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ENGAGEMENT ANDCOMMUNITY BUILDING
What does it mean to have students as your audience?
Arts & Sciences Support of EducationThrough Technologyhttp://assett.colorado.edu
Arts & Sciences Support of EducationThrough Technologyhttp://assett.colorado.edu
ENGAGEMENT ANDCOMMUNITY BUILDING
What does it mean to have students as your audience?
Agenda
• Introductions• What/Who/Where is ASSETT?• Specific student services• How to design website to engage students• Sharing experiences about our student online
academic community• Wrap up• Questions
http://assett.colorado.edu
ASSETT TEAM:
Ryan Carney-Mogan
Grant Matheny
Brenda Niave
Amanda McAndrew
Stephanie Hayden
Quick ASSETT Website Stats
• 16 Drupal sites• 29 Wordpress sites• 1 self-managed Joomla site• 42 Departments• 600,000 visits in 2014
http://assett.colorado.edu
ASSETT TEAM:
Ryan Carney-Mogan
Grant Matheny
Brenda Niave
Amanda McAndrew
Stephanie Hayden
• Optical Character Recognition (OCR) Service• The Syllabus Archive• Auditions• Places• SPARC
http://assett.colorado.edu
ASSETT TEAM:
Ryan Carney-Mogan
Grant Matheny
Brenda Niave
Amanda McAndrew
Stephanie Hayden
Student-Centered Website Services
Optical Character Recognition (OCR) Service• http://compass.colorado.edu/ocr• Align and make PDFs text searchable• Students / Instructors to find text quickly• Started in May 2011, redesign in June 2013• In 2014 alone, 3100+ pages process• Uses Third Party ABBY software for processing
http://assett.colorado.edu
ASSETT TEAM:
Ryan Carney-Mogan
Grant Matheny
Brenda Niave
Amanda McAndrew
Stephanie Hayden
Student-Centered Website Services
Student-Centered Website Services
http://assett.colorado.edu
ASSETT TEAM:
Ryan Carney-Mogan
Grant Matheny
Brenda Niave
Amanda McAndrew
Stephanie Hayden
Student-Centered Website Services
The Syllabus Archive• http://syllabus.colorado.edu• Central repository for past and present CU Syllabi• Started in May 2011, redesign in August 2013• Students requesting past syllabi for credit transfers• 10 departments, contains over 4600 syllabi,
Spanning years from 1983http://assett.colorado.edu
ASSETT TEAM:
Ryan Carney-Mogan
Grant Matheny
Brenda Niave
Amanda McAndrew
Stephanie Hayden
Auditions• https://assettforms.colorado.edu/auditions/• Then: Theatre and Dance paper audition forms• Now: Online sign-up with admin authoring• Started designing in late 2011• 8 Auditions, 420+ students auditioning• saving approximately 2000+ sheets of paper• Streamlined http://assett.colorado.edu
ASSETT TEAM:
Ryan Carney-Mogan
Grant Matheny
Brenda Niave
Amanda McAndrew
Stephanie Hayden
Student-Centered Website Services
Auditions
http://assett.colorado.edu
ASSETT TEAM:
Ryan Carney-Mogan
Grant Matheny
Brenda Niave
Amanda McAndrew
Stephanie Hayden
Places• http://places.colorado.edu • Arts & Sciences classrooms across the campus• Started early 2010 on Wordpress “Plogger”• Redesign in December 2012• Relevant information for students and faculty/staff• Places App
http://assett.colorado.edu
ASSETT TEAM:
Ryan Carney-Mogan
Grant Matheny
Brenda Niave
Amanda McAndrew
Stephanie Hayden
Student-Centered Website Services
SPARC • http://sparc.colorado.edu • Online academic community used to connect
students and faculty• Launch in January 2013• Challenges of implementation
http://assett.colorado.edu
ASSETT TEAM:
Ryan Carney-Mogan
Grant Matheny
Brenda Niave
Amanda McAndrew
Stephanie Hayden
Student-Centered Website Services
Upcoming features/designs• Responsive theming• Mobile apps• Centralizing application locations• D2L integration
http://assett.colorado.edu
ASSETT TEAM:
Ryan Carney-Mogan
Grant Matheny
Brenda Niave
Amanda McAndrew
Stephanie Hayden
Student-Centered Website Services
How do I improve my website to be more engaging to students?
