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Web 2.0 Tools at the Service Desk. Ben Dallmann Support Center Manager Moody Bible Institute. Moody: Established in 1886. Students. Modalities Day School Independent Studies Online Modulars Regional Classrooms. Locations. Locations. Core Systems. ETS Services. ITIL Framework
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Web 2.0 Tools at the Service Desk Ben Dallmann Support Center Manager Moody Bible Institute
Students • Modalities • Day School • Independent • Studies • Online • Modulars • Regional • Classrooms
ETS Services • ITIL Framework • Centralized Service Desk • Application support • A/V support and production • Web liaison for all of Education • Desktop computer support • Technology implementation Serving People, Not Technology
Service Desk Collaboration • Centralized • Immediate • Comprehensive • Over-communication • Consistent
Knowledgebase Needs • Accessible • Editable • Add new information • Remove outdated information • Centralized policy and procedures • Review workflows • Public-facing • Easily learned
ETS Knowledgebase Solution • Wiki • Wikipedia
ETS Knowledgebase Solution • Wiki • Wikipedia • ETS wiki was initially located in Sakai LMS • Migrated to SharePoint when Sakai pilot completed
ETS Knowledgebase Solution • Wiki • Wikipedia • ETS wiki was initially located in Sakai LMS • Migrated to SharePoint when Sakai pilot completed • Quickly searchable, able to format in WYSIWYG, able to change on the fly, more developed than SOPs or BPs • Disadvantages: Not tied to Service Desk software, requires IE for WYSIWYG editing, currently not able to be public facing
Other Wiki Tools • LMS • Blackboard • Moodle • Sakai • SharePoint/Office Workspaces on live.com • Wikiwig • MediaWiki • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_wiki_software
Online Discussion Boards • Online forum for information sharing • Centralized Information - spreads to entire Service Desk, which is important when you have a student staffed desk; you can relay info quickly, if all techs are required to read it, or when you are not all in the same location
Online Discussion Boards • Online forum for information sharing • Centralized Information - spreads to entire Service Desk, which is important when you have a student staffed desk; you can relay info quickly, if all techs are required to read it, or when you are not all in the same location • Tracking - Provides better tracking of discussion than chat tools • Outlook accessible - RSS or other hooks to alert you to new messages
Announcement Needs • Quick way to communicate important info • Forward to email (per student feedback) • Site and e-mail needs to be up • Not discussion oriented • Department-wide information sharing
Application Change Requests • Centralized location to enter Requests for Change • All system RFCs in one place - Blackboard, A/V Request Form, Wonderdesk • Documentation of change and process
Summary • Web 2.0 tools bring collaboration to the Service Desk • Wiki knowledgebase • Tech discussion boards • Staff announcements • Change management • New technologies – Skype, RSS, Twitter, Facebook
Questions? Ben Dallmann bdallmann@moody.edu Service Desk Administrator