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DRUPAL AT

IRINA.ZAKS@STANFORD.EDU

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Web Technologies in Higher Education How web technologies improve efficiency of

higher education Deliver more accessible tools for data analysis via

easily configurable views / search functionality Present information in the new format / from the new

perspective (SLS Navigator) Improve efficiency of administrative operations

(Admitted Students, Alumni Classbook, SLS main website)

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Efficiency

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Drupal Projects Drupal was accepted by SLS IT in spring of

2009 Current sites

Admitted Students Reunion Classbook SLS Navigator

In the process of migrating main SLS website to Drupal

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Admitted Students Website Proof of concept for management and IT Features

Only front page is publicly accessible Content accessible only to authorized users (local

accounts, no WebAuth, which is Stanford single sign one solution)

Admissions office (Content managers) update info SLS template developed for Drupal

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Admitted Students Website http://www.stanford.edu/dept/law/cgi-bin/admitted-students/

Technology

CCK+Views Content Access jCarousel Book pages Path redirect for top level

book pages Zen-based theme

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Reunion Classbook

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Reunion Classbook - Before 2010 Used to collect info (text and images) from alumni

for 11 printed reunion classbooks Original processing instructions -

http://stanford.edu/~eadolfo/20100513-classbook/index.html - python+perl+mySQL+MSAccess+InDesignScripts

Drupal solution – Data exported from views is imported directly into InDesign for print production

Optimized process and saved dozens of hours of manual data processing

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Reunion Classbook https://classbook.law.stanford.edu/

Technology

CCK+Views Node Autotitle Node limit number Bonus: Views Export

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Reunion Classbook - After Content submitted by the end user Original info can be edited by the end user Users’ content can be edited by a Content

manager One-click data export by a Content manager One-click import into InDesign Template via

Automation-> Data Merge feature.

Developed by Alain Kelder

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SLS Navigator https://slsnavigator.law.stanford.edu/ Curriculum & Career Guide Marriage of faculty domain knowledge and advanced web

technology Shows relevancy of an item (course, clinic, or resource)

for selected carrier path Imports courses from Registrar’s office into local Drupal

installation Custom templates Custom module provides pop up windows with detailed

info via Cluetip Jquery

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Browse courses and other resources

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Get details

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List courses and clinics for a path

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Search by course

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Stanford Import Course Module Result of year long project and ongoing

collaboration between SLS and Registrar’s office

Source of info http://explorecourses.stanford.edu

Shows changed/removed/new courses Initiated collaboration between different schools Now in hands of new Stanford Web Services

(SWS)

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Thank

You