Top Design Elements
Content Categories for Student Centered Websites
http://assett.colorado.edu
ASSETT TEAM:
Ryan Carney-Mogan
Grant Matheny
Brenda Niave
Amanda McAndrew
Stephanie Hayden
Top Design Elements For Engaging Students
• Goals• Target Audience• Navigation• Color• Information above the fold• Media• Font
http://assett.colorado.edu
ASSETT TEAM:
Ryan Carney-Mogan
Grant Matheny
Brenda Niave
Amanda McAndrew
Stephanie Hayden
Navigation
http://assett.colorado.edu
ASSETT TEAM:
Ryan Carney-Mogan
Grant Matheny
Brenda Niave
Amanda McAndrew
Stephanie Hayden
Navigation
http://assett.colorado.edu
ASSETT TEAM:
Ryan Carney-Mogan
Grant Matheny
Brenda Niave
Amanda McAndrew
Stephanie Hayden
Color
http://assett.colorado.edu
ASSETT TEAM:
Ryan Carney-Mogan
Grant Matheny
Brenda Niave
Amanda McAndrew
Stephanie Hayden
Color
http://assett.colorado.edu
ASSETT TEAM:
Ryan Carney-Mogan
Grant Matheny
Brenda Niave
Amanda McAndrew
Stephanie Hayden
Information Above The Fold
http://assett.colorado.edu
ASSETT TEAM:
Ryan Carney-Mogan
Grant Matheny
Brenda Niave
Amanda McAndrew
Stephanie Hayden
Media
http://assett.colorado.edu
ASSETT TEAM:
Ryan Carney-Mogan
Grant Matheny
Brenda Niave
Amanda McAndrew
Stephanie Hayden
Media
http://assett.colorado.edu
ASSETT TEAM:
Ryan Carney-Mogan
Grant Matheny
Brenda Niave
Amanda McAndrew
Stephanie Hayden
Font
http://assett.colorado.edu
ASSETT TEAM:
Ryan Carney-Mogan
Grant Matheny
Brenda Niave
Amanda McAndrew
Stephanie Hayden
Content Categories For Student Centered Websites
How to improve my website so it’s more engaging to students
• old vs. new websites• how to engage students with content
categories
http://assett.colorado.edu
ASSETT TEAM:
Ryan Carney-Mogan
Grant Matheny
Brenda Niave
Amanda McAndrew
Stephanie Hayden
URL to ASSETT student centered designed websites - http://assett.colorado.edu/opportunities/web-design
Student Centered Content Categories
http://assett.colorado.edu
ASSETT TEAM:
Ryan Carney-Mogan
Grant Matheny
Brenda Niave
Amanda McAndrew
Stephanie Hayden
FAQCourses
Quick Links
EventsCurrentProspective
Newstimestamp
Address-Contact
Search
Student Centered Content Categories
http://assett.colorado.edu
ASSETT TEAM:
Ryan Carney-Mogan
Grant Matheny
Brenda Niave
Amanda McAndrew
Stephanie Hayden
SocialMedia
CareerOppty
DirectoryContact Calendar
Current News
Student Centered Detailed Content Prospective students - 1. major/minor requirements2. application/cost/deadlines3. registration4. living in a dorm5. photo tour6. student organizations7. career placement
http://assett.colorado.edu
ASSETT TEAM:
Ryan Carney-Mogan
Grant Matheny
Brenda Niave
Amanda McAndrew
Stephanie Hayden
Current students -1. calendar of events2. scholarships3. tutoring4. internships5. registration/financial help6. courses/syllabus7. list of degree programs/requirements
Before and After
http://assett.colorado.edu
ASSETT TEAM:
Ryan Carney-Mogan
Grant Matheny
Brenda Niave
Amanda McAndrew
Stephanie Hayden
Before and After
http://assett.colorado.edu
ASSETT TEAM:
Ryan Carney-Mogan
Grant Matheny
Brenda Niave
Amanda McAndrew
Stephanie Hayden
Summary: Improve websites to engage students through design elements and student centered content• Goals• Target Audience• Navigation• Color• Information
above the fold• Media• Font
http://assett.colorado.edu
ASSETT TEAM:
Ryan Carney-Mogan
Grant Matheny
Brenda Niave
Amanda McAndrew
