Frequently Asked Questions
equity101
Purpose of equity101
How will using equity101 benefit me?
Registration
How do I get help with equity101?
How do I register with equity101?
What can I do if I forget my password?
How do I invite someone to join equity101?
Content
General
What does the preview button do?
What happens when I click the Submit button?
Rich-text editor
Categories
How do I apply categories to my content?
Files
What type of files can I upload?
What is the maximum file size that I can upload?
How do I attach a file to my content?
Tags
Blogs
How do I delete my blog entry?
Event Notice
How do I create an Event notice?
Library Attachment
How do I create a Library Attachment?
How do I delete a Library attachment?
Library Weblink
How do I create a Library weblink?
How do I delete a Library weblink?
News Item
Poll
Can I vote more than once in a particular poll?
Review
Forum topic
How do I create a new Forum topic?
How do I delete a Forum Topic?
Wiki topic
How do I revert to an earlier version of a wiki topic?
How do I delete a wiki revision?
Groups
Background
Group Members
How do I subscribe to join a group?
How do I delete my subscription request?
Group owners and administrators
How do I invite users to join my group?
How do I manage subscription requests?
How do I grant group administration rights to a group member?
How do I revoke group administration rights?
My101
Can I change where information is displayed in My101?
How do I get to another user's My101?
How can I tell whose My101 I am in?
Can I send an email to another user?
Colleagues
How do I add a user as a Colleague?
How do I remove a user as a colleague?
Profiles
Collaborative Tools
Bookmarks
How do I delete one of my bookmarks?
Comments
Ratings
Can I cancel my rating of content?
RSS feeds
Internal RSS feeds
How do I subscribe to internal RSS feeds?
Notifications
How can I manage Notifications?
What is equity101?
equity101 is:
- a repository of social inclusion policies, programs and research in education
- a forum for social inclusion discussion and debate by education researchers, practitioners, teachers, senior managers and policy makers
equity101 is a centralised online portal which facilitates increased collaboration, provides opportunities for evolving discussions, generates awareness of equity news and events and broader dissemination of equity scholarship. The new equity101 site supports dynamic collegial networks and provides opportunities to better locate information and scholarship for the growing equity and social inclusion community.
equity101 uses social networking software to allow collaborative development, through wikis, blogs, and groups – even allowing free web space for equity group pages. The site offers expert and community reviews of texts in key categories, allowing users to easily find and identify relevant scholarship. The site will better facilitate collaboration and research for the Australian and International equity community, while also raising the profile of those who work in the field as practitioners and managers. The site has been developed by the National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education, in consultation with key stakeholders.
Who is equity101 for?
equity101 is for researchers, practitioners, teachers, senior managers and policy makers, and anybody interested in student equity in education. The site provides a range of functions to support users from government, Higher Education, VET, secondary schools, and many other areas. It is anticipated that users will come to use the site for a range of reasons and from all areas of the student equity space. Members of the wider community are welcome to use the site. All users will need to register in order to participate in online discussion and contribute to the site.
What can I do in equity101?
equity101 capitalises on web 2.0 technology to provide many ways for you to engage with the equity and social inclusion community. You can post and read up-to-the-minute equity news. You can raise awareness of your equity events, search for other events of interest and add them to your e-mail calendar. You can create an online group for your colleagues, organisation or interests, and then send invites to join. You can subscribe for an RSS feed, so that you automatically receive updates on your area of interest. You can search the Library for relevant articles, see article ratings from both experts and the broader equity community, and even write a review for others to read. Through your online profile, you can create online networks with equity colleagues globally, and then upload content for them to read. You can share your thoughts via a blog, dynamically develop work online through a wiki and even attend an online conference.
equity101 provides all these tools and many more.
How will using equity101 benefit me?
equity101 aims to be the premiere online student equity resource
Through using equity101 you can:
- Collaborate internationally with colleagues
- Keep up to date with the latest student equity news and events
- Search a growing repository of specialised information
- Share ideas and advice with peers
- Access online tools to assist in effective global knowledge-sharing
- Further global awareness of student equity and social inclusion in education
How do I get help with equity101?
If you have any trouble, please email the Help desk or call (08) 8334 3212.
How do I register with equity101?
To register with equity101:
- Click on Login or Register on the top right-hand side of the equity101 home page. The Login page appears.
- Click on the Create new account tab. The User account page is displayed.
- Enter information in fields that have an asterisk (*). These fields are mandatory. Enter information in the other fields as required.
- Username* - Your preferred username. The only punctuation that you can use is a full stop, hyphen or underscore.
- Email address* - Your email address.
- Title - Your title, eg Mr, Ms.
- First Name* - Your first name.
- Last Name* - Your last name.
- Organisation - Your primary place of work.
- Name of department, unit or centre - The name of your department, unit or centre.
- Role* - Your role title, e.g. education, government, etc.
- Position Title - Enter your position title, e.g. lecturer, tutor, etc.
- Telephone 1 - Enter your primary contact number, including area code. The content of this field is kept private and will not be shown publicly.
- Telephone 2 - Enter your secondary contact number, including area code. The content of this field is kept private and will not be shown publicly.
- Web address - Enter the URL of your organisation's website including http:// at the beginning e.g. http://www.myorganisation.com.au.
- Mailing address - The postal address for any correspondence. The content of the field is kept private and will not be shown publicly.
- Affiliations / Professional memberships - Names of other organisations, institutions or professional bodies that you are affiliated with.
- Biographical information - Information and weblinks that point to information about you
- Newsletter Confirmation - that you would like to receive the National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education's biannual newsletter?
4. Click on the Accept Terms & Conditions of use check box.
5. Complete the Captcha test.
6. Click on the Create new account button. You will receive an email containing your password.
How do I log in?
To log in:
1. Click on the Login or Register button on the top right-hand side of the screen.
2. Enter your username in the Username field.
3. Enter your password in the Password field.
4. Click on the Log in button.
What can I do if I forget my password?
