online collaboration platform for the maine doe (discovery report)
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Maine Commissioner of Education Stephen Bowen has endorsed a vision for online engagement that facilitates collaboration between and among Department staff, educators, and other constituents in order to enhance learning and teaching in Maine.TRANSCRIPT
DISCOVERY PHASE REPORT
Jay Collier/The Compass LLCAugust 31, 2011
ONLINE COLLABORATION PLATFORMFor the Maine Department of Education
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1. Goals
2. Features
3. Scenarios
4. Precedents
5. Challenges
6. Next steps
Build a professional learning community platform to help educators engage in conversation, share innovative ideas, discover and curate useful resources, document successful practices, and apply them in their own classrooms and schools.
1. Goals1. Goals • COLLECTIVE KNOWLEDGE
1. Goals
Support and sustain continuity between in-person meetings and professional development opportunities.
Help new constituents get up to speed and become valuable, active partners in learning communities.
• COMMUNITY CONTINUITY
1. Goals
Model an interdisciplinary, continuous learning community approach that can be implemented at schools and districts across the state.
Use sta! and budget wisely.
• MODEL APPROACH
1. Goals
Be dependable – Anywhere, any time, any device
Be intuitive – Simple publishing, searching, !nding
Be helpful – Helpful information and instructions
Be interesting – Appealing, personal, immersive
Be personalizable – Up to date feeds by interest
Be welcoming – Online spaces for collaboration
Be meaningful – Insight into what matters to you
• PRINCIPLES FOR ENGAGEMENT
2. FeaturesCOMMUNITY DASHBOARD
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MEMBER DIRECTORY2. FeaturesMEMBERS DIRECTORY
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MEMBER PROFILES2. FeaturesMEMBER PROFILES
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2. FeaturesGROUPS DIRECTORY
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GROUP DASHBOARD2. FeaturesGROUP DASHBOARD
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2. FeaturesGROUP ACTIVITY
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2. FeaturesGROUP EVENTS
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2. FeaturesSHARED GROUP FILES
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2. FeaturesGROUP WIKI PAGES
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2. FeaturesGROUP FORUMS
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2. FeaturesGROUP TASKS
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2. FeaturesGROUP BLOGS
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2. FeaturesMODERATED BLOG COMMENTS
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2. FeaturesE-MAIL NOTIFICATIONS
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3. Features2. FeaturesINVITE NEW MEMBERS
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2. FeaturesSEARCH RESOURCES BY CATEGORIES
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2. FeaturesSUBMIT RESOURCES
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2. FeaturesEASILY INSERT MULTIMEDIA
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4. More Features2. Future Features
• Group, member, and resource ratings and badges for value and quality
• Rules of engagement: acceptance & reminders
• New group request vetting form
• Sitewide activity stream
• Search engine optimization
Current interest groups (existing forums & lists)
Current DOE constituent support services Prof. development conferences and meetings
DOE leadership and management teams Teams with shared professional interests
Groups of innovative districts
Superintendents, curricula leaders, school staff ...
5. Sample Scenarios3. Scenarios
• Current interest group discussions (existing forums, blogs, and lists)
• Current DOE constituent support services
• Prof. development opportunities (conferences, meetings, online) - advance preparation and participant follow-up
• SHORT TERM
Current interest groups (existing forums & lists)
Current DOE constituent support services Prof. development conferences and meetings
DOE leadership and management teams Teams with shared professional interests
Groups of innovative districts
Superintendents, curricula leaders, school staff ...
5. Sample Scenarios3. Scenarios
• DOE strategy and planning teams
• Shared interest teams (external)
• Groups of innovative districts
• Other initiatives and centers
• MEDIUM TERM
Current interest groups (existing forums & lists)
Current DOE constituent support services Prof. development conferences and meetings
DOE leadership and management teams Teams with shared professional interests
Groups of innovative districts
Superintendents, curricula leaders, school staff ...
5. Sample Scenarios3. Scenarios
• All superintendents
• All curricula leaders
• Other school sta!
• Families and communities
• Regional consortia
• LONG TERM
3. Precedents
Interoperation and exchange of knowledge ABOUT learning resources.
DOD - PBS - SMITHSONIAN
4. PrecedentsUS GSA Citizen Apps
citizen.apps.gov
3. Precedents4. PrecedentsUS DOE - Connected Educators
connectededucators.org
3. Precedents4. PrecedentsUS DOE - Learning Registry
learningregistry.org
Skype
YouTube
Flickr
Subsite
Publications
Profile
News releases
Features
Home
Directories Tasks
SearchGateways
Social media
Gathering Reporting
Data service
Data service
Subsite
Subsite
Ad hoc groups
Groups by content area
Groups by geography
Professionalresources
Cloud servicesPeople
GroupsBookmarks
RecommendationsNotations
CommentsRatings
Communitiesof Practice Public Internet ServicesProgram
subsitesNews &updates
Core site
Enterprise data Learningobject
repositories
OFFICIAL CONTENTFormal communications
CONSTITUENT COLLABORATIONCommunity-facilitated
Highly-crafted editorial and design Simple interface, individual voices, independent domain
5. Challenges
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Complex online environment
No policies or services for online collaboration platforms exist in Maine state
governmentCase law for commercial online service
providers not yet tested for state government
2. Challenges5. Challenges
•No current policies or services within Maine state government for public collaboration platforms or user-generated content
•Content ownership and liability case law for commercial online service providers has not yet been tested for state governments
Develop a plan and budget for this initiative and participate in development
of new policiesCommit to staff time and budget for
phase 1 scopeSelect and convene an advisory team
6. Next steps6. Next steps
•Participate in development of new policies
•Develop a plan and budget for phase 1
•Commit to resources for phase 1 scope
•Select and convene advisory team
Read the full discovery report at:jaycollier.net/strategy/collaboration/discovery/
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