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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Hi all,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">I put down some ideas I had in response to a suggestion that we change up some of the communication tools we use. Here they are in advance of our meeting next week and I’d be interested in hearing your thoughts
when it’s up for discussion. Maybe we could come up with something that is easy to access and more appealing, perhaps
</span><span style="font-family:Wingdings;color:#1F497D">J</span><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">What sort of content would be useful to push out via email (such as the listserv provides) and what content should be readily accessible on the website (or a blog/wiki)? I envision us managing online our own
content as well as “curating” lists of links to others’ content, in addition to facilitating conversations and exchanges.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">The range of ideas I can imagine …
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#1F497D"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">News: FACTC / Campus / SBCTC (& councils’ business and meeting dates) / Legislative / Union / Education research / Conferences, including upcoming ones
and highlights of those attended.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#1F497D"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Queries about how other schools do things (or seeking advice for specific circumstances)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#1F497D"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Informal faculty surveys of the different campuses.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#1F497D"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Articles about “how we do it ‘good’” at our school<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#1F497D"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Recurring columns for certain topics
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="color:#1F497D">(For this idea, we could ID topics that we’d want covered every quarter (or issue) (e.g. retention, advocacy, diversity, professional development). Then with each new cycle we pass the
baton to volunteers or appointees (there’s little chance anything gets written without tagging folks). Maybe someone will prod people (and to do light editing or moderation of content).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">I want to mention a few features of the FACTC
<b>listserv</b> we currently use. I manage a similar list but Terry may know some aspects of the FACTC one that I do not (or catch me if I’m wrong about anything):<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo2">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#1F497D"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">o<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">The list is not private<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo2">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#1F497D"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">o<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Only subscribed users can post<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo2">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#1F497D"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">o<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Posts are disseminated to all subscribers via email. Posts can be anything but tend to be announcements or queries. (As with any received email, posts
can be organized by subject line or date.)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo2">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#1F497D"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">o<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">The posts go into a searchable online archive<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:1.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level3 lfo2">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;color:#1F497D"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">§<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"> <b>Anyone</b> can search the archive and messages from archive for can
<b>come up in Google searches</b> by anyone.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo2">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#1F497D"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">o<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Users can opt-in or –out of certain features.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo2">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#1F497D"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">o<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Some issues with listservs:
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:1.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level3 lfo2">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;color:#1F497D"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">§<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">the product we’re using is not as robust as others (and not at all aesthetically pleasing)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:1.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level3 lfo2">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;color:#1F497D"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">§<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">can result in too many emails. Due to settings in our instance, the digest option doesn’t prevent multiple emails in a day
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:1.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level3 lfo2">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;color:#1F497D"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">§<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">viewing attachments is wonky (also due to our settings?)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:1.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level3 lfo2">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;color:#1F497D"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">§<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">it can be complicated to keep track of threads when an email gets multiple responses<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:1.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level3 lfo2">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;color:#1F497D"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">§<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">there is no controlled vocabulary so chosen search terms are hit or miss when searching the archives or email<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in"><span style="color:#1F497D">(I have info on the listserv here:
<a href="http://factc.org/wp/documents/news">http://factc.org/wp/documents/news</a>)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Regarding <b>blogs</b>, as they are generally used:
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo2">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#1F497D"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">o<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">just a few people post, but any reader can comment (comments possibly moderated)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo2">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#1F497D"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">o<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">blogs are organized by date<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo2">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#1F497D"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">o<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">categories can be assigned to posts which allows for some organization of content beyond browsing by date or searching by keyword<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">I am not sure if I have mentioned to anyone the idea of using
<b>Canvas</b>. While it is available to all faculty at the WA CCs, I gather not everyone uses it. It does include a little bit of everything we’d want.
<i>But</i> I’ve seen shared spaces in Canvas (and elsewhere) that end up disorganized with everyone doing things in their own fashion. The administration of such a shared space could be tricky. I was involved in a big project with the WA state’s CC libraries
and there was no unifying rationale for putting content in particular places in the shared Canvas space.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">If what we develop is to be closed, we’d need to decide what the audience is and be clear if shares/forwards would be discouraged. I know the SBCTC has some web content that is only accessible to those on a WA
CC campus… maybe we could tap into that functionality.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Anyway, for what it’s worth.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">-Sally<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Sally Sheedy</span></b>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Systems Librarian</span>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Whatcom Community College Library</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">237 West Kellogg Road
</span><br>
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Bellingham, WA 98226</span>
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360-383-3287 (library 3300, college 3000)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">ssheedy@whatcom.edu<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">library.whatcom.edu<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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