The shared activties system is designed for personal rather than course-related use. It allows anyone to create their own activities and invite other people to join in. These activities include forums, wikis and blogs. Note that a personal blog is already provided as standard to all students thorugh StudentHome.
You might want to use them for collaboration with fellow students, whether for study, general interest or social reasons. Anyone who has not specifically been invited cannot see the content, nor is the content available through a search.
The creator of an activity has basic moderator permissions and is responsible for
You will be asked to accept these responsibilities when you set up an activity.
Use of these tools is entirely optional: students or tutors who are invited are not obliged to participate.
How to start
The link to shared activities (in the Tools section on the front of StudentHome) will take you to your ‘personal collaboration area’. That area shows the activities that you have set up and any to which you have been invited.
You’ll need to consider which is the best activity to choose: what are you going to use it for? Before you invite the world to join in, remember that you are the responsible moderator!
Use the ‘Create new activity’ button and this will step you through the entire process.
Getting help
There are help buttons and a user guide where you set up your activities.
Next: Personal calendar and study planner
