http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/workshops/webmaster-2000/sessions.html#talks Details of the plenary talks at the Institutional Web Management Workshop 2000 en 2000-09-06 http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/workshops/webmaster-2000/sessions#slater http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/workshops/webmaster-2000/sessions#slater e-learning technologies are advancing rapidly in a number of areas. Many competitors are appearing in a number of sectors that threaten the traditional model of a conventional bricked university. To counter this threat the UK is looking at a number of models for an e-university to help retain UK market share in a lucrative overseas business. This talk looks at models in other countries and discusses some of the remaining obstacles to widespread acceptance. 2000-09-06 http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/workshops/webmaster-2000/sessions#harris http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/workshops/webmaster-2000/sessions#harris The aim of the HERO project is to set up a portal site for the whole of the Higher Education community in the UK. The talk will cover the project's history so far and discuss the issues raised in the development period, primarily those of creating the technical infrastructure to deliver the content from a wide range of sources to a very wide user base. 2000-09-06 http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/workshops/webmaster-2000/sessions#price http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/workshops/webmaster-2000/sessions#price Is it practical or possible to create a single digital database of marketing communications material that can then be published through the media of choice? The University of Teesside has both a WAP and Web prospectus, fed from the same source as traditional printed version. How do you maintain integrity and accuracy and is it sensible to simply replicate the same material in different media? This talk will discuss the vision, and pitfalls that the team at Teesside has found in its search for digital convergence. 2000-09-06 http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/workshops/webmaster-2000/sessions#sanders http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/workshops/webmaster-2000/sessions#sanders As the quantity of information being published online has increased, techniques such as personalisation and customisation have become the most effective way of improving and managing the online visitor relationship with your organisation. This talk will look at the techniques and issues surrounding the deployment of personalisation and customisation techniques in both commercial and academic websites and how these can be used to improve and strengthen the visitor experience. 2000-09-06 http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/workshops/webmaster-2000/sessions#rowlatt http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/workshops/webmaster-2000/sessions#rowlatt Two of the key drivers for local government at the moment are e-government and lifelong learning. This talk describes current developments and explores how these are opening up new opportunities for joining up services and co-operation between local authorities and the HE/FE sector. 2000-09-06 http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/workshops/webmaster-2000/sessions#smart http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/workshops/webmaster-2000/sessions#smart One of the most effective uses of web technology for reducing costs and increasing efficiency is the development of so called 'self service' systems. For these to succeed the use of such systems must be immediately obvious to the user; they must be self-evident. This presentation will explore the reasons for developing such applications, the infrastructure on which such applications depend and the design concepts which foster their creation and effective deployment. I will also explore some of the issues which this type of development creates and what the future might hold, as self evident becomes common place. 2000-09-07 http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/workshops/webmaster-2000/sessions#kelly http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/workshops/webmaster-2000/sessions#kelly Don't have enough resources to manage your Web site? Feeling frustrated because you can't afford to buy any new Web development applications? Finding it difficult to recruit and retain good software development staff? This talk might provide a solution - but, arguably, a controversial one. A wide range of externally-hosted Web services are available which can be easily incorporated into a Web site. They can be used for a variety of purposes, including analysis of Web statistics, providing news feeds and other content, checking Web sites, providing voting systems and other forms of user feedback, monitoring Web sites availability, providing disk space and even hosting Intranets. But how reliable are they? Will the services remain in business? If they are successful, will we find ourselves out of a job? Brian Kelly will consider these questions. 2000-09-07 http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/workshops/webmaster-2000/sessions.html#halliday http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/workshops/webmaster-2000/sessions.html#halliday The talk will be in two parts. First how the Research Councils aim to use the Web (an invention funded by PPARC at CERN) to deliver electronic grant submission. Secondly to describe the GRID, the successor to the Web for delivering e-science (with CERN again in the lead). 2000-09-07 http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/workshops/webmaster-2000/sessions#mcdonald http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/workshops/webmaster-2000/sessions#mcdonald Dr McDonald will talk about some of the issues involved in developing, implementing and deploying a Networked Learning Environment (NLE) which, so far, has been deployed at five institutions. Issues such as selection of a Content Management System, integration with existing Management Information Systems and Student Record Systems, staff and student involvement and feedback will be presented. The future directions of the NLE will also be discussed. The project Web site is available at http://nle.ncl.ac.uk/ where further information is available. 2000-09-07 http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/workshops/webmaster-2000/sessions#belcher http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/workshops/webmaster-2000/sessions#belcher What are the issues that you need to consider when commissioning various aspects of a Web site (ranging from design through to coding and full technical implementation)? This session will focus on the issues behind developing a design brief or service specification that can be used to commission third-party Web developers. The talk will be primarily aimed at those looking at engaging external consultants. However, those who wish to offer their Web developer services on a consultancy basis may also find it useful, as many of the issues are applicable to both people commissioning and consulting. 2000-09-07 http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/workshops/webmaster-2000/sessions#robiette http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/workshops/webmaster-2000/sessions#robiette Are your web resources open to all, or do you have areas restricted to smaller groups of users? Is managing authentication becoming a major headache? This talk will examine traditional web authentication techniques and go on to discuss more extended and sophisticted approaches to this this problem, including the possibility of a single infrastructure to manage access to on- campus and off-campus resources. 2000-09-07