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Building a Social Network for All Faculty. Jim Luke STEMtech Roundtable Discussion Indianapolis, Oct. 3, 2011. What if?. You could find & talk with faculty anywhere who teach what you do with just a click?. Imagine a Mix of:. Jim Luke's Teaching Portfolio http://jimluke.com
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Building a Social Network for All Faculty Jim LukeSTEMtech Roundtable Discussion Indianapolis, Oct. 3, 2011
What if? You could find & talk with faculty anywhere who teach what you do with just a click?
Imagine a Mix of: • Jim Luke's Teaching Portfolio http://jimluke.com • CUNY Academic Commons http://commons.gc.cuny.edu/ • Academia.edu (similar research, not teaching focus) http://academia.edu • LinkedIn only for private for Professors
Each Faculty User Profile Where & what Courses, level, topics Contact info & social id’s Teaching Portfolio Personal Blog Favorite Links/Resources Conversations page Custom themes Storage space / hosting? Syllabi? Membership: validated Institutional –OR- Individual Conversations: Groups: Ad hoc Networks -Permanent by Level Subject/Discipline Type Institution Institution / Dept / Program General pages Peer reviews Resources & objects General interest blogs & news Searchable databases The ProfNet Features
Malartu Inc. • Non-Profit Organization • Founded 2011, based on years of planning • Peer-based of, by, & for Teaching Professors • Mission • Improve the productivity, efficiency, and effectiveness of professors in higher education by providing tools, technology, and a social network, particularly: • Prep • Assessment • Course and Activities Design • NOT student-facing tech, but integrated • Two Initial Projects: • Curriculum Intelligence tools • The ProfNet social network
Malartu Inc. • Interested? Our Needs: • Partner Orgs & Institutions for Pilots • Sponsors • Professors • Gurus: • Social Media • Assessment • Technical help • Wordpress • Web apps & java script • PHP, database (SQL & noSQL) • Web designers • Grants & grant writing
Malartu Inc. • Contact us: • Malartu.com and Malartu.org (coming soon) • Coming soon to facebook • Jim Luke at: • jol2@plansolutions.com • Or lukej@lcc.edu • 313-550-8884 cell+text • @econproph on twitter • Jim teaches at Lansing Community College, but Malartu Inc. is NOT affiliated with LCC.