CACUSS Communities Leadership Session #CACUSS15 May 23, 2015 Presentation, notes, survey & Google Site

1. Leveraging Tools for
Community success:
CACUSS & Digital Tools
CACUSS Communities
Leadership Session
@LauraPasquini
#CACUSS15 May 23, 2015

2. Agenda
Overview
•CACUSS Communities
•Share Strategies & Experiences
•Brainstorm Current Practices & Ideas
•Review CoP with Tools
•Sandbox: Resources & Exploration
•Next Steps: Needs & Follow Up

3. CACUSS Communities
Notes, Survey &
Resources
from May 23, 2015
• Notes: http://bit.ly/cacussleader
• Survey: https://goo.gl/TDLqHk
• Google Site:
https://sites.google.com/site/cacusscommuniti

5. Principles of Connectivism
•Being connected
•Learning from others
•Connecting information
•Various online interaction
•Diverse opinions & ideas
•Capacity to know more
•Nurturing connections
•On-going learning
•Making choices & decisions
(Siemens, 2005)

7. 5 Critical Community Questions
1. Who are your members?
2. What’s the purpose or goal?
3. How can CACUSS support these goals?
4. What characteristics of the technology
vs. the community members?
5. What resources are available?
Adopted from Bates, 2015

9. Jane’s Top 100 Tools

10. A Typology of Web 2.0 (Bower, 2015)

11. What’s in your Community 2.0 Toolbox?

12. Social Network - Facebook
-You choose your friends
-Network
-A very social space - family,
friends, etc.
-You choose “Likes”
-Users share content
-Groups & messages
-Fan Pages
-Updates on wall
-Newsfeed

13. Social Network - LinkedIn
Based on professional
affiliations/employment
Group membership is related
to professional life/education
Public search, but some info
kept private
Create "connections"

14. Social Spaces - Blogs
medium.com

15. Photo Sharing

16. Video Sharing
youtube.com
vimeo.com
youtube.com/edu

17. Social Spaces – Bookmarks

18. Social Spaces - Wikis & Shared Docs

19. Social Network - Twitter
twitter.com

20. Be a Participant
1. Social media = BE
SOCIAL!!!!
2. Respond to others
3. Say thanks
4. Pay it forward
5. Start the conversation
6. Sharing IS caring.
7. Keep it up: make time
to invest in social
learning!!!

21. Digital Tools to Consider for
your Community: To Meet,
Work, Collaborate & More!

22. Learning Management Systems
(LMS)
http://edutechnica.com/2014/09/23/lms-data-the-first-year-update/

23. Why Use an LMS for a Community?
• You have these on every campus
• Access for all and information in one space
• Available & fluid with learning ideas
• Updates & regular information sharing
• Regular contact & interaction
• Functionality & self-service
• Announcement options – communication
• Institutional approved software
• Data, analytics & tracking use
Say Yes to the LMS! #nacada14 https://prezi.com/wpzfr0imlsac/say-yes-to-lms/

24. e.g. Community Learning in the LMS…(Moodle)

25. e.g. Training & Development in the LMS…(Haiku)

26. Methods to touch base… text & mobile
groupme.com
whatsapp.com

27. HTML Newsletter Software
mailchimp.com
brackets.io

28. Screen Cast Software
techsmith.com/jing.html
screencast-o-matic.com

29. Platforms for Training, Meetings & Work

30. Other Web Communication Considerations for
your CACUSS Community
• Meeting the community where they are
• Access to communication channels
• Serving a need/purpose with the platform
• Part of the regular workflow
• Compatibility for technical use
• Training for community
members/organization
• Technical support from CACUSS & IT
provider

31. Exploring the Web Communication – Example
https://plus.google.com/hangouts

32. Teaming & Online
Collaboration
Ways to connect, collaborate and work with your advising
team at your campus and beyond.

33. Why collaborate online?

34. Meeting
Minutes,
Notes &
Idea Sharing
Google Docs
www.docs.google.com

35. Team Writing, Research & Grants
Asana https://asana.com/

36. Group Advising or Project Management
PbWorks
http://www.pbworks.com/

37. Planning Conferences, Training & more!
Google Sites
https://sites.google.c
/

38. Other Platforms to Consider…
Shared Documents
•Google Docs https://docs.google.com/
•Evernote https://evernote.com/
• Other Options
http://www.computerworld.com/article/2505487/web-apps/10-file-sh
more.html
Team Brainstorm & Document Repository
•PbWorks http://www.pbworks.com/
•Wikispaces http://www.wikispaces.com/
•Google Site https://sites.google.com/
• Using a wiki as a project management tool
https://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/WRC08062.
pdf

39. Other Platforms to Consider…
Storage of Files
•Dropbox https://drive.google.com
•Google Drive https://drive.google.com
•Box https://www.box.com/
Project Management & Tracking Progress
•Asana https://asana.com
•Trello https://trello.com/
•ToDoist https://todoist.com/
•Basecamp https://basecamp.com/
• 10 Free BaseCamp Alternatives
http://elearningindustry.com/top-10-free-basecamp-
alternatives

40. How Do YOU Want to
Connect with Your
Community?
• Relationship and Roles
• Social Learning Opportunities
• Developments & Practices
• Community vs. Organizational
Planning

41. CACUSS Communities
Notes, Survey &
Resources
from May 23, 2015
• Notes: http://bit.ly/cacussleader
• Survey: https://goo.gl/TDLqHk
• Google Site:
https://sites.google.com/site/cacusscomm
unities/