Overview
MURAL is an application that allows users to collaborate visually on a digital canvas, known as a mural, in real-time, using a web browser on a desktop device. A variety of media can be added to a mural including text, digital sticky notes and images. This guide is focused on the use of MURAL by Professional Services staff members for activities that do not involve student engagement. If you are interested in using MURAL for teaching purposes please read MURAL for Teaching Purposes.
Contents
- Creating a Private Room
- Inviting others to a Private Room
- Creating a mural board
- Facilitating your mural board
- Changing MURAL notification settings
- Further Support
Creating a Private Room
Any staff member can create a private room in the Productivity Workspace in MURAL. To gain access to the Productivity workspace, please contact dlsupport@falmouth.ac.uk.
Once invited, you'll receive an email invitation which when clicked, will bring you into the Productivity workspace.
To create a Private Room, follow the steps below:
- Click on the '+ New room' link to create a new room.
- In the 'Create room' dialog box, enter a name in the 'Room name' field.
- Ensure the 'Room type' is set to 'Private Room'.
- Include a Room description if desired.
- Finally click the 'Create Room' button.
Important: You should not create an 'open room' as an open room and its contents will be visible to other members of staff.
Inviting users to a Private Room
A Private Room is not visible to other members of the Productivity Workspace unless you have invited them to it.
To invite a user to a Private Room follow the steps below.
- Navigate to the Private Room.
- Click on the 'Invite to room' link.
- The 'Share room' dialog box appears. In the 'Invite people by email address' field, enter the MURAL users that you would like to invite to the Private Room.
Important: You cannot invite someone to a Private Room until they are a member of the Productivity workspace. Students must not be invited into Private Rooms. The Digital Learning team cannot see the content within Private rooms and are unable to support staff and/or students if content is private.
Creating a mural board
Now that you have created your Private Room, you are able to start creating mural boards by clicking on the 'New mural' button.
Important: Users external to Falmouth University i.e. any user without an @falmouth.ac.uk email address can be invited to a mural by generating a share link for visitors.
Facilitating your mural board
There are many great features and templates within MURAL to help guide your team sessions. If you are new to facilitating MURAL then we recommend you refer to the follow MURAL Support guides.
Once you have mastered the basics of getting around and adding content to a mural board we recommend you refer to the MURAL guides below for tips on facilitating MURAL sessions.
- Add content to a mural’s outline
- Add instructions to a mural’s outline
- Presentation mode
- Facilitating a session
Changing MURAL notification settings
You can manage the email notifications you receive from MURAL. This settings are worth checking early on as the defaults can result in you receiving multiple notifications from a mural.
Within MURAL click on your profile in the top right of the screen. Click on the 'Notification preferences' link. 
What notifications you opt for will depend on how you intend to use MURAL, but it is recommended that, under 'Comments', the "Anyone comments in any mural I've joined" notification option is unselected.
Refer to MURAL's Notification settings guidance for further details on Notifications.
Further support
For further support on Learning Space, or to report any issues with this guide, please get in touch with the Digital Learning Team via dlsupport@falmouth.ac.uk. Alternatively, please refer to the numerous help guides found on our Knowledge Base.
View the Accessibility Statement for all of our support guides.