January 2007 University of Victoria UVic’s new Portal: uSource on the web Entry Point for Students, Faculty and Staff 2007

January 2007 University of Victoria uSource.uvic.ca  was developed by the Portal Implementation Team of project Nova:  designed as entry point for UVic’s web resources  will be integrated with the new Banner Student information system  will provide you with information based on your association with UVic

January 2007 University of Victoria How will uSource affect teaching staff?  UVic is in the process of implementing state-of- the-art information technology infrastructure °  2008 is expected implementation for SCT Banner Student module  course tools such as Blackboard (formerly called WebCT) will be integrated  , announcements and communications tools will be integrated with student registration and employee data

January 2007 University of Victoria How will uSource assist administrative staff?  uSource will provide access to the accounting system (FAST)  once an integrated messaging strategy has been devised, calendaring and will be integrated  once the HR component is integrated, your T4s and payslips will become available via the web  forms will be accessible on-line, and filling them out on-line will initiate appropriate workflow

January 2007 University of Victoria Example of uSource Login Screen

January 2007 University of Victoria Example of icons, tabs and channels

January 2007 University of Victoria Beware: and calendaring not yet integrated with existing systems

January 2007 University of Victoria What do you need to access uSource?  a web browser, correctly configured °cookies on °trusted site (pop-ups must not be blocked) °java enabled  text-only web browsers NOT supported  red text on login page? °read it, and follow links to browser testers °or phone helpdesk 7687

January 2007 University of Victoria Example of browser testers

January 2007 University of Victoria Once logged in, look around  icons °groups, mail, calendar, FAST, help, logout & custom  tabs contain channels °targeted to your role at UVic  some content you may hide  none can be modified °only mySpace is truly yours

January 2007 University of Victoria When you’re finished  click the Logout Icon °it is essential that you always remember to log out  if you’re not at a secure workstation, °your session will time out °you’ll need to log in again  remember the URI °

January 2007 University of Victoria Group Studio  allows University groups to share °discussions °files and data  groups are set up by request to  managed by a moderator

January 2007 University of Victoria How do we use Group Studio?  moderator (also called editor, manager, administrator) °assigns members °moderates discussion  can delete inappropriate items  can define topics  group members °read items posted °post items for others to read

January 2007 University of Victoria Example of Group Studio Moderator assigning membership

January 2007 University of Victoria Example of Group Studio Member posting a message to a discussion

January 2007 University of Victoria How can I customize the portal?  most channels on most tabs are fixed °you can add some °You can close them °you cannot remove them  the mySpace tab is an exception °you can collect your frequently used channels on this tab

January 2007 University of Victoria Example of custom options  via USource Customize icon

January 2007 University of Victoria How to submit feedback to Portal Team

January 2007 University of Victoria Your feedback will generate a trouble ticket (RT)  remember the RT number °follow-up  Manager: Dave Bachman  Portal Implementation Team  feedback is essential and welcome  implementing a portal is a very large job  making the portal useful needs participation  the team can only guess at what you find useful, unless you tell them…

January 2007 University of Victoria Questions?  Help Desk  thank you for attending…  you will receive an evaluation link by e- mail, it will be much appreciated if you could fill it in!  Ise Henin, 6123