Would you use a campus-wide message board?

[ixchel]

If your campus had a message board for nursing students and alumni, broken down and various ways (by class, by graduation year, SNA news, campus/class events, etc.), would you use it regularly?

What features would you enjoy on it?

If you answer, can you please tell me-- What is your age, and type of program (ADN, BSN, LPN)?

I'm considering setting this up at my school, but considering the time and money (if I can't find advertisers) I'd put into it, I'd like to figure out if it would be worth the effort.

[grownuprosie]

I would use it! i dont like the idea of using FB to communicate with classmates as i dont want to be friends with them all. I think this would be a great idea. However, your results from this post may be skewed because you are asking people that are already active on forums if they would use a forum, just sayin'. 23 1st year ADN program

[OB-nurse2013, BSN, RN]

I would love it! Theres always questions that students have and if you don't know someone ahead of you it really stinks. I would love just communicating and asking or answering questions with other students. I am 29 yo female and senior in a BSN program.

[sandanrnstudent]

I'm 1st year ADN and I would love to have one! I would enjoy ability to talk w second year students, and also a chat room.

[Double-Helix, BSN, RN]

Our school had something similar. We used the First Class email program for the entire school. Everyone has an email address and you can set up forums or groups (public or private). So there was a forum for the nursing students, where general information about the nursing program, events, special reminders, etc. would be posted. Students can post as well. There were also individual forums for each class accessible only to the students assigned to those classes. Instructors could post the syllabus, lecture outlines, study guides, and announcements. Students could ask questions about the course and set up study groups through the forum. There was also a forum for each graduating class- so that the class of 2011 could stay in touch even after we left school.

There were also forums for things like Campus Events, Lost and Found, Sports teams, etc. And, just like regular email, you had the option of sending private messages to individual users or groups of people.