Online Forum

 

• January 14-18, 2008: Media forum, "How are you getting there: Creating your business/marketing plan," with moderator Paul Lima

      Click here to view forum summary (Members Only)

These free online forums were created to make professional development opportunities available to TMAC members across the country, regardless of where they live. They will operate through a unique Web site that will be accessed by TMAC members only. Each forum will focus on a single topic and be a distinct one-time event that begins on a Monday at 9 a.m. (Eastern Standard Time) and end on the Friday of the same week at 6 p.m.  

There will be an ongoing record of all postings so that if someone joins the forum part way through s/he can see and refer to previous postings. During the forum, private messages and e-mails can be sent to forum members from within the forum. This will increase networking and information-sharing. Once the forum ends, it will no longer exist online. 

An experienced moderator with expertise will lead each forum and direct the discussion, giving it greater direction, structure and information sharing than is usually found on an open listserve. This is not a discussion board, but rather more of a "webinar."
 

The Moderator will:

• Initiate the forum by giving an overview of the issue being discussed during the week and what the forum will attempt to accomplish;

• Provide a few "discussion starter" questions to focus the discussion initially;

• Suggest some background information Web sites would be especially useful) that forum members can study in advance of the forum or during the discussion;

• When necessary, give a brief overview of terminology or define other terms of reference pertinent to the topic.

TMAC members who want to participate in the forum will be asked to sign up and receive a password from the administrator. Then they can join the forum discussion via www.armbell.com/tmacmedia. Members can also register online using the “register” button on the Web site, but their account won’t be activated until the administrator has granted them access to the forum. This security feature prevents a non-member having access to this forum. Forum/discussion posts do not come into TMAC members’ "home" e-mail inboxes. Members need only register once to the forum. Their account will be active as long as they’re a member.