If you forget your password, you can request a new password as follows:
1. Click on Login or register in the top right-hand side of the equity101 home page.
2. Click on the Request new password tab.
3. Enter your username or email address.
4. Enter the captcha test words.
5. Click on the Email new password button.
You will receive an email that has the following subject: Replacement login information. This email contains a login link that you can use only once.
6. Click on the login link in the email. The Reset password page opens.
7. Click on the Login button in the Reset password page. Your profile page opens. You can now change your password.
How do I change my password?
To change your password:
1. Go to My account from the left-hand block.
2. Click on the Edit tab in the My account page.
3. Enter your new password in the Password field.
4. Re-enter your new password in the Confirm password field.
5. Click the Submit button.
How do I invite someone to join equity101?
To invite a person to join equity101:
1. Go to Invite a new colleague to the site in the left-hand block.
2. Enter the invitee's email address in the To field.
3. If you want to send the invitee a message, enter it in the field provided.
4. Click on the Submit button. An invitation email is sent to the invitee.
All of your invitations are listed under MyInvitations on the right-hand side of your my101 page. Each invitation has a status:
- Joined: The invitee has accepted your invitation and has joined equity101. This person's username is automatically added to your myColleagues list. A system message will inform you that this person has joined equity101.
- Pending: The invitee has still not accepted the invitation to register. If you want to delete the pending invitation, click on the Delete invitation link.
- Expired: The invitee has not accepted the invitation to register within the expiration period. If you want to delete an expired invitation, click on the Delete invitation link.
How do I log out?
To log out, click on Log out at the bottom of the block headed with your name on the left-hand side of the screen.
How do I contribute content?
To create content:
1. Click on the type of content that you want to create, e.g. Blog entry in the left-hand navigation block. The content creation form opens. You can now enter content.
How do I edit content?
You can only edit content that you have created.
To edit content:
1. Go to My101 > My Contributions.
2. Click on the title of the content that you want to edit.
3. Click on the Edit tab or button.
4. Make the required changes.
5. If want to see what your content will look when it is published, click on the Preview button. If you want to publish your content, click on the Submit button.
How do I delete content?
You can only delete content that you have created. Once you delete content, you cannot undo the deletion.
To delete existing content:
1. Go to My101 > My Contributions.
2. Click on the title of the content that you want to delete.
3. Click on the Edit tab.
4. Click on the Delete button at the bottom of the form.
5. Click on the Delete button under the message: Are you are sure that you want to delete <title>?
What does the preview button do?
When you click on the Preview button at the bottom of a content creation form, you can see what your content will look like when it is published. What you see depends on how many characters your content contains. If your content exceeds a pre-defined teaser length, you will see the following:
- Preview a trimmed version of your content (teaser). The teaser text is a pre-defined number of characters of the body text. Teasers are meant to grab the attention of the readers. If readers want to see the rest of the content, they can click on the title. Teasers are displayed in search results and in RSS feeds.
- Preview a full version of your content. You can see what all of the text that you have entered will look like when it is published on flexiblelearning.net.au.
If your content does not exceed the pre-defined teaser length, only the full version of your content will be displayed in the Preview page.
What happens when I click the Submit button?
When you create content and then click on the Submit button, your content is published on equity101.
How can I use the editor?
The rich-text editor is located in the Body field of content creation forms. The rich-text editor allows you to use standard word processing tools to create content in a HTML environment.
The rich-text editor consists of two editors:
- a text editor where you can format text (bold, italics, lists and so on). A toolbar is located at the top of the text editor.
- a HTML cource editor that contains source code.
The toolbar contains icons that are normally found in word processing applications. The following text formatting icons are available in the text editor.
- Makes the selected text bold.
- Makes the selected text italic.
- Makes the selected text underlined.
- Lines up text with the left margin.
- Centres the text.
- Lines up text with the right margin.
- Justifies text to left and right margin.
- Inserts a Bulleted list.
- Inserts a Numbered list.
- Moves a block of paragraph text to the left.
- Moves a block of paragraph text to the right.
- Undo last action.
- Redo last action.
- Create a hyperlink.
- Removes a hyperlink.
- Insert / edit anchor.
- Insert / edit image.
- Displays the underlying HTML source code.
- Inserts horizontal line.
- Cuts the selected text.
- Copy the selected text.
- Paste the selected text.
- Toggle guidelines / invisible elements.
- Remove formatting.
- Provides information about the editor plugin.
- Selects the paragraph levels.
- Selects the font style for the text.
- Select the font size for the text.
- Toggle to full screen size.
- Paste as plain text.
- Paste from word.
- Select all text.
- Print.
- Find text.
- Insert table.
- Table row properties.
- Table cell properties
- Insert row before.
- Insert row after.
- Delete row.
- Insert column before.
- Insert column after.
- Delete column.
- Split merged table cells.
- Merge table cells.
- Add acronym.
- Separate teaser from the body of the content.
How do I paste text?
Plain Text
Use the Paste as plain text tool to remove the fomratting of the source document. In this way you can start with a clean state and apply the formatting available in the rich-text editor.
It is easier to start with a clean slate and apply the formatting rather than try to fix formatting that is inherited from another document.
To paste as plain text:
1. Open the source document and copy the applicable text.
2. Go to the text editor and place your curser where you want to paste the text.
3. Click on the plain text icon in the toolbar.
4. Click in the Paste as Plain Text window and press the Ctrl + V buttons.
5. Click the Insert button.
Microsoft Word format
To retain the formatting of the source document, use the Paste from Word function of the rich-text editor as follows:
1. Open the Microsoft Word document and copy the applicable text.
2. Go to the text editor and place your curser where you want to paste the text.
3. Click on the Paste from Word icon in the toolbar.
4. Click in the Paste from Word window and press the Ctrl + V buttons. The text is pasted in the window.
5. Click the Insert button to insert the text in the text editor.
What is a category?
A category contains a fixed set of terms that you can use to classify your content in equity101.
A description of each term is available here.
See also:
How do I apply categories to my content?
When you create content, you will see Categories on the content creation form.
Select the terms that apply to your content. Holding down the ctrl button while selecting allows you to choose multiple categories.
What type of files can I upload?
