uPortal Open Source uPortal Open Source Portal Portal

for Higher Educationfor Higher Education

OrOr

My 16-year-old is coming to My 16-year-old is coming to your institution… are you your institution… are you

ready?ready?

Kidz 2dayKidz 2day

Always OnAlways On Multi-taskingMulti-tasking Multiple DevicesMultiple Devices CommunityCommunity Deferred DecisionDeferred Decision Abbreviated CommunicationsAbbreviated Communications Have it Your WayHave it Your Way

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CHANNELCHANNEL

SINGLE SIGNONSINGLE SIGNON

TABTAB

DISPARATE RESOURCESDISPARATE RESOURCES

PERSONALIZATIONPERSONALIZATION

CUSTOMIZATIONCUSTOMIZATION

CHANNEL BEHAVIORCHANNEL BEHAVIOR

CHANNEL RENDERINGCHANNEL RENDERING

PortalPortal

Always OnAlways On Multi-taskingMulti-tasking Multiple DeviceMultiple Device CommunityCommunity AbbreviatedAbbreviated PersonalizedPersonalized Consolidated (Pocket Size)Consolidated (Pocket Size)

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20203030

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What’sWhat’s In UD&me? In UD&me?

Not Web Site ReplacementNot Web Site Replacement Desktop, Bulletin Board, Desktop, Bulletin Board,

DashboardDashboard Notifications, Alerts, StatusNotifications, Alerts, Status Get-n-GoGet-n-Go In ContextIn Context Peep HolesPeep Holes

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What’s NextWhat’s NextFor UD&meFor UD&me

PersonalizationPersonalization WebCTWebCT Books I’ve Checked OutBooks I’ve Checked Out UD Instant MessengerUD Instant Messenger Web MailWeb Mail Pay Parking CitationsPay Parking Citations

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IT StrategyIT Strategy

BuyBuy BuildBuild LayerLayer

– Improve, distinguish, Improve, distinguish, consolidateconsolidate

CollaborateCollaborate– Portal, portfolio, CMS, Fin Aid…Portal, portfolio, CMS, Fin Aid…

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Strategy: Strategy: CollaborationCollaboration

Share the EffortShare the Effort JA-SIG CollaborativeJA-SIG Collaborative– Conferences-Twice Conferences-Twice

AnnuallyAnnually– Clearinghouse-Code Clearinghouse-Code

SharingSharing– uPortal-Collaborative uPortal-Collaborative

ProjectProject1919

www.ja-sig.orgwww.ja-sig.org

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JA-SIGJA-SIG Collaboration Collaboration

Fruits of LaborFruits of Labor Work EffortWork Effort Ideas and ExperienceIdeas and Experience SupportSupport Collaboration, Cooperation, Collaboration, Cooperation,

CloutClout–Vendors, government, grant Vendors, government, grant

agenciesagencies

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Strategy:Strategy:CooperationCooperation

Boston CollegeBoston College British British

ColumbiaColumbia PrincetonPrinceton DelawareDelaware Florida StateFlorida State Nottingham UKNottingham UK HawaiiHawaii ColumbiaColumbia

CornellCornell Cal PolyCal Poly RutgersRutgers YaleYale Plymouth Plymouth

StateState CSU HaywardCSU Hayward GeorgetownGeorgetown UCSDUCSD

More…More…

JA-SIG MembershipJA-SIG Membership

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Strategy:Strategy: Cooperation Cooperation

SupportSupport– Sun MicrosystemsSun Microsystems– Mellon FoundationMellon Foundation– Interactive Business Interactive Business

SolutionsSolutions– instructional media and instructional media and

magicmagic– CampusPipeline/SCTCampusPipeline/SCT

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Open SourceOpen Source

““When programmers can read, When programmers can read, redistribute, and modify the redistribute, and modify the source code for a piece of source code for a piece of software, the software evolves. software, the software evolves. People improve it, people adapt People improve it, people adapt it, people fix bugs.”it, people fix bugs.”

Source: opensource.orgSource: opensource.org1414

Open SourceOpen Source

Free?Free? Community SourceCommunity Source Community ValueCommunity Value Community BehaviorCommunity Behavior

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uP in ProductionuP in Production

ColumbiaColumbia PrincetonPrinceton Cal StateCal State Nottingham UKNottingham UK British ColumbiaBritish Columbia DenisonDenison UC IrvineUC Irvine New MexicoNew Mexico NevadaNevada Virginia TechVirginia Tech

CornellCornell Appalachian StateAppalachian State De Montfort UKDe Montfort UK Illinois StateIllinois State Linkopings UniversitetLinkopings Universitet Nagoya JapanNagoya Japan Notre DameNotre Dame NATNNATN NSDLNSDL About 50 institutions…About 50 institutions…

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Successful Successful CommercializationCommercialization

CampusPipeline/CampusPipeline/SCTSCT

UNICON/IBSUNICON/IBS im&mim&m Sigma SystemsSigma Systems DatatelDatatel

LATLAT RSmartRSmart iAssessmeniAssessmen

tt WebCTWebCT BlackboardBlackboard

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What’s NextWhat’s NextFor uPortalFor uPortal

InternationalizationInternationalization Content Management Content Management

SystemsSystems Academic PortfolioAcademic Portfolio Channel/Content Channel/Content

DevelopmentDevelopment

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ModelModel for Open Source for Open Source

Elements for SuccessElements for Success–CollaborationCollaboration–CommunityCommunity– FundingFunding–Commercial PartnersCommercial Partners–Community SourceCommunity Source

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CollaborationCollaboration

Share EffortShare Effort ““Best Minds Work Best Minds Work

Elsewhere”Elsewhere” Common DenominatorCommon Denominator Spread the WordSpread the Word

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CommunityCommunity

For Education by EducationFor Education by Education Select FewSelect Few ContributionContribution SupportSupport Community vs Vendor Community vs Vendor

RelationsRelations ““Membership”Membership”

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FundingFunding

Seed EffortsSeed Efforts Enable Commercial Enable Commercial

PartnershipPartnership Guarantee ProgressGuarantee Progress Stamp of ApprovalStamp of Approval Self-Sustaining PlanSelf-Sustaining Plan

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CommericalCommerical Partners Partners

Dedicated ResourcesDedicated Resources Long-term SupportLong-term Support Long-term DevelopmentLong-term Development Market PositionMarket Position

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Community SourceCommunity Source

BoundedBounded UndirectedUndirected Community BehaviorCommunity Behavior

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OutcomesOutcomes

ProductProduct BuzzBuzz CommunityCommunity CloutClout StandardsStandards Spin OffsSpin Offs

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More InformationMore Information

JA-SIG uPortal ConferenceJA-SIG uPortal Conference–Denver, June 8-10, 2003Denver, June 8-10, 2003

JA-SIG and uPortalJA-SIG and uPortal–www.ja-sig.orgwww.ja-sig.org

Delaware’s UD&me demoDelaware’s UD&me demo–uportal.udel.eduuportal.udel.edu

carlj@udel.educarlj@udel.edu

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