TF web planning team, 2005, 2007!
January 27, 2007 by Taylor Willingham
For the past four months, I have been working with Elaine, the LBJ Library’s Web Designer. Our current content management system is now 18 months old and there are new technologies that we want to incorporate. Elaine is incorporating lots of new toys including Grazr and Web Pasties. We’re in a time crunch because we’ve got to get this up and running before she takes off for maternity leave!
But the 2005 planning done by three graduate library and information sciences students from the University of Illinois - Brent Nunn, Kerri Willette and Jason Kovac - is still relevant and new technologies make our ideas even more possible! Prior to the boom in social networking Web 2.0 technology these students were thinking about how Texas Forums could use these technologies to help people make connections.
Here’s the video of our brainstorming session from May 2005.
This spring I am teaching Change Management in the graduate school of library and information sciences at UIUC. Over the course of the semester, my students have to do a major course project of their choosing. I don’t want to exert excessive influence, but I hope that some are drawn to the ideas I’ve laid out in previous blogs and take these on as their course project. (See: Working with Wikis and Technology Meets Old-Fashioned Town Hall Meeting for example) I’ve also requested students from the UIUC course, Design of Digitally Mediated Information Services to help us incorporate new technologies into our web site and to support our collaboration.
If you know any students looking for independent studies projects or course projects, send them my way. We have a very productive history working with students, and I think they probably enjoy the experience, too! In fact, Jason enjoyed it so much that he and his bride are moving to Austin from Chicago in just a few months! I’m know there were other compelling factors contributing to his decision, but I’m going to shamelessly claim all the credit for attracting this talented couple to the area.
Now on to web planning 2007!
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What a trip to see this video! And very cool to see you so invested in 2.0 tools, Taylor - I see the Technorati tags at the bottom of the page. I just did a webinar on Web2.0 for the Innovative Educators folks - wow, is there a lot to learn about that stuff. When I get the chance, I’m going on bloglines hiatus so my brain can recover. Coming soon to an Austin near you,
Jason
WOW! Thanks for posting this, Taylor!
How cool to see that video. Such a great flashback to the work we did (and the fun we had) planning the Texas Forums website.
A recommendation to LEEP students out there: if you’re looking for an independent study — CALL TAYLOR!! Planning and building the Texas Forums site was hands down the greatest, most profound learning opportunity of my graduate career. And, no, Taylor didn’t pay me to say this :).
Oh, and Jason — I had no idea you’re moving to Austin!! Let’s all get together before you leave.
k
Your comment couldn’t be more timely. This week I’m launching three research groups…two from LEEP UIUC and one from Grad lib School at UMICH. Cool, huh! Of course, they’ve got high standards to live up to - both in the product quality and fun department! I’ve got the garden room finished off, am getting a sofa bed and have an inflatable queen bed. SO I’m even better equipped for long working weekends. BTW, speaking of long working weekends, did you see my postings about the codeathon I participated in? Who knew that our two weekends together was just training ground for the League of Technical Voters code-a-thon!