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A year in the life of the H E S D A D I G E S T

A year in the life of the H E S D A D I G E S T. Lesly Huxley PAG meeting, Winchester 10 January 2004. In the beginning ….

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A year in the life of the H E S D A D I G E S T

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  1. A year in the life of the H E S D A D I G E S T Lesly Huxley PAG meeting, Winchester 10 January 2004

  2. In the beginning … “A digest of current journals of interest to staff developers … seen as a top priority by the PAG, it should have a website location in the HESDA members area … and should comprise: a. Reviews of current publications b. Reviews of staff development related research c. Bibliography (including recent publications summary)” HESDA Publications Policy & Action Plan (Sept.2002)

  3. Refined concepts • Available via the HESDA Web site • Pointers from other media; Searchable, archivable • Focus on PAG’s priority themes • Leadership, management and governance; Research; Quality enhancement tools (EFQM, Investors); IT / eLearning; Skills development and ‘The international dimension’ • Potential for community involvement • Interoperable technically, portable (Agreed HESDA/PAG January 2003)

  4. Pilot phase • Agreed to use Blog (Web log) software • Piloted at Blogger.com (free, remote-hosted service) • ‘Soft-launched’ April 2003 • Critical mass of entries built up slowly • Free service lacked key features • No search • Featured advertising • Not very customisable, no categories • No community involvement • No statistics

  5. Feedback and enhancements • Presented at national IiP/EFQM practitioners’ extended meeting (Bradford, May 2003) • Positive feedback, but members want more ‘push’ services (eg email alerts) • Original metadata scheme too detailed • Categories to be slightly revised to: • Contexts; ICT & eLearning; Leadership & Management; Quality (inc. Investors/EFQM); Research Support; Toolkit • Move to new software (blog-city.com) 5th September 2003 at vast expense • Official launch: HESDA conference Nov.2003

  6. Save time Spread the word Keep up to date Have your say http://hesdadigest.blog-city.com/

  7. Management search results … Search with: Your own keywords management

  8. Jo Bloggs Have your say Add a comment: An interesting article, but I think you’ll find

  9. Some statistics • 7219 hits to date (6 January 2004) • Highest number 2336, November 2003 • 1-13th December, 1208 hits • HESDA Web site is biggest referrer, followed by Google searches • Only 9 comments received • (several ‘spam’ comments removed)

  10. What next? Encourage contributions? Any changes? Boost readership? http://hesdadigest.blog-city.com/

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