2. "The Future of the Wesleyan Web" Steve Machuga, John Meerts, G. Ravishanker, Michael Roy http://mroy.web.wesleyan.edu/talks/nsmspring2001/ http://mroy.web.wesleyan.edu/talks/nsmspring2001/

3. Strategic use of the Web We are using the web internally for both academic and administrative functions (best example:e-portfolio) The web is beginning to be used more intensively for 2 way communications –Campus Community ( Athletics, Arts, Lecture series) –Admission ( numerous) –University relations (campaign, events, parents, etc.)

4. Web-centricity Using the Web and Web technologies to: –Directly facilitate many strategic goals and objectives –Communicate externally as well as we communicate internally –Create a quality website, representative of Wesleyan, used by all departments to engage in two way communication –Promote a culture that makes the web the preferred tool for all our work –Create a framework for collaboration within and between colleges

5. Student information system WesMaps: on line curriculum On-line registratio n Faculty Class Information System Admissions www.course s CuRL Learning Objects via Webtechs Electronic Portfolio Departmen t Website

6. WesMaps On-line, highly searchable course catalog One-way communication Initially not integrated with other curricular information (e.g. faculty, department pages, course home pages)

7. WesMaps

8. Student Information System Academic History Bursar bill Course schedule Stand-alone, not integrated

9. On-line registration Real-time interactive course registration system Tightly linked to strategic goal of improving student experience in the first two years Linked with Wesmaps to allow the discovery of the richness of the curriculum through hypertext

10. On-line registration

11. Faculty Class Information System Class lists (with pictures) Request instructional services (webboard, blackboard, class mailing list) Create simple web page using web form Creates linkages to Wesmaps Integration: towards one-stop shopping Easy to add new services

12. Faculty Class Information System

13. www.courses.wesleyan.edu Webspace for all courses (organized by course and semester) Spider to discover all instructional resources (e.g. WebBoard, Blackboard, WebCT, On- line reserves, etc.) and consolidate into a single access point Consolidation without centralization

14. electronic reserves Media database Course web pages Blackboard Spider www.courses. wesleyan.edu cid.courses. wesleyan.edu

15. www.courses.wesleyan.edu

16. Electronic Portfolio Tool for enhancing advising Improved communication between student and advisor Space for student to record work, plans, thoughts Application within portal Services based on more granular notion of roles

17. EP:student:academic interests

18. EP:student:work samples

19. EP: faculty view of advisees

20. Department Website http://mroy.web.wesleyan.edu/department Allow customized look and feel but eliminate redundant maintainence of data Eliminate non-value added, paper-based forms/interactions Improve communications Integrated university calendar Link to curricular materials (e.g. library resources, curl)

21. Sample faculty listing

22. Platform for Teaching and Learning Initiatives Necessary but not sufficient components: 1)Strategic project planning and funding models for IT 2) Robust infrastructure and core transaction systems Next Steps towards Webcentricity 1)Portal technology 2)Focus on learning objects 3)Web as one-stop shopping for most transactions

23. Quizzing Grading Testing Assessing Writing, publishing,analyzing, critical reading, discussing, graphing,simulating, annotating, comparing, contrasting, mapping, editing Learning Registering Requesting Services Scheduling Announcing Authorizing Selecting Reflecting Evaluating sources Choosing texts Categorizing Administration Planning & Advising

24. Portal: Webcentricity and collaboration Portal concepts: channels and tabs Portal examples: Uportal, my.yahoo.com Channel builder: multi-purpose tool (ravi)

25. Next Steps An easy to use web authoring tool – FrontPage site license and content management tool Technology that facilitates two way communication –Implement portal technology and XML functionality Tools to access and use personalized information contained in our institutional databases –Create an online-data store Design talent that helps us communicate Wesleyan excellence –Retain a Web-design firm or hire talented designers