You can upload the following types of file:
- .acc (MS Image Composer)
- .avi (Audio Visual Interleave movie)
- .doc (Microsoft Word documents)
- .docx (Microsoft Word 2007 XML-based document
- .gif (Graphical Interchange Format)
- .html (Hypertext Markup Language)
- .jpeg (JPEG image)
- .jpg (JPEG Image)
- .mov (Apple QuickTime Movie file)
- .mp3 (Compressed audio, music file)
- .mp4 (Compressed audio, music file)
- .mpa (Compressed audio, music file)
- .mpp (Compressed audio, music file)
- .odp (OpenDocument presentation)
- .odt (OpenDocument text document)
- .ods (OpenDocument spreadsheet)
- .pdf (Portable Document Format)
- .png (Portable Network Graphic)
- .ppt (PowerPoint presentation)
- .pps (PowerPoint slide show)
- .pptx (PowerPoint 2007 XML presentation)
- .swf (ShockWave Flash)
- .txt (text file)
- .wmv (Windows Media Video)
- .xls (Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet)
- .xlsx (Excel 2007 XML workbook)
- .xml (XML)
- .zip (compressed archive file)
What is the maximum file size that I can upload?
The maximum file size that you can upload is 8 MB.
How do I attach a file to my content?
Many of the content types allow files to be attached. To attach a file for your content:
1. On the Create Content block on the left-hand side of the page, click on the type of content that you want to create.
2. Add information in the applicable fields.
3. Go the File attachments field.
4. Either enter the path in the Attach new file box (eg c:\example.doc) and then go to Step 6, or click on the Browse button to view the File upload dialogue box.
5. Locate the file on your computer and click the Open button in the File upload dialogue box.
6. Click on the Attach button in the Attach file field. If you want to add another file, go to step 4.
Note: After you click on the Attach button, you will see a List check box. If you want to allow users to download this file, tick the List check box. If you do not want to allow users to download this file, leave the List check box empty. (this is not applicable in the Library Attachment content type)
7. Click on the Submit button.
What is a tag?
equity101 has the following classification methods:
- equity101 categories. A fixed system of categories. Choose pre-defined categories to classify your content.
- Tags. User-generated terms (tags) that allow you classify your content. For example, if your content is about workstation ergonomics, you may want to use tags such as workstations, ergonomics and posture.
Tags organise content in equity101, and make it easy for you to navigate to related information.
Clicking on a tag link displays all content classified with the same tag.
See also:
How do I find tags?
You can find tags:
- between the title and the body text of contributed content
- in site-wide tag clouds
- in the tag clouds of your groups
- in My Tags (My101> My Tags).
How do I add tags?
Enter the tags in the Free tags or Group tags field in the Categories section of content creation forms. Insert a comma between tags, for example surgery, medical students, medical studies.
As you start to enter a tag, a list of tags starting with the same letters is displayed. If the tag you want to type appears in the list, you can select it.
What is a tag cloud?
A tag cloud visually depicts the popularity of tags in equity101. Size reflects popularity. The larger the font, the more often users have used this tag to categorise their content.
What is a blog?
A blog (short for web log) is an online journal where you can communicate your thoughts and opinions about equity and share your knowledge about particular facets of equity. As an equity101 user, you have your own blog which is generated after you create your first blog entry. A blog entry is like an online journal entry. The latest blog entry is displayed first. You can access your blog by either going to My101 > My Blog or clicking on the link at the bottom of a blog entry. In your blog, you can create blog entries, view the blog entries that you have created and respond to comments that other users have added to your blog entries
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How do I create a blog entry?
To create a blog entry:
1. Do one of the following to open the Create blog entry form:
- Go to Create Content > Blog entry on the left-hand navigation bar.
- Go to My101 > My Blog and then click on Post New Blog Entry
2. Enter information in the fields that have an asterisk (*). These fields are mandatory. Enter information in the other fields as applicable.
- Title* - The title should be concise and summarise your blog entry.
- Body* - The text of your blog entry.
- File Attachments -You can upload a file from your computer and attach it to your blog entry.
- Copyright Agreement* - In the case of any attachment being uploaded with this post, I warrant that I am the rights owner of this resource.
- Assign Categories -equity101 categories to classify your blog entry.
- Assign Tags - Terms (tags) that describe your blog. If you enter more than one tag, insert a comma between the tags
- Audience - If you want the blog to be displayed in one or more of your groups, tick the check box next to the group's name.
3. If you want to see what your blog entry will look like when it is published, click on the Preview button. If you want to publish your blog entry, click on the Submit button.
How do I delete my blog entry?
You can only delete a blog entry that you have created. To delete your blog entry:
1. Go to My101 > My Blog.
2. Click on the title of the applicable blog entry.
3. Click on the Edit tab.
4. Click on the Delete button at the bottom of the form. Are you sure you want to delete? is displayed.
5. Click on the Delete button if you want to delete this blog entry.
Once you have deleted your blog entry, you cannot undo the deletion.
What is an Event Notice?
An Event Notice is stored in the site or group calendar. These may be notices for an upcoming lecture series, a conference, a public forum or even a relevant airing of a television documentary, etc.
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How do I create an Event notice?
To add an event notice:
1. Go to Create Content > Event Notice in the left-hand navigation bar.
2. Enter information in fields that have an asterisk (*). These fields are mandatory. Enter information in the other fields as applicable.
- Title* - The title of the event.
- Body* - A short description of the event.
- Web address - The web address (URL) where information about the event is published.
- Attach files - You can upload a file from your computer and attach it to your calendar event.
- Copyright agreement* - In the case that any attachment being uploaded with this post, I warrant that I am the rights owner of this resource.
- Start date/End date - The start and end dates of the event.
- Registration Details - When registration for the event needs to be completed by.
- Event Type - A drop-down list of event types, eg lecture.
- Event Mode - A drop-down list of event modes, eg online.
- Audience - The intended audience of the event, eg Researcher or Senior Manager.
- Location - Where the event will be held, ie the address.
- Organiser - The name of the person or organisation responsible for organising the event.
