ncar ucar NCAR UConnect at UCAR Teri Eastburn

ncar ucar NCAR UConnect at UCAR Teri Eastburn Tag-Up 9. 25. 13 1

UConnect’s Genesis Spring/Summer 2013 Initiating 2

Advisory Committee • Jeff Van Damme & Shawn Winkleman, Multimedia • Cindy Schmidt, University Relations • Bruce Muller, COMET • Zhenya Gallon, Communications • Raj and Teri, Spark • Marijke Unger & Stephanie Barr, CISL • Kate Legg, DLS, Archivist 3

Before the “what”, the “Why” con·fu·sion kənˈfyo o. ZHən/ noun: confusion;  plural noun: confusions • 1. lack of understanding; uncertainty. "there seems to be some confusion about which system does what" • synonyms: • uncertainty, incertitude, unsureness, doubt, ignorance; 4

It’s About Connecting 5

Absorbing the Trends 6

Relevance in Time, Space, Content, Approach to Our Audiences Connect. Ed, E-Rate, Internet 2, mobile, flipped, moocs, communities of Practice, active vs. passive Connect ~ Matter ~ Play with the other kids on the block, including the big kids • “The US has a global network in the research and the higher education community which is simply the envy of the world. We need to find a way to maintain that edge in a networking environment. ” ~ President Obama 7

Original wireframe Planning 8

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Content needs discussed 10

From the broad to More specific An Approach; An Opportunity Webinars Videos Playlists 11

the “What”, After the “Why” • Vision: Develop a strategy, which leverages and expands upon existing effort throughout the organization, to develop, deliver, coalesce, and archive all UCAR educational materials via a unified framework. The framework should be designed for public usability, be thematically based, and make use of social media and other evolving technologies and platforms for dissemination • • Components of the strategy should address: • Institutional ownership • A standard approach, process, and platform for developing and hosting recordings of presentations, interactive events, and links to other educational materials within UCAR • Staff training requirements • Technical tools and development activities required to support the initiative • Communications and change management strategies Scope: UConnect is a free and open collection of audience-focused & topicdriven digital resources accessible across all platforms & devices. It takes a novel playlist approach that is active, emergent, and responsive to the needs of UCAR’s varied audiences. 12

UConnect Schema Editorial Calendar Gov’t & media briefs Tools Multimedia Webinars - high level Communications COMET $40 K ~12 videos Trainings Context. . . Video Shorts Playlists Tutorials Higher Ed UForum 13 K 12 Spark DPS model of 4 slides “Teaching Boxes”

Spark’s Focus Editorial Calendar COMET $40 K ~12 videos Context. . . Video Shorts Playlists Higher Ed “Teaching Box” K 12 Spark DPS model of 4 slides 14 “Teaching Box” Context Summary Scope & Sequence • NGSS Alignment • Pre/Post Assessments • Content • Activities • Videos, multimedia • Tie-ins, Links

CCMAP Example 15

The Game Plan: From Here to there 16

Meet w/ Kaye, Mary, Karon Planning 17

Immediate Priorities • Advisory board, roles and responsibilities • Web Engineer Hire • Educational resource structure/package • UConnect Hub interaction w/ Spark site • Re-wireframe • Stakeholder review/approvals • 3 -4 month REALISTIC project plan • Member Meeting Presentation Oct. 9 18

Now. . . Next. . . 19

So. . . What is UConnect? 20

Post Activity Request • Explore the websites on the New Horizons Report Tag. Up page for inspiration and to see some of the best that’s out there in educational websites. • Look for good examples of resource curation on sites (and poor so we learn from their mistakes. ) • Online resources, conferences, contacts Let’s connect. 21