The Institutional Web: The Institutional Web: A Lens to Living and A Lens to Living and

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““Thank you for the way the University Thank you for the way the University responded to the tragedy of September 11. As responded to the tragedy of September 11. As the parent of a freshman and a junior, I truly the parent of a freshman and a junior, I truly appreciate the opportunities you have given appreciate the opportunities you have given ALL students, allowing them to grieve and ALL students, allowing them to grieve and share their feelings. I know it has helped my share their feelings. I know it has helped my two children, and I just wanted to let you know two children, and I just wanted to let you know that you are doing a great job helping our that you are doing a great job helping our children cope.” children cope.”

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e-Businesse-Business

Changes Customer DecisionChanges Customer Decision Changes OutcomesChanges Outcomes Shifts from Provider to Shifts from Provider to

CustomerCustomer Enables “Co-Production”Enables “Co-Production” Changes Back-office ServiceChanges Back-office Service Maps to Other Campus ServicesMaps to Other Campus Services

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Building WebBuilding WebCommunityCommunity

ForumsForums ChatsChats Group eMailGroup eMail Bulletin Bulletin

BoardsBoards Address BookAddress Book Polls, SurveysPolls, Surveys Calendars…Calendars…

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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 ProjectProject

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

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, Mellon FoundationSun, Mellon Foundation– US Department of EducationUS Department of Education– Interactive Business Interactive Business

SolutionsSolutions– instructional media and instructional media and

magicmagic– CampusPipelineCampusPipeline

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Strategy: Strategy: InteroperabilityInteroperability

Data Applications

uPortal with Channels

Browsing Devices

People

Tools ofTools ofCollaborationCollaboration

Open SourceOpen Source Open StandardsOpen Standards Open KnowledgeOpen Knowledge

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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.org

Open KnowledgeOpen Knowledge

Open Knowledge Initiative Open Knowledge Initiative (OKI)(OKI)

MerlotMerlot PBL ClearinghousePBL Clearinghouse ArtStorArtStor

Infrastructure, Application, ContentInfrastructure, Application, Content

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Open KnowledgeOpen KnowledgeOpen StandardsOpen Standards

Scholarly Collection

TimelineEngine

Learning Management System

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Open KnowledgeOpen KnowledgeOpen StandardsOpen Standards

Scholarly Collection

TimelineEngine

Learning Management System

Institutional Portal Student Info Sys

Open StandardsOpen Standards

IP, HTTP, SSL, HTMLIP, HTTP, SSL, HTML XML, XSLTXML, XSLT XML/SOAP/UDDI/WSDLXML/SOAP/UDDI/WSDL Loosely Coupled rather Loosely Coupled rather

than Integratedthan Integrated

The Web: Big DealThe Web: Big Deal

Still UnderestimatedStill Underestimated Not Transactions/LessonsNot Transactions/Lessons EngagementEngagement Co-productionCo-production CommunityCommunity Transformation of BusinessTransformation of Business Transformation of LearningTransformation of Learning

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Seek CommunitySeek Community

Serve > Empower > EngageServe > Empower > Engage Co-produce, CollaborateCo-produce, Collaborate Build CommunityBuild Community Follow CommunityFollow Community Deep and WideDeep and Wide

– K99, Parents, Donors, K99, Parents, Donors, Partners…Partners…

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Required:Required: A Clear Strategy A Clear Strategy

E-businessE-business TLTTLT Portal Portal (personalization? Presence? (personalization? Presence?

Place?)Place?)

ComprehensiveComprehensive ArticulatedArticulated AliveAlive

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Own the LensOwn the Lens

Resolution of disparate systemsResolution of disparate systems Change business practices; easy, fast, Change business practices; easy, fast,

inexpensiveinexpensive Ensure unique institutional presentation--Ensure unique institutional presentation--

BrandBrand Control own destinyControl own destiny Avoid vendor obligations; ad banners, Avoid vendor obligations; ad banners,

resellersresellers Avoid high risk purchase or partnershipAvoid high risk purchase or partnership Acknowledge culture of continuous changeAcknowledge culture of continuous change

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Insist onInsist on Interoperability Interoperability

Common GroundCommon Ground Loosely CoupledLoosely Coupled Business MessagesBusiness Messages XML, SSO, DirectoryXML, SSO, Directory Web ServicesWeb Services

– XML, SOAP, UDDI, WSDLXML, SOAP, UDDI, WSDL Talk to your vendor… please.Talk to your vendor… please.

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CollaborateCollaborate

EducauseEducause JA-SIG & uPortalJA-SIG & uPortal I2 MiddlewareI2 Middleware MerlotMerlot PBL ClearinghousePBL Clearinghouse OKIOKI Work Effort vs CloutWork Effort vs Clout

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More InformationMore Information

carlj@udel.educarlj@udel.edu UD Web InitiativesUD Web Initiatives

– http://www.mis.udel.edu/http://www.mis.udel.edu/main/webinits/main/webinits/

http://www.jasig.orghttp://www.jasig.org– OrganizationOrganization– ConferencesConferences– ClearinghouseClearinghouse– uPortal ProjectuPortal Project