- Assign Categories - equity101 categories to classify your event notice.
- Assign tags - Terms (tags) that describe your event notice. If you enter more than one tag, insert a comma between the tags.
- Audience - If you want the event notice to be displayed in one or more of your groups, tick the check box next to the group's name.
3. Click on the Submit button.
How do I view Event notices?
To view site-wide event notices:
1. Go to the primary menu News + Events and click on Events Calendar. The current month is displayed.
2. If you want to look at a previous month, click on << until you reach the month. If you want to look at a future month, click on >> until you reach the month. Calendar days associated with an event are bold.
3. Double-click on the applicable calendar day. The calendar event details for this day are displayed.
To view calendar events for a group:
1. Go to My101> My Groups.
2. Click on the name of the applicable group.
3. Click on Group Calendar within the group block on the right-hand side of the page.
Can I download Event notices?
You can download a calendar event to any application that recognises icalendar (a standard for calendar data exchange).
To download your calendar event:
1. Open the site-wide or group calendar.
2. Click on the calendar image icon at the bottom left-hand side of the calendar.
3. Choose the application where you want to download the calendar event and click OK.
Can I delete an Event notice?
You can delete an Event notice only if you created it. To delete an Event notice:
1. Go to My101 > My Contributions.
2. Locate the event notice that you want to delete and click on its title.
3. Click on the Edit tab.
4. Click on the Delete button at the bottom of the form.
5. Click on the Delete button under Are you sure you want to delete ...?
Once you delete an event notice, you cannot undo the deletion.
What is a Library Attachment?
A Library attachment is a file that has been contributed to the library database. A library attachment is stored using the usual academic conventions of recording author and all other pertinent information. This is not a link to a file that is hosted on another website, rather the registered user who has submitted the library attachment content has actually uploaded a file that will then be stored in the equity101 library. For this reason, the registered user submitting the file needs to be the copyright holder of that document. A library attachment may receive an ‘expert rating’ from an invited group of expert members, and may also be rated by the community using the ‘community rating’ that is open to all registered users
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How do I create a Library Attachment?
To create a Library Attachment:
1. Go to Create content > Library Attachment on the left-hand navigation bar.
2. Enter information in fields that have an asterisk (*). These fields are mandatory. Enter information in the other fields as applicable.
- Title* - The title should be concise and summarise the contribution.
- Publishing details - The publishing details of the attachment you are contributing.
- Resource type* - The type of resource that is being attcahed e.g. conference paper, report etc.
- Assign Categories* - equity101 categories to classify your Library Attachment.
- File attachments* - The actual Library attachment file.
- Copyright agreement*- In the case of any attachment being uploaded with this post, I warrant that I am the rights owner of this resource.
3. If you want to see what your Library attachment will look like when it is published, click on the Preview button. If you want to publish your Library attachment, click on the Submit button.
How do I delete a Library attachment?
You can delete a Library attachment only if you created it. To delete a Library attachment :
1. Go to My101 > My Contributions.
2. Locate the Library attachment that you want to delete and click on its title.
3. Click on the Edit tab.
4. Click on the Delete button at the bottom of the form.
5. Click on the Delete button under Are you sure you want to delete ...?
Once you delete a Library attachment, you cannot undo the deletion.
What is a Library weblink?
A Library weblink is a link to a resource contributed by a registered user, into the equity101 library. The person contributing the library weblink will have provided as much information about the link as possible at the time of submission such as the title of the item and the author.
This weblink or URL may take users to an article in a journal, a government report, a newspaper article or another resource item outside equity101.
Within the site the library weblink can be rated and tagged just as a library attachment.
See also:
How do I create a Library weblink?
To create a Library weblink:
1. Go to Create content > Library Weblink on the left-hand navigation bar.
2. Enter information in fields that have an asterisk (*). These fields are mandatory. Enter information in the other fields as applicable.
- Link Name* - The name that will be hyperlinked..
- URL* - The url that you are contributing.
- Link Description - The text that will appear as a summary of the link.
- Author* - The author of the weblink you are contributing.
- Resource type* - The type of resource that is being attached e.g. conference paper, report etc.
- Restricted Access Link* - Is a password required to access this site
- Publishing details - The publishing details of the attachment you are contributing.
- Assign Categories - equity101 categories to classify your Library Weblink.
- Assign Tags - Terms (tags) that describe your weblink. If you enter more than one tag, insert a comma between the tags
3. If you want to see what your Library weblink will look like when it is published, click on the Preview button. If you want to publish your Library weblink, click on the Submit button.
How do I delete a Library weblink?
You can delete a Library weblink only if you created it. To delete a Library weblink:
1. Go to My101 > My Contributions.
2. Locate the Library weblink that you want to delete and click on its title.
3. Click on the Edit tab.
4. Click on the Delete button at the bottom of the form.
5. Click on the Delete button under Are you sure you want to delete ...?
Once you delete a Library weblink, you cannot undo the deletion.
What is a News item?
A News item is a current piece of information in the equity space. A news item may range from an upcoming conference to the announcement of a recently released report. News items are deemed to be of interest to researchers, teachers, managers, practitioners, policy makers or any others working within equity spaces. News Items will be regularly updated.
See also:
How do I create a News item?
To create a News item:
1. Go to News Item in the left-hand group navigation bar.
2. Enter information in fields that have an asterisk (*). These fields are mandatory. Enter information in the other fields as applicable.
- Title* - The title of the news item. Enter a concise, descriptive title.
- Body - The text of your news.
- File Attachments - You can upload a file from your computer and attach it to your news item .
- Copyright agreement* - Confirm that any content you include you have received the appropriate copyright agreement.
- Categories - equity101 categories to classify your News item.
- Assign tags - Terms (tags) that describe your news item. If you enter more than one tag, insert a comma between the tag.
- Audience - If you want your content to be displayed in one or more of your groups, tick the check box next to the group's name.
3. If you want to see what the News item will look like when it is published, click on the Preview button. If you want to submit the News item, click on the Submit button.
How do I delete a News item?
