A Campus Portal It’s more than the technology… Presented by: Rick Bunt, Associate Vice President, Information & Communications Technology Sharon Scott, Manager of Communications, Student & Enrolment Services University of Saskatchewan Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
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A Campus Portal It’s more than the technology…
Presented by:Rick Bunt, Associate Vice President, Information & Communications TechnologySharon Scott, Manager of Communications, Student & Enrolment Services
University of SaskatchewanSaskatoon, Saskatchewan
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Acting boldly and seizing their chanceWith no promise of funds in advance
A team of mere mortalsUnacquainted with portals
Put one in by the seats of their pants.
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PAWS
• Background
• A Bold Approach
• Challenges Faced
• A Look at PAWS
• Lessons Learned
Outline
Personalized Access to Web Services
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Background
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The University of Saskatchewan Located in Saskatoon A “medical-doctoral” University
20,000 students 7,500 faculty and staff 14 colleges and schools with a full range of programs
Functionality & Services Just-in-time delivery: leverage existing work
Out-of-the-box functionality E-mail, Calendar Courses, Groups Announcements
Grab the low-hanging fruit RSS, XML, WebProxy, CPIP
Throw-away applications
A Bold Approach
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Sound like a lot of technology?There’s much more…
What will it look like? What will we call it? Content decisions Branding decisions Training Communications guidelines Engaging campus stakeholders Managing roles, users, permissions
Authentication E-mail Instructor Data Eligibility Responsibilities Staffing
Challenges Faced
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A quick look at our portal…
PAWS
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A Look at PAWS
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A Look at PAWS
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A Look at PAWS
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Lessons Learned
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In Retrospect
Test vs. production environment Everything on one server (scaling) SSO to Banner E-mail not the carrot we thought Open-source vs vendor Changing processes takes time (and patience)
Lessons Learned
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In Retrospect Our bold approach has paid off
Clear vision, build the plan as required Leverage existing work Staged rollout, to everyone Collaboration is key Portal enhances content, communications
Lessons Learned
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Next Steps… Banner integration (Student and Finance) WebCT integration Integration – legacy middleware and role of LDIS Enhancements to Luminis More services
integration with legacy systems (eg. PS HR) New channel development
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Summary
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With PAWS, we are… Responding to user expectations Communicating effectively Facilitating faculty adoption of technology Reducing e-mail clutter Leveraging existing brand awareness Enhancing U of S reputation
Summary
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Providing a common platform for service delivery Building communities Preparing the campus for on-line service delivery Continuing to work with SSCT in feature development Proving value through usage – the system sells itself
Summary
With PAWS, we are…
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Usage Continues to Grow…
Sept 03 Sept 04
Loud launch
Tuition payments
Mar 04
“out of box”functionality
19,000 users
new “business”applications And the work continues…
Banner Integration
Christmas break
Spring break
End of term
Christmas break
Classes resume
Mar 05
IDs distributed to newly admitted
students
Soft launch
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Pay attention to governance Take advantage of quick wins Take opportunities to collaborate Emphasize content and communications Be ready