of joining in a discussion at a meeting;
expressing your thoughts, opinions or experience enhances
your own and others' learning experience.
The following points are designed to
help you feel comfortable about participating in an InSITE
discussion.
Guide to Participating in discussion groups
- Depending on the topic under discussion, contributions
are best kept short and to the point.
- Don't get caught up in worrying too much about grammar
and punctuation, the normal conversational tone you use
when talking to peers is fine.
- Unless they are in common professional usage, abbreviations
should be avoided - write the term in full. The same applies
to acronyms.
- Make sure you do NOT double-click on the "Submit"
button once you have typed in your contribution. Double-clicking
will result in your contribution being posted multiple times.
These multiple submissions cannot be removed.
- Check the 'Caps Lock' key is not depressed. Adding whole
messages in uppercase is the equivalent of SHOUTING.
- 'Flaming' is the name given to messages that attack other
participants on a personal basis. The good manners that
are the norm in clinical discussions apply to online discussions.
Messages of this type will be removed from the discussion.
Participants who post this type of message may be denied
access to the service.
What to do if you wish to ask a question?
You can ask a question of the group by
submitting into the discussion. Don't forget to revisit the
discussion in a few days time to see if your question has
been answered.
Questions can also be sent to the facilitator
of a unit, click on the words Contact [name of facilitator]
under the facilitator's photo.
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