Web 2.0 Tools at the Service Desk Ben Dallmann Support Center Manager MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE
Moody: Established in 1886
Students Modalities Day School Independent Studies Online Modulars Regional Classrooms
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Core Systems
ETS Services ITIL Framework Centralized Service Desk Application support A/V support and production Web liaison for all of Education Desktop computer support Technology implementation
Web 2.0 Value to Our Service Desk
Service Desk Collaboration Centralized Immediate Comprehensive Over-communication Consistent
Knowledgebase Needs Accessible Editable – Add new information – Remove outdated information Centralized policy and procedures Review workflows Public-facing Easily learned
ETS Knowledgebase Solution Wiki – Wikipedia
ETS Knowledgebase Solution Wiki – Wikipedia – ETS wiki was initially located in Sakai LMS – Migrated to SharePoint when Sakai pilot completed
ETS Knowledgebase Solution Wiki – Wikipedia – ETS wiki was initially located in Sakai LMS – Migrated to SharePoint when Sakai pilot completed – Quickly searchable, able to format in WYSIWYG, able to change on the fly, more developed than SOPs or BPs – Disadvantages: Not tied to Service Desk software, requires IE for WYSIWYG editing, currently not able to be public facing
Other Wiki Tools LMS – Blackboard – Moodle – Sakai SharePoint/Office Workspaces on live.com Wikiwig MediaWiki software
ETS Wiki
Sample Wiki Page
Wiki Versioning
Wiki Editing
Wiki Searching
ETS Wiki
Online Discussion Boards Online forum for information sharing Centralized Information - spreads to entire Service Desk, which is important when you have a student staffed desk; you can relay info quickly, if all techs are required to read it, or when you are not all in the same location
Online Discussion Boards Online forum for information sharing Centralized Information - spreads to entire Service Desk, which is important when you have a student staffed desk; you can relay info quickly, if all techs are required to read it, or when you are not all in the same location Tracking - Provides better tracking of discussion than chat tools Outlook accessible - RSS or other hooks to alert you to new messages
ETS Discussion Board
ETS Discussion Board (Outlook)
Announcement Needs Quick way to communicate important info Forward to (per student feedback) – Site and needs to be up Not discussion oriented Department-wide information sharing
ETS Announcements
Application Change Requests Centralized location to enter Requests for Change – All system RFCs in one place - Blackboard, A/V Request Form, Wonderdesk Documentation of change and process
ETS Preview
Other Web 2.0 Tools
Summary Web 2.0 tools bring collaboration to the Service Desk – Wiki knowledgebase – Tech discussion boards – Staff announcements – Change management – New technologies – Skype, RSS, Twitter, Facebook
Questions? Ben Dallmann Service Desk Administrator