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The discussion forums are for people working with people with TBI. Their purpose is to support staff learning and development We are currently working out the best way to run the forums. We are intending that in the monthly Specialist forums a topic is chosen each month. A specialist with expertise in that area will be available to provide specialist contributions and posts. The forums are moderated. If you notice inappropriate posts email the site Administrator. You do not need to register to view the forums.
We are currently working out the best way to run the forums. We are intending the TBI staff training site will be piloting monthly specialist discussions later in 2010. We are intending there will be a new topic each month. If you register on the Discussion Forum you will be notified when the specialist forums start. A week before the forum starts people who have registered will be sent an email with the topic of the months forum and a request for any questions or issues they would like to see discussed or any questions where specialist content would be helpful. At the beginning of each month a person with experience in the area under discussion will start the discussion off with a series of posts and topics - informed by questions from forum users. People participating in the forums can either respond to posts in existing topics or create new topics. The specialist moderator will be available to promote discussion, answers questions and if necessary deal with any inappropriate posts. The specialist discussions will be archived so that they remain available for people to search in the future. We are piloting the process and welcome ideas and suggestions about how to make the site useful for people working with people with TBIs. Use the feedback form to give feedback to the site administrator.
To use the forums: 1. Register See FAQ for the details.
Do I need to register? When I register what information do I provide? When you register you will be asked to provide; DO NOT use your email address as your user name. Can I have additional information in my profile for others to see? Yes, once you register you can add to your profile any of the following: Name (real name) If people using the discussion forums click on your name with your post they will be able to view any of this additional information you provide. If you enter your real name you will have a choice about what name is displayed with posts. Your user name or your real name. What do you use the registration information for? We use the email address to send you your password and notify you of specialist topics coming up for discussion. We do not forward your email address to any other organisation. What if two of us only have one email address. To register for the forum each user needs their own email address. If two staff only share one email address then one of you will need to create another email address (for example through one of the free email services. E.g. Hotmail). How do I change my password? Log in You can also use this page to add additional information about yourself (that other forum users will be able to view) namely: How do I change my profile details? Log in What if I loose my password? If you loose your password click on lost password on the discussion forum home page and you will be asked for your user name. When you request a new password an email will be sent to you with a link embedded in it. If you confirm you are wanting a new password by clicking on the link then the site will automatically reset you password and email you a new password. This to ensure that you are the only person who can re-set your own password. What is my user name? Your username is the name you use in logging into the forum. You can add your real name in your profile. If you enter your real name you will have a choice about what name is displayed with posts. Your user name or your real name. What if I forget my username? If you forget your username you cannot automatically retrieve it. Send an email to administrator@tbistafftraining.info with your email address and any other information you had included in your profile details How do I make a post? To make a post Can I edit my post one I have made it? Yes you can edit it for up to 30 minutes. How do I start a new topic? Click on the Forum in which you want to make the new topic. Complete the New Topic in this Forum box: Markup codes allow you to markup text when you type it into your post . You can make it bold, italic, indent it and make ordered and unordered lists and put in web links. Allowed markup codes are: a blockquote code em strong ul ol li. To make up text you need to include codes inside angle brackets around the text you want to mark up. For example: To make text bold To put text in italics To indent text
To make an unordered list <ul> This will display as
To make an ordered list <ul> This will display as
To put in a link to a web site <a href = "http://www.tbistafftrianing.info"> TBI web site</a> This will display as : TBI web site What does"remember me" do? If you click the remember me button a cookie will be put on the computer you are using so you will not have to log in each time you use the forum. Can I search the forums? Yes - the search button on the home page of the fourm (top right) of the discussion forums searches the entire forum content . What are favourites - How can I keep updated with a discussion? Favourites allow you to create a custom RSS feed which pulls recent replies to the topics you specify. To add topics to your list of favourites, just click the "Add to Favourites" link found on that topic’s page. If you want to follow a particular topic add it to your favourites and in your profile you will be able to manage RSS feeds for your favourites. Who are the moderators? For the topic under discussion the moderator will be a person with expertise in that area. What is the role of the moderator? The moderator has three roles: Who is the forum administrator? The forum administrator is Paul Bullen What is the role of the administrator? The administrators role includes:
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