LINCS Community members,
The LINCS Community is intended to be a space where the adult education field can engage in meaningful conversations and also find the latest news about events, resources, and opportunities in the field. Previously, members had to start a discussion post to alert other group members about webinars, new job postings, etc. The LINCS Community team has launched a new feature within all groups—the Bulletin tab—in order to improve the organization of community groups and ensure that discussions and announcements have their own designated spaces.
The Bulletin tab is the perfect place to broadcast information about an upcoming training, meeting, conference, or other event (i.e., a “Save the Date”); an available position within your organization; and any other news items. All LINCS Community members are able to post items to their groups’ Bulletin tab. Members should continue to use the Discussions tab for topics that require conversation with other members.
Announcements from OVAE and announcements concerning the whole LINCS Community will continue to be posted in the Announcements section of the community, on the home page, and emailed to community members. If you have any questions about the new Bulletin tab or any other aspect of the LINCS Community, please contact us at https://community.lincs.ed.gov/contact.
Tips for making sure you receive Bulletin announcements: LINCS Community members will not automatically begin receiving email notifications for Bulletin announcements. It is very easy to set or reset your email notifications to ensure that you receive Bulletin announcements from groups that you have joined. On the home page of a group you have joined, click on the notifications option in the Group menu on the right side of the screen (i.e., “Get notifications” or “Stop getting notifications”). If you choose “Get notifications,” you will be asked which group you wish to receive notifications from, which type of content you wish to receive notifications for (i.e., Discussion, Bulletin, Document, etc.), and how often you wish to receive notifications. If you already receive notifications, choose “Stop getting notifications,” then choose “Get notifications” to reset your preferences and make sure you have selected the option to receive notifications for Bulletins and any other content areas of interest.