You can delete a News item only if you created it. To delete a News item:
1. Go to My101 > My Contributions.
2. Locate the News item that you want to delete and click on its title.
3. Click on the Edit tab.
4. Click on the Delete button at the bottom of the form.
5. Click on the Delete button under Are you sure you want to delete ...?
Once you delete a News item, you cannot undo the deletion.
What is a Poll?
A poll consists of a multiple-choice questionnaire. Any registered user has the ability to set up a poll, which may be very useful in a ‘group’. A user may set up a poll to ask how many people in the group would like to have a conference call next Monday and who would prefer Wednesday. It may be used for example to determine the interest of other registered users in a research proposal or a future event. Please note that sophisticated surveying tools will be linked from the equity101 site for research purposes - polls are for less formal and complex evaluations.
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How do I create a Poll?
To create a poll:
1. Go to Create Content > Poll. The Create poll form is displayed.
2. Enter information in the fields that have an asterisk (*). These fields are mandatory. Enter information in the other fields as applicable.
- Question* - The question that you want the voters to answer.
- File attachment - You can upload a file from your computer and attach it to your poll.
- Copyright Agreement* - In the case of any attachment being uploaded with this post, I warrant that I am the rights owner of this resource
- Choices* - You must enter text in at least two choice boxes. If you need more than five choices, tick the Need More Choices check box and then click on the Preview button.
- Poll duration - The timeframe for the poll to be open. Choose the applicable timeframe.
- Assign categories - equity101 categories to classify your poll.
- Assign tags - Terms (tags) that describe your poll. If you enter more than one tag, insert a comma between the tags.
- Audience - If you want your content to be displayed in one or more of your groups, tick the check box next to the group's name.
3. If you want to see what the poll will look like when it is published, click on the Preview button. If you want to submit the poll, click on the Submit button.
How do I delete a Poll?
You cannot delete or edit a Poll once created. If you have reasons for deleting a Poll, this can only be done by the site administrator.
How do I vote in a poll?
To vote in a poll:
1. Find the poll and open it.
2. Click on the option button next to the option that you want to choose.
3. Click on the Vote button.
Can I vote more than once in a particular poll?
You can vote only once. When you submit your vote, the Vote button will no longer be displayed.
Can I cancel my vote?
To cancel your vote:
1. Find the poll and open it.
2. Click on Cancel your vote.
What is a Review?
Extending on the star-based rating provided for library items, reviews allow for more detailed text-based feedback to be provided. Reviewers can discuss in detail the merits or limitations of included items. Reviews can be used to draw closer attention to specific library items.
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How do I create a Review?
To create a review:
1. Go to Create content > Review on the left-hand navigation bar.
2. Enter information in fields that have an asterisk (*). These fields are mandatory. Enter information in the other fields as applicable.
- Title* - The title should be concise and summarise your review.
- Body - The text that will appear in the front page of your review.
- Reviewed item location - A link to the item that you are reviewing.
- Assign categories - equity101 categories to classify your review.
- Assign Tags - Terms (tags) that describe your review. If you enter more than one tag, insert a comma between the tags
- Audience - If you want the review to be displayed in one or more of your groups, tick the check box next to the group's name.
3. If you want to see what your review will look like when it is published, click on the Preview button. If you want to publish your review, click on the Submit button.
How do I delete a review?
You can only delete reviews that you have created. To delete a review:
1. Go to My101 > My Contributions.
2. Locate the review that you want to delete and open it.
3. Click on the Edit tab.
4. Click on the Delete button if you are sure that you want to delete the review.
Once you delete a review, you cannot undo the deletion.
What is a Forum?
A forum is an online message board where group members can discuss particular topics.
When a user creates a group, the system automatically creates a forum for the group. Any group member can create a forum topic. Once the topic has been created other group members can respond. The latest response is displayed first at the top of the page.
Forums allow group members to:
- exchange ideas about equity
- share knowledge, experience and know-how
- discuss issues with other registered users.
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How do I create a new Forum topic?
To create a new forum topic:
1. Go to My101 > My Groups.
2. Click on the name of the applicable group. The group's home page is displayed.
3. Click on Create Forum Topic in the group's menu on the left-hand side of the page.
4. Enter information in fields that have an asterisk (*). These fields are mandatory. Enter information in the other fields as applicable.
- Subject* - The subject should be concise and reflect the content of your forum topic.
- Body* - The text that you want other group members to read and then respond to.
- Attach files - You can upload a file from your computer and attach it to your forum topic.
- Copyright agreement* - In the case of any attachment being uploaded with this post, I warrant that I am the rights owner of this resource.
- Assign Categories - Terms (tags) that describe your forum topic. If you enter more than one tag, insert a comma between the tags
- Groups - If you want your content to be displayed in one or more of your groups, tick the check box next to the group's name.
5. Click on the Submit button.
How do I delete a Forum Topic?
You can only delete a forum topic that you have created. Once you delete a forum topic, you cannot undo that deletion. To delete your forum topic:
1. Find the applicable forum topic.
2. Click on the title of the applicable forum topic.
3. Click on the Edit tab.
4. Click on the Delete button.
What is a Wiki?
A wiki is a file that can be edited by a collective rather than just an individual. This is often used to discuss ideas and establish definitive statements in an interactive fashion. Every person in the group can edit a wiki and make alterations. You may be familiar with www.wikipedia.org where users write entries and other users can edit or update this material.
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How do I create a Wiki topic?
To create a wiki topic:
1. Go to My101 > My Groups.
2. Click on the applicable group's name.
3. Click on Create Wiki Topic in the group description block on the left-hand side of the page.
4. Enter information in fields that have an asterisk (*). These fields are mandatory. Enter information in the other fields as applicable.
- Title* - The title of the wiki. Enter a concise, descriptive title.
- Body - The text of your wiki.
- Log message - Why you are creating the wiki.
- File Attachments - You can upload a file from your computer and attach it to your wiki.
- Copyright agreement* - In the case of any attachment being uploaded with this post, I warrant that I am the rights owner of this resource.
