1. Building an LDT Alumni Network Team Members: Heidi Boruszewski & Krisha Moeller ED 795/Spring 15 Final Presentation

2. WHY THIS PROJECT… LDT wishes to engage alumni and increase ties to the community in order to: Attract new students to the LDT program. Provide internships for current students. Share/showcase job opportunities for graduates. Increase alumni giving.

3. GOALS Develop a more in-depth and overreaching understanding of alumni expectations and needs Include current LDT students and faculty in the conversation Knowledge of professional LDT organizations’ services and features Knowledge of best practices from other alumni networks Develop prototype network aligned with research by the end of the spring semester, 2015.

4. PHASE 1 WORK (Fall 2014) 1)Regular meetings with key stakeholders: LDT faculty--specifically Dr. Bober-Michel and Dr. Marshall 2)Online Focus Group Discussions with: Alumni and Current Student Volunteers Analyze the data 3)Research Tools for the Network: Existing online directories such as eDirectory Website tools such as Sertify and RebelMouse 4)Research Existing Best Practices: Alumni Professionals on LinkedIn University Alumni Websites

5. PHASE 2 WORK (Spring 2015) 1)Report findings/ research to Stakeholders 2)Research tools and integration 3)Build prototype website 4)Usability Test via Skype using 14 alumni and student volunteers 1)Incorporate feedback from test 2)Launch website by year-end

6. Decisions by Faculty Vote Independent host: HostGator Logo for the website: Web address: www.sdsuldtalumni.comwww.sdsuldtalumni.com

7. Tools, Plug-ins, Extensions, Add-on’s Base website template from Envato Content Management System from Joomla JomSocial (allows Social Networking) Hello Maps (works with Google Maps for locations) YouTube for Joomla (allows for video downloads) Rebel Mouse (news gathering tool using #hashtags)

8. CHALLENGES Limited time-frame Choosing the right tools Complexity of the build Budget constraints could limit features

9. Presenting the Final Prototype Link to the website: http://sdsuldtalumni.comhttp://sdsuldtalumni.com

10. Presenting the Final Prototype Link to the website: http://sdsuldtalumni.comhttp://sdsuldtalumni.com Register Here!

11. Presenting the Final Prototype Link to the website: http://sdsuldtalumni.comhttp://sdsuldtalumni.com LDT Department Info and SDSU Alumni Site

12. Presenting the Final Prototype Link to the website: http://sdsuldtalumni.comhttp://sdsuldtalumni.com News and Updates

13. Presenting the Final Prototype Link to the website: http://sdsuldtalumni.comhttp://sdsuldtalumni.com LDT Job Postings

14. Presenting the Final Prototype Link to the website: http://sdsuldtalumni.comhttp://sdsuldtalumni.com Scholarships

15. Presenting the Final Prototype Link to the website: http://sdsuldtalumni.comhttp://sdsuldtalumni.com Mentoring Offers and Requests

16. Presenting the Final Prototype Link to the website: http://sdsuldtalumni.comhttp://sdsuldtalumni.com Map of Alumni and Event Locations

17. Presenting the Final Prototype Link to the website: http://sdsuldtalumni.comhttp://sdsuldtalumni.com Upcoming Events

18. Presenting the Final Prototype Link to the website: http://sdsuldtalumni.comhttp://sdsuldtalumni.com Member Profiles

19. Presenting the Final Prototype Link to the website: http://sdsuldtalumni.comhttp://sdsuldtalumni.com Member Log-in

20. Presenting the Final Prototype- YOUR WEBSITE! Link to the website: http://sdsuldtalumni.comhttp://sdsuldtalumni.com

21. Usability Tester Comments Very Professional! Love the logo and color choices! Very Interesting News Feeds! Love the Connections with the various social media!

22. THANK YOU! QUESTIONS?