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Exemplary Leaders for Extraordinary TimesExemplary Leaders for Extraordinary Times
Jump-starting Faculty Web Sites: A Success StoryJump-starting Faculty Web Sites: A Success Story
League for InnovationNov. 19, 2002
Judy Miner
Dan Mitchell
Cindy Vinson
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DE ANZA SNAPSHOTDE ANZA SNAPSHOT
• Located in Silicon Valley
• Serves 26,000 students per quarter
• Employs 300 full- and 500 part-time faculty
• Average of 2,500 class sections per quarter
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Statement of the ProblemStatement of the Problem
• Varying definitions of “web support”
• Broad spectrum of faculty interests
• Lack of web site standards
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Developing a Solution:Developing a Solution:Problem AnalysisProblem Analysis
• How faculty developed web pages– Instructional dean’s perspective– Web Master from De Anza– Review of web sites
• How might faculty develop web pages– Data base driven solution– Templates– Content management tool
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Developing a Solution:Developing a Solution:Problem AnalysisProblem Analysis
• Look for someone who already has solved the problem
• Is the solution – Practical– Economical– Scalable– Sustainable
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Developing a Solution:Developing a Solution:ManilaManila
• Practical– I can do it
• Economical– $299.00 for a server (yes server) license
• Scalable (talked to several developers)– Bakersfield developer build site for California office of Ed. – Build web sites for teachers in Arizonia
• Sustainable– Dan Mitchell running server at De Anza– San Jose community organization
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Developing a Solution:Developing a Solution:Service Level AgreementService Level Agreement
• Build faculty web site templates (two)
• Create training and support site
• Included timeline for Feb. training start date
• 150 Basic informational web sites by July 1
• Deans promote and hold trainings
• VP share costs
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Developing a Solution:Developing a Solution:Project TeamProject Team
• Project Facilitator - Cindy Vinson• Faculty Project Manager - Dan Mitchell manage process• Consultant (produce templates)• Trainer (design and deliver training)• System Admin. (admin support)• Network and Systems (Back ups)• Development team for templates
– Accessibility consultant– Instructional designer– System admin.– Trainer 2– Faculty project manager– Project facilitator– Consultant
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Developing A Solution:Developing A Solution:CostsCosts
• Server $4,500• Software 299• Project Manager 5,000• Consultant 6,000• Staff time • Total money spent $15,799• 180 faculty served and approx. 5,400 students• $2.95 /per student and costs go down each year!
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Developing a Solution:Developing a Solution:ImplementationImplementation
• Manila site for project team
• Switch to our server from campus server
• Pilot test training
• Full scale training
• Constant behind the scenes tweaking
• Project evaluation
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Summary:Summary:Cindy’s PerspectiveCindy’s Perspective
• Culture change at De Anza– Training– Instructional design– More tools– Hybrid instruction
• Huge interest in Content Management software for enterprise wide web sites
• Move from distance education vs. classroom to learning outcomes
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ResourcesResources
• De Anza faculty web sites directory
• De Anza faculty support site
• Manila web site
• Frontier Developers for Hire