A centre of expertise in digital information management 1 UKOLN is supported by: Welcome to the Institutional Web Management Workshop 2009.

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UKOLN is supported by:

Welcome to the Institutional Web Management Workshop 2009

Marieke Guy and Brian Kelly, UKOLN28th July 2009

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About The Workshop SeriesIWMW events:

• Organised by UKOLN since launch in July 1997• For those involved in the provision of institutional

Web services • Chance to find out where we are ‘at’ and where

we are going• Opportunity to hear about national initiatives,

emerging technologies, case studies, …• Provides framework which informs other

sessions• Invaluable opportunity for networking• Social programme• Joint-chairs - Marieke Guy & Brian Kelly

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About UsAbout UKOLN:

• National centre of expertise in digital information management

• Located at the University of BathBrian Kelly:

• UK Web Focus – funded by JISC and MLA to support HE/FE & cultural heritage sectors

• Enthusiasm for Web 2.0, UK Web Focus blogMarieke Guy:

• Research officer, UKOLN 9 years• Now a blog writer too! Recent work on good APIs• Brings the ‘not so technical’ perspective

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About YouHow many have attended previous IWMW events?

What do you do?

Technical

Management

Users

Information

Research

Strategy/Policy

Academic Design

Other

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This Year’s EventThe event consists of:

• Plenary talks (give the wider picture)• Parallel sessions (designed to be interactive and

participative) - if you’re not signed up…• BarCamps (please sign up) & discussions groups• Networking opportunities

Also provides a supportive environment for innovation:• Networked technologies (note AUP)• Developers Lounge• Blog

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Workshop Sponsors

Leading developer of Enterprise Content Management systems, delivering accessible, non-technical Web sites, intranets and Google Search with full standards compliance. Sponsors of the workshop dinner.

Leading provider of highly functional Enterprise Web Content Management Systems, eForms & Self Service software. Sponsors of delegate bags, badges and lanyards.

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Exhibition

Web content management system developed by C2 Software Ltd.

Content management company that supply MySource Matrix.

Web management tools including QA, analytics, site engine, server monitoring…etc.

Creative front-end Web designers and developers.

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Social EventsTonight:

• Workshop meal – Marquee on campus • Drinks will be served at 19:00 with dinner at 19:30.• Exciting entertainment!

Tomorrow:• Drinks Reception Colchester Moot Hall• Coaches from Car Park A on campus leaving at

6.45pm sharp • Eat and drink at own choice of restaurants and

pubs

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What’s EstablishedEstablished aspects of recent IWMW events (since 2006):

WiFi: network available, help availableAUP: can be used to support aims of event,

provided distractions to others is minimisedPrivacy, etc.: culture of openness and sharing. Let

us know of conflicts with personal preferencesSession chairs: clarification of AUP during session,

timekeeping, etc.More recent innovations:

Innovation competition: an opportunity for developers (light weight & heavy weight!)

Video streaming: amplifying the event

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What’s New?• Streamed Strands

Back-end Front-end

• Links with Eduweb• Developers lounge• iLab• Quiet Area• Blog• Live blogging• Twitter Walls• Delegate packs

Photo courtesy of bloggingdagger, Flickr

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Live Blogging• Introducing Kirsty McGill

Digital writer Bath Bus Station Twitter feed

• The face of @iwmwlive• Kirsty will be live blogging the talks• Writing for the blog• Interviews, photos, videos• Any other ideas?

• Feedback

MG BK

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The Web is Important!

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The Web is Important!Remit to:

“consider impact of newest technologies (social networking & mobile devices) on behaviour & attitudes of students coming up to & just entered higher education & issues this poses”

Recommendations: • JISC continues to develop a research and

support programme into the use of Web 2.0 for all aspects of university business

• JISC works with the HE funding bodies and Universities UK to explore issues and practice in the development of new business models that exploit Web 2.0 technologies

• …

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The Web is Important!Drivers:

• “The forces now confronting higher education have been called 'a perfect storm’. They are serious challenges. [HEIs] can no longer depend on ever-increasing allocation of funds”

• “This seminar feels a bit like sitting with a group of record industry executives in 1999”

Conclusions: • Universities need to respond by

reaching out – they are becoming ’edgeless’

• A renewed commitment to openness• Experimentation and investment• New tools to support teaching

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The Perfect Storm How will your institution respond to 20%(!) cuts?

• Be innovative• Focus on core

services, ditch others

• Do the same as now only less

Factors:Economics; environment; student expectations; Social Web / Web 2.0

Factors:Economics; environment; student expectations; Social Web / Web 2.0

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We Are Important Some questions to reflect on?

• Who is best placed to implement the reports’ recommendations?

• Who has a better understanding of the risks and challenges?

• Who can regard the reports as providing opportunities for their profession, department and institution?

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Opportunities at IWMW 2009IWMW 2009 provides:

• An opportunity to experiment• An opportunity for risk-taking • An opportunity for networking

Make the most of these opportunities!

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Revisiting Our Innovations

We aim to treat the remote audience for the plenary talks as first class citizens

We aim to treat the remote audience for the plenary talks as first class citizens

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Revisiting Our Innovations

Give a 1 line reflection at end of plenaries, tagged #Pn & #iwmw2009

#P0 #P9

#A1 #C5, #DL

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Any Questions?