- Assign Categories - Terms (tags) that describe your forum topic. If you enter more than one tag, insert a comma between the tags
- Audience - If you want your content to be displayed in one or more of your groups, tick the check box next to the group's name.
5. If you want to see what the wiki will look like when it is published, click on the Preview button. If you want to submit the page, click on the Submit button.
How do I edit a wiki topic?
Any group member can edit a wiki. A new revision is created each time the wiki is edited.
To edit a wiki:
1. Go to My101 > My Groups.
2. Click on the applicable group's name.
3. Go to Group wiki topics on the right-hand side of the group's home page and click on the desired wiki topic.
4. Click on the Edit tab.
5. Make the required change.
6. Enter your reason for making the change in the Reason for entry field.
7. Click on the Submit button.
How do I revert to an earlier version of a wiki topic?
To revert to an earlier version of a wiki:
1. Go to My101 > My Groups.
2. Click on the applicable group's name.
3. Find the Group wiki topics on the right-hand side of the group's home page and click on the desired wiki topic.
4. Click on the Revisions tab.
5. Click on the Revert link next to the applicable revision date.
6. Click on the Revert button if you are sure that you want to make this revision the current revision.
How do I delete a wiki revision?
Note: Only group owners and group administrators can delete wiki revisions.
To delete a wiki revision:
1. Go to My101> My Groups.
2. Click on the applicable group's name.
3. Click on the title of the applicable wiki.
4. Click on the Revisions tab.
5. Click on the Delete link next to the revision that you want to delete.
6. Click on the Delete button if you are sure that you want to delete this revision.
Can I delete a wiki?
Only content moderators, site administrators and super administrators can delete wikis.
What is a group?
A group is a network of registered equity101 users who have a shared project or interest in a particular facet relating to equity in Australia.
Any logged-in user can create a group. If you create a group, you become its owner and its first member. You can decide who can see that your group exists and how users become members of your group.
Group members can:
- contribute resources to the group
- view the resources created for the group
- view a list of group members
- participate in forum discussions
- view the calendar events associated with the group
- create, edit and update wikis
- send an email to group members.
Groups can be used as an online project workspace.
Groups will be used to increase collegial networks and to undertake collaborative work and dialogue in equity spaces.
How do I find a group?
To find a group, you can either browse or search for it.
You can browse for groups in the People and Groups directory. To view the groups directory, go to one of the following:
- People + Groups > All Groups in the top navigation bar.
The groups directory contains details of the groups whose owners have allowed them to be listed. A private group can only be seen by its members.
To see a list of groups that you have created or joined, go to My101 > My Groups. Your My Groups page also displays the names of the moderated groups in which your request to join is pending. If you click on the name of one of these moderated groups, the group's home page is displayed, but you will not be able to access the group's menus.
How do I access a group?
Groups have the following access areas:
- A groups directory page that you can access through People + Groups > All Groups on the top navigation bar. The groups directory lists the groups that group owners have allowed to be listed. If a group is private, only its members will see it listed.
- A user-specific page called My Groups (My101 > My Groups) that lists all of the groups that you have created and joined.
Note: Moderated groups in which your subscription request is pending will be listed in your My Groups page. You will not be able to access the moderated group's menus or contribute content to the group until the group owner accepts your subscription request.
How do I subscribe to join a group?
In equity101, there are three types of group membership:
- open
- moderated
- closed
To join an open group:
1. Go to People + Groups > All Groups on the top navigation bar.
2. Click on the Join link on the right-hand side of the group's name.
3. Click on the Join button under Are you sure you want to join the group?
You are now a member of the group, and you can contribute content to the group.
To join a moderated group:
1. Go to People + Groups > All Groups on the top navigation bar.
2. Click on the Request Membership link on the right-hand side of the group's name.
3. In the Additional details text box, you can enter information that might be relevant to your subscription request.
4. Click on the Join button.
An email is sent to the Group Administrator with the request to join the group. The Group Administrator is able to decide whether to accept or decline the request. You will receive an email either accepting or rejecting your request to join the group. If your submission request is successful, you can contribute content to the group.
If you change your mind and no longer want to join the group, you can delete the subscription request if the group owner has not yet accepted or rejected it.
To join a closed group you must be added by the Group Administrator. Only the Group administrator can add or remove group members.
How do I delete my subscription request?
If you subscribe to join a moderated group and you change your mind, you can delete your subscription request if it has not been approved or declined.
To delete your subscription request:
1. Go to People + Groups > All Groups on the top navigation bar.
2. Click on the name of the applicable group. A block appears on the top left-hand side of the group's home page.
3. Click on the delete request link.
How do I leave a group?
Open and Moderated Groups
To leave an open or moderated group:
1. Go to My101 > My Groups.
2. Click on the name of the applicable group. The group's home page is displayed.
3. Click on Unsubscribe from this group in the Group tools block on the right-hand side of the page.
The following message is displayed: Are you sure you want to unsubscribe from <username> from the group <group name?>.
4. Click on the Unsubscribe button.
Closed Groups
You cannot leave a closed group. You can only leave this group if the Group Owner removes you.
Group Owners
Group owners cannot leave groups that they created.
Who is the groups owner?
The user who creates the group is the group's owner and its first member.
Group owners can manage the group and decide who can see that the group exists and how users become members of the group.
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How do I invite users to join my group?
Note: You can only invite registered equity101 users to join your group.
To invite a user:
1. Go to My101 > My Groups.
2. Click on your group's name.
3. Click on Invite Colleague to Group in the Group tools block.
4. Enter the email address or the username of the user you want to invite to join your group.
You can invite up to 10 users at a time. Use a comma to separate the email addresses or usernames, or enter each email address or username on a separate line.
If the group is an Open group the invitee can accept instantly. If the group is a Moderated group the invitee needs to respond with a request back to the owner who will then accept then into the group.
You cannot invite users to join a Closed group. Users can only be added by the Group Owner.
How do I manage subscription requests?
