Practical hints for the facilitator on encouraging participation in online communities of practice, illustrated using IDeA's communities platform. Presented at facilitator's event at Improvement Service in november 2008.
10. The Admin Tab Find out who’s registered and when they last visited. Get email addresses for direct mailings. Change your group’s “window dressing” and welcome text. Add/change facilitators. Add members. Set up “themes” for forum and library, so content is grouped. View, approve or deny membership applications. Add useful/relevant websites that members can search automatically. Ask your group members a simple question.