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UKOLN is supported by:
The Web Management Community: Beyond IWMW and JISCMail Lists
Brian Kelly
UKOLN
University of Bath
Bath, UK
http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/workshops/iwmw-2011/http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/workshops/iwmw-2011/
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Room Palmer G.04
BackgroundWeb management community:
• In existence ~15+ years (web-support & website-info-mgt JISCMail lists established in mid-1990s)
• IWMW launched in 1997• Opportunity for those involved in the provision of
institutional Web service to meet face-to-face & discuss shared problems and solutions
• “Therapy for Webmasters who thought Web was cool till they discovered how political it was”
• Helping to support a community of practice enabling those working in the sector to tap into a wide community of practitioners who are willing to share best practices & provide help and advice
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Community of PracticeAccording to Wikipedia a community of practice (CoP) is:
“a group of people who share an interest, a craft, and / or a profession. The group can evolve naturally because of members' common interest in a particular domain or area, or it can be created specifically with the goal of gaining knowledge related to their field. It is through the process of sharing information and experiences with the group that the members learn from each other, and have an opportunity to develop themselves personally and professionally.
CoPs can exist online, such as within discussion boards and newsgroups, or in real life, such as in a lunch room at work, in a field setting, on a factory floor, or elsewhere in the environment.”
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AimsThis session aims to provide participants with an opportunity to:
• Re-evaluate the various communications and collaboration channels which can help to support those working in the sector
• Identify emerging patterns of usage and best practices
• Identify possible new approaches for collaboration in a changing funding environment (“when the axe-man cometh!”)
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Draft TimetableTime Topic
15.30 Introduction
14.40 Looking at the past
16.00 Where are we now?
16.20 Looking to the future
16.45 Conclusions and action plans
17.00 Finish
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Assumption: Being a part of an active Community of Practice brings benefits; we want the CoP to continue to thrive in order to address future uncertainties
What Did We Have?
Newcomers to Web management should have found and participated in:
• The web-support (techie queries) and website-info-mgt (policies issues) JISCMail lists
• The IWMW annual event• What else?
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How Have They Changed?
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Evidence tells us:• JISCMail usage has declined
over past 7 years• We didn’t discuss strategy or
policy issues• We see significant (?) nos. of
cross-posts advertising events; job vacancies; etc.
IWMW events:• Have grown in numbers with 199 in 2009• Slight reduction in numbers this year to ~160• Future uncertain?
Breakout Group 1
Learning from the past• What do we want from a community?• What did JISCMail provide and what were
its weaknesses?• What has IWMW provided and what are
its weakneses• What are the essential aspects which we
want to preserve in the future?
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Appoint a reporter who will report back.
15.50-16.00
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What Do We Have Today?
Previously we had a small number of community tools. Today we have a wider selection – and new opportunities and challenges
• What communication and collaboration tools are we using today?
• What new opportunities are available: To evaluate approaches for deployment within
institution To facilitate engagement with peers
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Breakout Group 2
Reflecting on the Present• What communication and collaboration
tools are we using today?• What are their strengths?• What are their weaknesses?• How do we exploit the strengths and
minimise the weaknesses?
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Appoint a reporter who will report back.
16.10-16.20
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Aggregating Our Community
Institutional Web Team: Blog aggregator
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Browsing content from Web team blogs
UKOLN’s Web management team blog aggregator is being launched at IWMW 2011
Aggregating Our Community
Institutional Web Team: blog aggregator
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Searching for content from Web team blogs
Aggregating Our Community
Web management blog aggregator
Feedback on the service:• Is it of use?• Is it usable?• How should it develop?
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Potential for Google+
Could Google+ have a role in supporting the community
Google+
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Is there a demand for:• Asynchronous
discussions• Synchronous chat
(Twitter?)• Video chat
Collaborative Activities
We have the technologies! What are the areas in which we have shared interests?
• Responding to cookie legislation• Implementing BS 8878 • Demonstrating the value of our Web
services• Developing social media strategies• Developing Mobile Web strategies• Developing metrics for identifying value• …
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What else?
Breakout Group 3
Looking to the Future• What areas of work can we do
collectively?• Can we ensure that ad hoc activities are
implemented?
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Appoint a reporter who will report back.
16.35-16.45
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