Members GuideHow to collaborate and

communicate with fellow members on PACFOLD learn

Prepared by Matai Tagicaki, PACFOLD Project Officer.

TALOFA LAVA (hello to you) and welcome to PACFOLD learn

As a regional virtual center for the Pacific, PACFOLD learn is for all Pacific Islanders and friends of the Pacific region to meet online and collaborate, share, and build upon ideas and concepts.

The aim is to create new knowledge for the Pacific context on how to effectively use Open Distance and Flexible Learning to increase access to affordable quality education.

HOW DO YOU PARTICIPATE AND CONTRIBUTE?

Malo pito … good question … let me give

it my Pasifika best

After logging into your PACFOLD learn account, you will see your Profile page like this one.

Here you can add a photo and cover photo, see your activity feed, and information from any groups that you joined.

1. HORIZONTAL Menu - is the horizontal blue bar, click on any tab from ‘About’ to ‘Log Out’ to visit a page of interest.

2. GROUPS Menu - The groups menu is the vertical bar on the right of your screen. You can also access Groups from the Horizontal Menu. The Groups page is the main discussion area for all community members. There are 9 Groups on PACFOLD learn that you can join. Simply select the group and click join.

NEXT … How can we participate in Groups??

Groups: There are 2 ways you can contribute

1. You can post a short comment in the “What’s new ….” textbox as in the example on the right.

You can tag another member in a comment by using @name that you find on their profile page.

Group Forums 2. Click on Forum to find discussion topics relevant to the group.

You will see current discussion forums, which you may click and join. Please check out the introduction or welcome forum and introduce yourself to the group. This helps group members to get to know each other.

Group Forum: Creating a new discussion topic

If you want to start your own discussion topic, scroll to the bottom of the page. You will find text boxes where you can begin your own FORUM … and you are on your way

Your virtual facilitatorBula Vinaka everyone. My name is Matai Tagicaki,and I will facilitate all your requests on behalf of the PACFOLD learn team.

You can contact me through any of the below:

1. Email - tagicaki_m@usp.ac.fj2. Phone- +679 9241380 Mobile/ +679 3231398 Work3. Skype - matai.tagicaki4. LinkedIn - Matai Tagicaki