1. Building a Social Network for All Faculty Jim Luke STEMtech Roundtable Discussion Indianapolis, Oct. 3, 2011

3. What if? You could find & talk with faculty anywhere who teach what you do with just a click?

4. Imagine a Mix of: Jim Luke's Teaching Portfolio http://jimluke.com http://jimluke.com CUNY Academic Commons http://commons.gc.cuny.edu/ http://commons.gc.cuny.edu/ Academia.edu (similar research, not teaching focus) http://academia.edu http://academia.edu LinkedIn only for private for Professors

5. The ProfNet Features Each Faculty User –Profile Where & what Courses, level, topics Contact info & social id’s –Teaching Portfolio –Personal Blog –Favorite Links/Resources –Conversations page –Custom themes –Storage space / hosting? –Syllabi? Membership: –validated –Institutional –OR- Individual Conversations: –Groups: Ad hoc –Networks -Permanent by Level Subject/Discipline Type Institution Institution / Dept / Program General pages –Peer reviews –Resources & objects –General interest blogs & news –Searchable databases

6. Malartu Inc. Non-Profit Organization –Founded 2011, based on years of planning –Peer-based of, by, & for Teaching Professors Mission –Improve the productivity, efficiency, and effectiveness of professors in higher education by providing tools, technology, and a social network, particularly: Prep Assessment Course and Activities Design NOT student-facing tech, but integrated Two Initial Projects: –Curriculum Intelligence tools –The ProfNet social network

7. Malartu Inc. Interested? Our Needs: –Partner Orgs & Institutions for Pilots –Sponsors –Professors –Gurus: Social Media Assessment –Technical help Wordpress Web apps & java script PHP, database (SQL & noSQL) Web designers –Grants & grant writing

8. Malartu Inc. Contact us: –Malartu.com and Malartu.org (coming soon) –Coming soon to facebook –Jim Luke at: jol2@plansolutions.com Or lukej@lcc.edulukej@lcc.edu 313-550-8884 cell+text @econproph on twitter Jim teaches at Lansing Community College, but Malartu Inc. is NOT affiliated with LCC.