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Using Online Faculty Directories: Faculty Concerns Along With Benefits Kathryn Baker Parks Director of Academic Information Sam M. Walton College of Business University of Arkansas Walton College Directory Visibility 30000 Career 5000 Student 10000 Majors 15000 GPA Calc. 20000 Directory Advising 25000 0 Pageviews Advising Directory GPA Calculator Business Major Details Current Student Page Walton College Page Views (September 2013-2014). Excludes home page. Career Services The Traditional Approach Department of Music | J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences | University of Arkansas Where does the data come from? Update My Profile Page!!! Faculty Sure, once I get to the rest of the requests. Web Developer Modern Directories Honors Photo Links Social Media Articles Education Teaching Interests Bio Research Interests Directory Solution: Web Services User Controlled Data A Better Way Faculty (and staff) can update directory information in real time by logging into Activity Insight. Benefits: Instant Updates, Time Savings For Administrative Staff, Up-To-Date Information Giving Users A Choice Cons of User Controlled Data Typos! Consistency Unenthusiastic Users Solutions Typos Periodic Review of Data Consistency Clear College Branding Document Plan Your Database Structure Add Formatting Consistency With Code Solutions – Unenthusiastic Users I don’t do data entry!!! “Don’t persuade, defend or interrupt. Be curious, be conversational, be real. And listen.” –Elizabeth Lesser Solutions – Uncooperative Users Find energetic new users. Let them share their excitement and knowledge with colleagues. Listen to user concerns. Be flexible. Be conversational. Share your excitement. Provide one-on-one training. What’s Next? Future Online Directory Updates Single Data Source: Eliminate Deans Office Database and incorporate into Activity Insight Add Staff to Activity Insight for online directory purposes Export Additional Data: current classes taught, office hours, secondary contact, additional social media links. Kathryn Baker Parks [email protected] (479) 575-6090 kbakerparks (twitter) Don’t persuade, defend or interrupt. Be curious, be conversational, be real. And listen.” -Elizabeth Lesser