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FUSE We share some advice for new users getting started with Fuse.
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ast year we launched Fuse for volunteers, which is our platform for collaboration and social learning with English Heritage. Fuse lets us share training materials, internal updates and useful resources in an accessible way, as well as providing a space to join the English Heritage social community where you’re able to engage with the organisation and other volunteers from around the country. While using Fuse isn’t mandatory, we do encourage you to sign up because it will soon become the main location for sharing information and training. If you’d like to start using it then a great place to familiarise yourself is by looking through the ‘How to Fuse For Volunteers’ topic within the English Heritage Volunteers community, which includes guides to getting started and FAQs.
Fuse volunteer Lisa Carter shares some advice for getting started with Fuse.
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s part of my role of a Fuse volunteer, I check the queries inbox and look at any questions that might have cropped up, and either direct them to the person who can deal with them or sort them out myself. I have also started planning some ‘in person’ workshops, so that volunteers can bring their own devices in and use Fuse with the reassurance of having me with them. This should hopefully make people a little braver when they are exploring the platform.
Sharing information I also volunteer at Dover Castle. I am based in Henry II’s Great Tower and I have been astounding visitors with my knowledge for the last five years. I think the most useful part of Fuse is that you can share information. As English Heritage is spread across the country, we don’t get a chance to meet up with other volunteers who are interested in the same period of history as we are. So being able to upload articles, links and photos to Fuse gives us the ability to head into the search bar, and pretty much travel the country without leaving our armchairs.
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Have a good look around I think my best advice is to just click on things and be nosey. One of the best things I was told about Fuse was ‘you can’t break it’ (by Jemma) so don’t be afraid, head on in and have a good look around. I’d suggest attending one of the How to Fuse workshops as well – they are really friendly, safe spaces.
My best advice is to just click on things and be nosey
