How to join in with the e-dialogue

The way to join in the with the e-dialogue is by

a) viewing comments; see the links to view comments at the end of each post.
b) Making comments; see the instructions below, which explain how to post a comment.

Making a comment
Because it is a research project, all comments must identify the comment author, and be authorized as being from the declared author, by project staff, before it is added to the blog.

To ensure your comment is authorized, you can do one of four things. We would encourage as many people as possible to use routes 2 and 3, however route 4 is the simplest for you and route 3 slightly simpler for us. So if the technology of blogging is off-putting we’d recommend you using route 4, or if it’s simply that you’re web literate but in a hurry we suggest route 1.

Route 1
Make an ‘anonymous comment’; please remember to change the name from ‘anonymous’ to your own name and also identify yourself in the body of the message that you post. Then in addition to that please email us from your workplace / Higher Education email to confirm your identity to the project each time that you make a post (the email link can be found in the blogger profile in the top right hand corner of this blog page). If you only have a web or home based email, please also email us your home address and connection with UK Higher Education so that we can confirm your identity.

Route 2
Make a comment after setting up a blogger identity for yourself. Then you can comment as many times as you want, only having to have confirmed you identity in the first instance. Please, on the first occasion you comment, email the project from your workplace email to confirm your blogger identity.

Route 3
If you have an established blogger identity with an accompanying blog, and you believe that when a project team member visits your blog they will immediately know who you are, then there is no need to email the project to confirm yourself, just start commenting.

Route 4
Alternatively, you can email the project from your workplace email asking us to make a post for you, if you are unfamiliar to blogger this may be the simplest thing for you. If you want to do this, please specify which blog you want the comment to appear on, and under which post (every post or section of the blog has a title).