If you create a moderated group, users can subscribe to join your group. To manage the subscription requests:
1. Go to My101 > My Groups.
2. Click on your group's name.
3. Click on View <number> subscribers in the Group tools block on the right-hand side of the page.
4. Click on the List tab in the Subscriptions page.
A list of subscribers is displayed. New subscribers will have approve and deny links next to their name. You will also get an email titled: Subscription request for <group name> from <user name>. The email contains links to approve or reject the subscription request.
5. To approve the subscription request, click on approve. To reject the subscription request, click on deny. You can also approve or reject the subscription requests through links in the email that you receive.
How do I grant group administration rights to a group member?
If you have a large group, you may need help to manage the group. You can grant group administration rights to a member of your group as follows:
1. Go to My101> My Groups.
2. Click on your group's name.
3. Click on <number> members in the Group tools block.
4. Click on the List tab in the Members page.
5. Click on Admin: Create next to the name of the user to whom you want to grant the group administration rights.
6. Click on the Confirm button.
How do I revoke group administration rights?
To revoke group administration rights:
1. Go to My101 > My Groups on the top navigation bar.
2. Click on your group's name.
3. Click on <number> members in the Group tools block.
4. Click on the List tab in the Members page.
5. Click on Admin: Remove next to applicable user's name.
6. Click on the Remove button.
How do I create a group?
To create a group:
1. Go to Create group on the left-hand navigation bar. The Create group form is displayed.
Enter information in the fields that have an asterisk (*). These fields are mandatory. Enter information in the other fields as applicable.
- Title* - A concise name that summarises your group.
- Welcome greeting - The text that users see in your group's home page, for example a welcome message.
- Description* - A brief description that will appear in the group details block and the groups directory.
- Subscription Requests - How you will manage your group membership. Choose one of the following group types:
- open
- moderated
- closed.
- List in groups directory - If you want your group to be listed in the groups directory, tick the List in groups directory check box.
Note: If you want your group to be private (visible only to group members), tick the Private group check box.
- File attachments - You can upload a file from your computer and attach it to your group
- Copyright agreement* - In the case of any attachment being uploaded with this post, I warrant that I am the rights owner of this resource.
- Assign categories - equity101 categories to classify your goup.
- Assign tags - Terms (tags) that describe your group. If you enter more than one tag, insert a comma between tags.
What is My101?
All registered equity101 users have their own personal online workspace called My101. You can use My101 to:
- manage your blog entries (My Blog)
- create links to internal content (My Bookmarks)
- keep track of the content that you have submitted to equity101 (My Contributions)
- keep track of the groups that you have created and joined (My Groups)
- keep track of activity within your grousp (My Groups' Recent Activity)
- keep track of your contacts in equity101 (My Colleagues)
- keep track of your contacts activities in equity101 (My Colleagues' Recent Posts)
- keep track of the tags that you have used to describe content (My Tags)
- invite people to join equity101 and keep track of their invitations (My Invitations)
- You can re-arrange how the information above is displayed in the equity101 page (My Preferences).
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Can I change where information is displayed in My101?
In My101, functions such as My Blog and My Contributions are contained in blocks. You can re-arrange these blocks.
If you go to My101 > My Preferences, you will see the names of your blocks listed. For each block, you can choose:
- whether you want the block displayed
- where in the page you want the block displayed, eg centre, top or bottom, or left or right sidebar
- how you want the blocks to appear. Weight determines where in a page a block will appear.
When you have completed your changes, click on the Save blocks button.
What does weight mean?
The Weight field allows you to control the order in which the following items appear:
- blocks in your My101 page.
The Weight field contains a weight scale that goes from lighter weights (negative numbers) to heavier weights (positive numbers). Items with lighter weights will come before items with heavier weights. If you do not assign a weight, the items will appear in alphabetical order.
The weights are relative to each other. For example, assigning an item a weight of -10 and a second item a weight of -9 has the same effect as assigning the first item a weight of 4 and the second item a weight of 5 (-10 is lighter than -9, and 4 is lighter than 5). The default is zero (0).
The weight that you select is displayed on top of the scale.
How do I get to another user's My101?
To view another user's My101, go to the user's profile page. You can get to a user's profile page by clicking on their name link. A user's name in equity101 always appears as a link.
After you click on the user's name link, their profile page is displayed. The user's My101 menu is displayed on the left-hand navigation bar. The My101 menu is displayed in the top navigation bar.
In the user's My101 page you can:
- see personal information that the user wants to share, eg information about their organisation, grants, awards or projects
- see what content the user has contributed to equity101
- add the user to your My Colleagues list
- see what the user has bookmarked
- see which groups the user has joined.
How can I tell whose My101 I am in?
In the profile page, there are My101 menus on the:
- Top navigation bar. This My101 menu always belongs to the logged-in user.
- Left-hand navigation bar and blocks on the right-hand side. These all belong to the other person. This is identified by that person's name prefixing the title of each block.
Can I send an email to another user?
To send an email to another equity101 user:
1. Click on the user's name link. A user's name in equity101 always appears as a link. The user's profile page is displayed.
2. Go to the user's My101 menu on the left-hand navigation bar, and click on Contact. An email form is displayed.
3. Enter the subject of the email in the Subject field.
4. Enter your message in the Message field.
5. If you want a copy of the email, tick the Send yourself a copy check box.
6. Click on the Send email button.
What is a colleague?
A colleague is a regular contact in equity101. You can add the names of your regular contacts to a colleagues list (My Colleagues). In this way, you can keep track of:
- what your colleagues have recently posted
- what details your colleagues have added to their profile pages
- who the colleagues are of your colleagues.
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How do I add a user as a Colleague?
To add a user as your colleague:
1. Locate the user.
2. Click on the user's username. The user's profile page is displayed.
3. Click on Add beneath Colleague actions.
4. Click on the Add button. The user will receive a system message stating that you want to add them to your My Colleague list. If the user accepts your request, their username will appear in your colleagues list and your username will appear in their My Colleagues list.
How do I remove a user as a colleague?
To remove a user as a colleague:
1. Go to My101 > My Colleagues. A list of your colleagues is displayed.
2. Click on the name of the colleague that you want to remove from your list.
3. Click on the following link: Remove <username> from my colleague list.
4. Click on the Remove button.
What is my profile page?
