Tom Smith
Tom Smith is now helping improve collaboration at the University of York.
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Presentations, Collaboration, Co-creation and Engagement
I’ve had an idea lurking for a while now. It’s this. The “format” of “doing a presentation” is a tried and tested one. It has been around, probably for millennia. Someone turns up, talks for a duration. Sometimes at the … Continue reading
Tweaking Cyn.in’s Features
Cyn.in is a great platform for collaboration but I am looking into how it might be adapted to be a better fit for the University of York’s needs. What I need to do is work out which features … should … Continue reading
The Tools
We started looking for suitable collaborative tools by looking at Gartners Magic Quadrant for Social Software in the Workplace – a lovely chart that plots all the movers and shakers in the social media space. We could quickly rule out … Continue reading
PPPeople PPPowered
One of the stranger parts of the Collaborative Tools Project was that a few weeks into the job we accidentally landed a JISC funding grant to attempt to create something like Amazon’s “if you like this book – you’ll like … Continue reading
Public Showcase and Engagement Blog Wiki Thing
Today’s Use Case for the Collaborative Tools Project is a difficult one to give an accurate title. It can be thought of as a site that promotes the work of a department or aims to attract a community of like … Continue reading
Collaborative Editing
One of the main requirements for the Collaborative Tools Project is collaborative document editing. A group of researchers, at York want to be able to work on a paper or a research bid document with researchers at other organisations. You’d … Continue reading
This Month Is Collaboration Month
I’ve been inspired by OffMessage’s – A Little Every Day re-invigoration of his blogging and decided to follow suit. It’s time to eat my own dogfood again, so here goes. Recently I’ve been working on the Collaborative Tools Project at … Continue reading