Tools and communication methods

This page lists some of the tools and communication methods used in the casestudies

building communities - Oxford, UCL, Edgehill
- In Oxford, ITSS community built through email lists, weekly e-newsletter, community wiki, seminars, lunches, vendor events, web pages. Wider community - OUCs reps on college/department IT committees (by invitation)
face-to-face meetings - UCL, Exeter
e-newsletter - Wolverhampton, NEWI, UWE
Paper newsletter
- Oxford - termly, colour, photos, news and articles, adverts for conferences, OUCS services, etc.
login messages - UWE
Welcome email to new starts - Oxford, Wolverhampton
Welcome letter to new starts - Oxford
Welcome leaflet to new students - Oxford, Wolverhampton
Freshers Fair stall - Oxford
Adverts in university newsletter - Oxford, usually on a specific service or event
Annual report - Oxford, full report on all services, changes, usage, etc. ; Wolverhampton
Induction presentations
- Oxford - provide staff and/or slides to colleges/depts. Termly "Breakfast at OUCS" for new staff - 30 mins presentation, 30 mins coffee and croissants
Newsfeeds
- Oxford - several aimed at different user groups
Web 2.0 - Edgehill
Moddle - open source Course Management System http://moodle.org/
- UCL
Blogs
- UKOLN - http://ukwebfocus.wordpress.com/
  See also the wiki from UKOLN's 'Blogs and Social Networks workshop'
Facebook - social networking site http://www.facebook.com
- Oxford. ITSS group and group for past/present staff and associated people
- Introduction To Facebook: Opportunities and Challenges For The Institution, slides and audio from a talk given by Brian Kelly, UKOLN

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