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Home: my.umich.edu Introduction About my.umich.edu What is my.umich.edu? Why is my.umich.edu needed? When will it be available? More frequently asked questions (FAQs) Communications Monthly brown bag meetings: information and schedule Brown bag presentations (view outlines and download .ppt files) News articles Policies & guidelines Previews 27 July 2000 30 August 2000 6 October 2000	my.umich.edu: Partial Integration of Dynamic Services with Visual Design Presented by Linda Place and Gavin Eadie at my.umich Project Brown Bag Meeting, 3 August 2000   Download PowerPoint file Overview Background Design Features Benefits Next steps Summary Demonstration Q & A BACKGROUND U-M Gateway (www.umich.edu) Traditional "static" web site Text, images, links Passive information delivery "Publish once" model Recognized as successful web project 2nd among universities in July 2000 Making improvements to searching and links my.umich builds on Gateway project success my.umich – Phase 1 Intent Provide powerful, extensible, low-cost framework for web-based services Audience selection by Provost and CIO Undergraduate students targeted Current students first Prospective students next Expanded audiences will follow DESIGN Requirements Studies User roles and tasks identified Benchmark studies for portals, services Student Input Services selected in response to student surveys Student portal use research conducted Pre-release usability testing in progress Ongoing student input planned Web Technologies Selected Portal Web site Personalized, customized Web space Dynamic information delivery Suite of service packages WebObjects development tool selected Powerful, modular applications Useable with unmodified, secure browsers Built-in access to most database products Not Static Web Site Create framework to deliver many types of dynamic information Anticipate rapid expansion of services Enable easy, flexible organization of selected services Keep users and user tasks at the center of design Personalized You’ll be remembered! You’ll find things the way you left them. But your privacy will be protected. Depending on your role(s) within the university, some services will be available, other won’t. Appropriate information can be directed to you. Customizable Easy defaults provided Create additional pages to meet your needs. Arrange, label your pages as you wish. Add or remove services to suit your interests. Choose services, information you want to use. List of Services always available for selections. Your settings will be saved. Non-Customizable Areas University bulletins and announcements Institutional “message” themes Making History Many targeted themes possible Departmental bulletins and announcements Targeted by role(s) Integrated into individual services FEATURES Initial Service Offerings University bulletins & announcements News headlines & summaries Classifieds Portable personal bookmarks Web-based BCP IMAP e-mail Campus on-line directory lookup Personal Information Manager Personal calendar Personal course schedule To do list Address book (may be by October) Help Feedback Limitations of Initial Release Audience Focused on students Access Open to everyone with uniqname, rights to U-M Basic Computing Package Services Some with limited features Personalization No targeted information delivery Customization No additional customized pages beyond front page Graphic design No options to change look BENEFITS U-M Participation Designed to supplement, not replace other Web environments Provide personal web-based services Personalized, appealing to users Appropriate to user needs by role(s) Customized starting point for institutional information, community building U-M Service Providers Provide targeted service environment Draws your users back to your services Enables communication to specific groups Lowers barriers to being service provider Allows greater focus on content and services No requirement to create in WebObjects but can use extensible framework Potential development of sharable resources Coordinated system of data access between units NEXT STEPS my.umich Partnerships U-M Libraries Working to integrate library services with my.umich CIC, ResComp Events calendar(s) integration into my.umich PIM WebObjects data entry forms Many others have expressed interest Explore service provider partnerships Contact Linda Place (lmp@umich.edu) Timeline Now through late August Integration completion Code debugging Usability testing with students Help documentation & support training August 28 Target public release date January New services added Communications Project information on Web www.cio.umich.edu/office/ (link) www.umich.edu/~myumich/ Questions about project my.umich.questions@umich.edu Announcement email list (joinable) my.umich.announce@umich.edu SUMMARY my.umich Integrated Service Environment Web-based access to valued tools and information Access rights defined by role(s) User-centered environment design Dynamic information delivery from diverse data sources Services delivered in common framework Project Overview Highlights Creating new, useful, innovative web environment for students Dynamic, not static web site Supplement to, not replacement for other campus web environments Opportunity for community building DEMONSTRATION Live demonstration not available from this site See Previews for static top page view Next brownbag: September 7

30 August 2000

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