Your profile page is located in My101 > My Profile. Your My Profile page contains information about you.
How do I update my profile?
After you register with equity101, you can add information about yourself in your profile page. Choose My account in your create content block on the left-hand side, and then click on the Edit tab in the User account page. The following links are displayed:
- Account settings
- Personal information.
You can change or add details to any of these fields.
What is a bookmark?
A bookmark is a shortcut to the web address of a equity101 page. By creating bookmarks, you have an easy way to return to equity101 pages that you find interesting without having to remember their web addresses.
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How do I add a bookmark?
To add a bookmark:
1. Find and open the resource that you want to bookmark.
2. Click on the Bookmark this item link.
3. Enter the title of the bookmark in the Your bookmark title field.
4. Enter the description of the bookmark in the Add some notes field.
5. If you want to see what your bookmark will look like when it is published, click on the Preview button. If you want to publish your bookmark, click on the Submit button.
How do I view my bookmarks?
To view your bookmarks, go to
My101 > My Bookmarks.
How do I delete one of my bookmarks?
To delete one of your bookmarks:
1. Go to My101 > My Bookmarks.
2. Locate the bookmark that you want to delete.
3. Click on the Delete button under the bookmark's name.
How do I add a comment?
To add a comment to a resource:
1. Find and open the applicable resource.
2. Click on the Add new comment button at the bottom of the content.
3. Enter the subject of your comment in the Subject field.
If you leave the Subject field blank, the system inserts the first few words that are in the Comment field.
4. Enter your comment in the Comment field.
5. Click on the Preview comment button, this will show you how the comment will look once you have posted it.
6. Once satisfied with how the comment will look, click on the Post comment to post the comment
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How do I reply to a comment?
To reply to a comment:
1. Find the resource that has the comment.
2. Go to the comment and click on the Reply link.
3. Enter the subject of your comment in the Subject field.
If you leave the Subject field blank, the system inserts the first few words that are in the Comment field.
4. Enter your comment in the Comment field.
5. Click on the Preview comment button, this will show you how the comment will look once you have posted it.
6. Once satisfied with how the comment will look, click on the Post comment to post the comment.
Can I edit my comment?
You can edit your comment if no other user has replied to it. If a user replies to your comment, the edit link is no longer available for this comment.
To edit your comment:
1. Find the applicable resource and go to your comment.
2. Click on the edit link.
3. Edit your comment.
4. Click on the Post comment button.
How do I delete my comment?
Comments cannot be deleted.
What is a rating?
You can rate Library Attachments and Library Weblinks contributed by other equity101 users.
There are two groups of stars at the bottom of content pages.
The second group of stars (Rate this) allows you to rate the content. The number of stars that you choose reflects your opinion of the content:
- one star - 1/5
- two stars - 2/5
- three stars - 3/5
- four stars - 4/5
- five stars - 5/5.
The first group of stars (Average rating) shows the average rating of all users who have rated the content.
There are two series of ratings, these are Expert Panel and Community Rating. Any registered member of equity101 can rate content in the Community Rating section but only individuals who are on the Expert Panel can provide an Expert Panel rating.
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How do I rate content?
To rate content:
1. Find the content that you want to rate.
2. Go to the group of stars under Rate this.
If you want to know what each star means, hover your mouse over it.
3. Click on the applicable number of stars.
Can I cancel my rating of content?
If you have rated content, you can cancel this rating by clicking on the cancel rating icon between the Average rating and Rate this groups of stars.
What is the Expert Panel?
The Expert Panel is made of experts drawn from the ranks of researchers, teachers, managers, practitioners, policy makers or any others working within equity spaces. The expert panel will be given the content and a timeline for their feedback. The rating is the median of the combined feedback. Once the group has reported and rated the library item, that rating, indicated with stars, will be made public on the site. Users will be able to search a library item and see what the expert panel has rated that item.
What is an RSS feed?
RSS (really simple syndication) is a way to make content available to users without them having to visit particular equity101 pages or other websites.
When new content is posted on equity101 or a change is made to a particular web page, an RSS reader keeps track of these changes and delivers them to users as feeds. A feed is a collection of the latest items of information.
What is an internal RSS feed?
An RSS Feeds tab is displayed in the footer of equity101. When you click on the RSS Feeds tab, an RSS Feeds page is displayed. The RSS Feeds page lists the following types of RSS feeds available from equity101:
- Blogs
- Forums
- Vocabularies
- Free Tags
- Group Tags.
When any of the pages above are updated, an internal RSS reader collects the updated information and displays it as RSS feeds in the RSS Feed page. An RSS feed icon appears next to each item. When you click on an RSS feed icon, the RSS reader that you have chosen displays the information.
Wherever the RSS Feed icon appears content can by syndicated.
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How do I subscribe to internal RSS feeds?
To subscribe to an internal equity101 RSS feed, you will first need to choose an RSS reader from applications such as:
- web browsers with built-in RSS readers, eg Internet Explorer 7+ or Firefox 2+
- web-based RSS readers, eg Google Reader and Bloglines
- email software - Microsoft Office Outlook 2007
What is a Notification?
A Notification is an automated means of being alerted via your email of new contributions to the site.
A notification can be based on content type, author, category or group.
You can manage your notifications to be received immediately, hourly, twice daily, daily or weekly.
How can I manage Notifications?
At the bottom of most types of content there are links that allow a user to Subscribe to specific items eg, content types, authors, posts in groups.
By clicking on one of these links the individual user is then able to establish the frequency of when the notification is to take place. Once the user clicks on the subscribe button the next time content is contributed to equity101 by either content type, author or any other criteria that has been requested, they will be notified via email of the new content.
These same links below content also allow a user to Unsubscribe from notifications if desired.
A user can also manage their Notification through their account.
To manage notifications:
1. Go to My account from the left-hand block.
2. Click on the Notifications tab in the My account page.
3. Click the required tab, ie Author, Content Type, Group or Tags
4. Make the required changes as desired, clicking the save button before leaving the tab to comit the changes.