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Faculty Bio and Expertise Database. Learning Session. Agenda. Goals and Strategy Perspectives Demo: Using the system web site visitor’s perspective (view from the web) faculty perspective (Blackboard ) admins perspective (Blackboard ) college web master’s perspective (CMS)
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Faculty Bio and Expertise Database Learning Session
Agenda • Goals and Strategy • Perspectives • Demo: Using the system • web site visitor’s perspective (view from the web) • faculty perspective (Blackboard) • admins perspective (Blackboard) • college web master’s perspective (CMS) “This is MY name, and my name is wrong!” • Relationships between components • Dealing with content discrepancies
Goals • Faculty Bio and Expertise on the web • Make it Simple • Visitors • Faculty • Staff • Support • Webmasters • Avoid ‘yet another’ database island • Avoid existing limitations in Ektron CMS • Resolve ‘old content’ problem
Blackboard Strategy • Banner CMS Reuse what exists, Create what doesn’t, Integrate.
Perspectives - Visitor • Visitor – using the UNF website • Dynamic university faculty directory • Dynamic college pages • Faculty Specific Bio • Intuitive navigation and URL structure
Perspectives - Faculty • Faculty – maintain own content (self service) • UNF Developed Blackboard Building Block • Hides complexity • Allows faculty to use Blackboard • Login to Blackboard • Click “Edit Bio”.
Perspectives - Admin • Admins – provide faculty support • Use Blackboard to update multiple bios • Includes Blackboard user search • The same tool is used by faculty • Login to Blackboard 1a. Add Facbio module to view (one time only) • Search for faculty • Edit the content
Perspectives - Webmaster • College Webmaster – reuse content • Use Ektron CMS to reuse dynamic bio content • UNF Developed EktronPagebuilder Widget • Drag n’ Drop • Configurable filter option • Various display layout options • Self Maintaining Content
Support in depth – knowing the data Blackboard Ektron CMS Bio DB Directory Banner HR Banner Finance Phone Directory
Data Expertise Education Biography Awards Affiliations Grants Publications Photo 2nd Title E-mail* Hours URL Bio DB Location: Phone Sys Phone #: Phone Sys Name: HR Title: HR Department: Fin College: Dept Directory DB
Issues • Wrong Directory Information • HR: name, title, department (pay) • Contact HR or college administration • IT: Phone number, location • Submit an ITSR • Wrong Bio Information • 1st level: Self Service • 2nd level: CIRT, Admin Webmasters • Departmental Cross Listing – outstanding issue • Administrative Faculty