A Presentation to the UNC Webmaster User Group
Overview OIS Web Team min Our Team Our Clients Our Services Project Portfolio 10min The Multimedia Lab 5min Current Major Initiatives 30min Web Redesign Project (system upgrade) Microsoft SharePoint Questions and/or Breakouts 15min
Our Team Claudia Condrey, PMP Manager, Web Development & Online Curriculum Erin Carter Multimedia Lab Assistant David Kinton Multimedia Lab Manager, Web Developer Eddie Staples Graphic Designer, Illustrator Alicia Orth Web Developer, Photographer, Adobe Certified Expert in Photoshop
Our Clients UNC School of Medicine At a Glance… ○ 27 Departments ○ 65+ Centers & Programs ○ 5 Institutes ○ Core Facilities, Labs, Student Orgs ~ 8,000 faculty, staff, & students
Our Services Web Design/Development Graphic Design/Illustration Instructional Technology Multimedia Training
Web Design/Development NC Falls Prevention State Employees’ Combined Campaign
Graphic Design Research Posters and Other Print Design
Illustration Medical Illustrations, Other Figures, Diagrams, etc.
Instructional Technology AMX User Interface Design
Instructional Technology AMX User Interface Design Medical Solitaire
Multimedia Lab Services Full-Time Staffing 6 PC Workstations Apple Power Mac G5 Video Workstation Scanners Multimedia Classes
Current Major Initiatives Web Redesign Project (system upgrade) Microsoft SharePoint
Web Redesign Project Overall Objective: Standardize the look and feel of all dept/ctr/pgm web sites throughout the School of Medicine & UNC Health Care
Web Redesign Project (cont.) Underlying Objectives… Effective brand management Easy/cost efficient way for our customers to manage their sites Integrated, dynamic tools (calendar, news, etc.) Enable organizations to establish their own brand within the School of Medicine/UNC Health Care brand
Web Redesign Project (cont.) Solution: Plone What is Plone? ○ Open-source content management system (CMS) ○ Built on top of the Zope application server ○ More info: Why Plone? ○ Solid, feature-rich CMS with an active community ○ In-house experts ○ Past project success with Plone
Web Redesign Project (cont.) Training Group Training (Multimedia Lab) Web Guide Site Creation Create on staging server < 5 minute process Site Development 2 days… 2 months… depends on the client/site Site Review Review against web policies & standards specified in the Web Guide Launch Move to production server Clean up old site (if applicable) Site Process: From creation to launch
Web Redesign Project (cont.) Where are we now? Over 200 School of Medicine sites (and counting) in Plone! 2 training classes (Intro and Hands-On) offered twice a month; usually full capacity Gearing up to migrate to Plone3
Microsoft SharePoint What is SharePoint? Ultimate Collaboration Tool (calendars, wikis, blogs, document sharing, custom lists, custom workflows, etc.) Hosting Currently offered on main campus via the Windows Infrastructure group School of Medicine Implementation Beginning with pilot groups Plan on promoting SharePoint as the primary collaboration tool for the school
Questions and/or Breakouts?