Create a Campus Resource or Student Organization
Campus Resources can only be created by faculty or staff members of the OpenLab, and Student Organizations can be created by students, faculty, or staff.
1. After logging in, go to Campus Resources or Student Organizations in the main menu. At the top of the Campus Resources page, click + Create / Clone.
b. Or, go to My Profile in the main menu. Then click My Campus Resources or My Student Organizations in the right-hand menu. At the top of the page, click + Create / Clone.
Step One: Creation
1. On the Campus Resource or Student Organization creation page, you can either choose to create a new Campus Resource or Student Organization, or clone an existing one. Cloning will create an exact copy of an existing Campus Resource or Student Organization, keeping all content you created or uploaded, but member work will not be copied over. The settings will all remain the same, although you can change anything as necessary. View instructions on cloning a Campus Resource or continue below for creating a new Campus Resource.
2. The Create New radio button should be chosen by default. If not, choose it.
3. Choose the name for your Campus Resource or Student Organization. This name will also be used to create the URL for the Campus Resource or Student Organization Home. When you tab to or click the URL field, it will be automatically populated, based on the Campus Resource or Student Organization name.
4. You can upload an avatar that reflects the subject or topic of your Campus Resource or Student Organization, but this is not required. If you have an image file ready that you would like to use as your avatar, drag it into the Upload box, or click Select your File. If you don’t have an image now, you can always add one later. You can drag the dotted lines to crop your image, and then click Crop Image.
5. Add a required description for your Campus Resource or Student Organization. You can always change this later.
6. Select your sharing settings – enabling shared cloning allows other members to be able to clone your Campus Resource or Student Organization, allowing them to reuse, remix, transform, and build upon the material in it.
7. Finally, choose the privacy settings for your Campus Resource or Student Organization, then click Create and Continue.
Step Two: Associated Site Creation
1. When you create a Campus Resource or Student Organization you can also create an associated WordPress site. If you would like to create a site, check the box for Set up a site?.
2. The URL, or web address, is what you see in the location bar of your browser. This will be automatically filled in, based on what you choose for the Campus Resource or Student Organization name, but you can change this.
If you have an existing OpenLab site that is not already linked to another campus resource, Campus Resource, Student Organization, or portfolio, you can choose to Use an existing site for your Campus Resource.
Please note: This option will not appear if you do not have an unlinked existing site.
If you have an existing site that is not on the OpenLab, you can choose to use an external site for your Campus Resource or Student Organization.
3. Choose the privacy settings for the Campus Resource or Student Organization site.
4. Last are Member Role Settings. These settings determine what roles members will have on the associated site when new members join.
For most Campus Resources or Student Organizations, you will want to leave the settings as they are. You can also make changes to individual member roles in Membership settings and on the site Dashboard.
To change the role associated with a member, moderator, or administrator, choose the site role you want from the associated dropdown. You can find out more about each type of role by clicking on the Member Role and Site Member Role Definitions links. Click Next Step at the bottom of the page.
Step 3: Invite Members
1. If you would like to invite members to your Campus Resource or Student Organization, start typing their display name. When a dropdown list appears, select their name from the list. Their name and avatar will appear under the heading Invites. When you’re finished, or if you do not wish to invite anyone at this time (you can always do it later!), click Finish, at the bottom of the page.
That’s it – you’re finished! You will now be on the Campus Resource or Student Organization Home. From here, you can change settings such as privacy, description, or the avatar. From the Campus Resource or Student Organization Home you can also access your Campus Resource or Student Organization Site and Dashboard (the admin panel, where you will edit and add content to your Site).
This article is adapted from City Tech OpenLab Help, under a CC BY-NC-SA license.
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