Streams are the very core of Academica. Streams are how you learn what others are talking about and how you collaborate with your fellow Warriors. You can follow streams based on classes, groups, interests, resources, and more.
A stream is a list of posts, very much like a Facebook timeline. Posts can be made by stream authors and read by followers. Posts can also be removed by stream moderators. Authors may choose to file posts under multiple streams at one time.
Stream types
Personal streams
Every user has their own Personal Stream which shows up on their Profile page.
- These streams can be read by any user, but only the stream owner can post to or delete posts on it.
- You can follow other users and their streams will appear in your homepage feed.
Course streams
- Academica creates course streams to supplement communication outside of the classroom.
- Students and faculty are automatically added to a course stream upon enrollment.
- Both students and faculty can post in these streams and like/dislike or comment on posts.
- Course streams are not public and do not appear in the public stream list.
- Users may apply for access; Instructors may also invite users.
- Students are removed if they drop out of the class.
- Instructors are moderators and may edit/remove posts, add/remove authors, and manage user access.
- Course streams appear in the left-hand sidebar under the header Courses.
Course streams exist indefinitely. Students and faculty may continue to read or post in them after the semester. Archived streams appear under the Courses (Archived) header.
Create a new stream
Follow the steps below to create a new stream in Academica:
Step 1
Click the Settings icon at the top right corner of the Academica homepage and then click Streams.
Step 2
On the next page, you'll see four horizontal tabs: Subscriptions, Authorships, Moderations, and Create. Click the Create tab.
Step 3
Complete the application by naming your new stream, then click Create.
Customize your stream
Use the three tabs to customize your stream.
Stream Information: Customize the stream name and URL, add a description and keywords to help others find your stream.
Stream Permissions: Set whether the stream is public or private and decide whether members can invite others, who can post, and more.
Review & Create: Review all settings and click Create This Stream! Your stream is now live and ready for your first post.
Find and follow streams
If you know the name of a stream or at least a related keyword, use the Search field within the navigation bar at the top of the Academica homepage to find streams.
For example: If you search "math", any stream that has "math" in the title will appear under the Streams header on the search results page. Click the name of any stream to visit it. If it is public, you will see all of the posts on that stream.
To explore more streams, click Browse Public Streams under the Subscribed Streams header on the bottom left side of the Academica homepage or visit the stream directory.
Public streams are open to everyone at WSU. Anyone may subscribe to a public stream and anyone may submit a post to a public stream.
- Go to the stream's page.
- Click the Membership drop-down located in the top left corner of the stream page.
- Select and click Become a Member to subscribe. Once subscribed, the stream will automatically appear in your Academica homepage feed.
Moderated streams require a request to join.
- Search for the stream and click on the name.
- You'll be taken to an Application Page with a Stream Access Form.
- Check the box beside I'd like to become a member of this stream.
- Click Apply.
You may also follow the personal streams of other users (staff, faculty, students, applicants, and retirees). To do this, go to a user's personal profile and click Follow underneath their profile photo.
View and navigate streams
View posts from streams you follow
The homepage of Academica includes a reverse-chronological Feed of all recent posts to any streams you subscribe to or users you follow.
Visit any individual stream by:
- Clicking the name beneath a post's title
- Clicking the stream name under the Subscribed Streams header in the left column of the homepage
- Using Search
- Visiting the stream's unique URL
Create a custom stream view
Step 1
Go to your browser's address bar and type:
academica.wayne.edu/s/nameofstream,nameofotherstream
- Example: To view only posts from the streams Canvas and Feedback, type:
academica.wayne.edu/s/canvas,feedback
Step 2
Bookmark this custom URL to revisit easier.
Find a list of streams you follow
Step 1
Select the Settings icon in the top navigation bar;
Or
Step 2
Look under the Subscribed Streams header in the bottom left column of the homepage. Some streams may relate to your school, college, major, courses, or student organizations.
Moderate a stream
Moderators are not automatically added to organization streams (e.g., colleges, departments). Moderator access may be granted by Academica administrators upon request. Send requests to academica@wayne.edu.
Become a stream moderator
Moderators can delete any post in a stream and can manage who can see and post to a stream.
You can become a moderator by:
- Creating a new stream
- Requesting moderation on an existing stream
- Being invited by an existing moderator
Not sure if you're a moderator? If you can accept, follow, or authorship requests, or remove followers, you're moderating a stream.
To access moderation settings, click Moderate in the top left corner of the stream page.
Available moderator actions
- Remove a follower: Click Remove beside their name
- Remove multiple followers: Select checkboxes ? click Remove Selected
- Authorize a request: Click Authorize request beside the name
- Authorize multiple requests: Select checkboxes ? click Authorize Selected
- Deny a request: Click Deny request
- Deny multiple requests: Select checkboxes ? click Remove Selected
- Remove an author: Click Remove beside their name
- Remove multiple authors: Select checkboxes ? click Remove Selected
- Authorize an authorship request: Click Authorize request
- Authorize multiple authorship requests: Select checkboxes and click Authorize Selected
- Deny an authorship request: Click Deny request
- Deny multiple authorship requests: Select checkboxes and click Remove Selected
- Remove other moderators