Stephanie Hayden
• Quick Links• FAQs• Current and Prospective Students• Course Information• News - add timestamps to articles to show
information is current• Social media icons if applicable• Contact information on home page or footer• Calendar of Events• Resources - scholarships, career oppty• Consider avoiding outdated info
http://assett.colorado.edu
ASSETT TEAM:
Ryan Carney-Mogan
Grant Matheny
Brenda Niave
Amanda McAndrew
Stephanie Hayden
Adventures in building an online academic community from the ground up
Vermont Historical Society
Bridging the gaps in discourse across campus with educational technology• Student driven concept after uncovering a gap in
communication through research on GPTI’s• Need to raise student awareness of ASSETT• Initially proposed a blog or more interactive website• Spent a good year researching the need and
developing it, ultimately taking many different directions
http://assett.colorado.edu
ASSETT TEAM:
Ryan Carney-Mogan
Grant Matheny
Brenda Niave
Amanda McAndrew
Stephanie Hayden
ECAR 2011Undergrad Students & Information Technology Studies
• Feeling connected• Making learning more immersive, engaging and relevant• Access to resources• Productivity
ASSETT TEAM:
Ryan Carney-Mogan
Grant Matheny
Brenda Niave
Amanda McAndrew
Stephanie Hayden
http://www.educause.edu/library/resources/ecar-national-study-undergraduate-students-and-information-technology-2011-report
ECAR 2012Undergrad Students & Information Technology Studies
• 67% said technology helps them feel connected• 59% said technology makes them feel connected to
instructors and other students• Provide students with networking opportunities that
support their academic work but that are a step removed from faculty oversight
ASSETT TEAM:
Ryan Carney-Mogan
Grant Matheny
Brenda Niave
Amanda McAndrew
Stephanie Hayden
http://www.educause.edu/library/resources/ecar-study-undergraduate-students-and-information-technology-2012
ECAR 2013Undergrad Students & Information Technology Studies
• Students prefer to keep their social and academic lives separate, and they maintain those boundaries in their use of technology.
https://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ERS1302/ERS1302.pdf
http://assett.colorado.edu
ASSETT TEAM:
Ryan Carney-Mogan
Grant Matheny
Brenda Niave
Amanda McAndrew
Stephanie Hayden
Adventures in building an online academic community from the ground up
• Goal: • To provide a space in which academic life can
exist online conveniently and accessibly.
• Current Functionality and Obstacles
• Moving Forward: Simplify, Simplify, Simplifyhttp://assett.colorado.edu
ASSETT TEAM:
Ryan Carney-Mogan
Grant Matheny
Brenda Niave
Amanda McAndrew
Stephanie Hayden
Other Challenges
http://assett.colorado.edu
ASSETT TEAM:
Ryan Carney-Mogan
Grant Matheny
Brenda Niave
Amanda McAndrew
Stephanie Hayden
http://assett.colorado.edu
ASSETT TEAM:
Ryan Carney-Mogan
Grant Matheny
Brenda Niave
Amanda McAndrew
Stephanie Hayden
New Ways to Connect
StockMonkeys.com
http://assett.colorado.edu
ASSETT TEAM:
Ryan Carney-Mogan
Grant Matheny
Brenda Niave
Amanda McAndrew
Stephanie Hayden
See also: Top 5 Take Aways
Arts & Sciences Support of EducationThrough Technologyhttp://assett.colorado.eduemail: assett.colorado.edu303.735.3813
Arts & Sciences Support of EducationThrough Technologyhttp://assett.colorado.eduemail: assett.colorado.edu303.735.3813
