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Overcoming the Departmental Site
                       Challenge:
               How to Unify a University’s
               Web Platform With Drupal 7
                         Toronto Drupal Summit: December, 2 2011

                         Jennifer Hols, Director of Sales & Marketing
                                 imagexmedia.com/jennifer
                                          @jhorocks

                                           @jhorocks


Friday, 9 December, 11                                                  1
Who Is IXM?
           ü Started in 2001 in Vancouver, BC. Exclusively Drupal
              since 2006. Presently specializing in Education, Non-
              Profit & Media Publishing.




Friday, 9 December, 11                                                2
How We Got Involved in EDU
             Locally in 2007 - Delta School District

             o Wanted an effective online community tool.
             o Faced funding challenges and declining enrollment.
             o Wanted multi-language support.
             o Needed an easy to use CMS
             suited for future growth




Friday, 9 December, 11                                              3
The Realization

              ü Since then we’ve had further opportunities: ASU,
                 UCSF, UC Berkeley, NPC, VSB, BCIT, UBC & Others

              ü Sites that are easy to manage, scalable, customizable
                 BUT don't cost a fortune to maintain!

              ü Discovered a BIG need within EDU for better looking
                 and better working websites. 




Friday, 9 December, 11                                                   4
The Facts




                         SOURCE: Noel Levitz
                         2011 E-Expectations Report




Friday, 9 December, 11                                5
ü Your 2011 Student Enrollment x 17% = # of
     students that discounted your school just
     because of your website.



                               ü 57% of parents may chose
                               another school over yours because
                               of your website.




Friday, 9 December, 11                                             6
Majority of Higher Eds Run

                            ü Duplicated effort to manually update
                               content on platforms that don’t
                               interact.

                            ü Wasted costs in technical staff
                               maintaining content that non-technical
                               people could easily do with the right
                               tools.

                            ü Spending more than necessary to train
                               & support the specialists required to
                               manage all the different platforms.

Friday, 9 December, 11                                                  7
Friday, 9 December, 11   8
http://www.pdx.edu




Friday, 9 December, 11                        9
    What We Built for PSU
              ü System can power 1 to an infinite number of
                 websites, unifying multiple websites on one single
                 platform.
              ü Site admins can create new sites with a few clicks of a
                 button
              ü Powerful theming & branding capabilities
              ü Syndicated news server to push content across some
                 or all sites. 




Friday, 9 December, 11                                                     10
Friday, 9 December, 11   11
Install Profiles / Deploying New Sites

     Problem: "How can we minimize the time required to
     implement and configure new sites and integrate
     them with the existing platform?"
      
     Challenge: Need to add new fully-functional sites
     quickly and easily.

     Solution: Create install profiles, layout and
     configuration options.




Friday, 9 December, 11                                    12
Branding Dashboard
     Problem: "Departments are going in all sorts of directions in
     terms of design and it’s difficult to maintain a unified brand.”

     Challenge: Need for consistent branding university wide.

     Solution: Create a flexible theme platform wide




Friday, 9 December, 11                                                 13
Style Guide / Templating System
     Problem: "Template layouts are boring and don't allow for
     uniqueness or for departments to properly highlight and
     showcase what they do.”

     Challenge: As a department, need for unique identity.

     Solution: Create a number of customizable layouts




                                                             @glennhilton


Friday, 9 December, 11                                                      14
Syndication Server
   Problem: "How can we disseminate content across the university,
   or across certain sites, from one location and easy to use
   system.”

   Challenge: Need easy, flexible way to update content across
   some or all sites.
    
   Solution: 
   Phase I - Rebuild of the syndication server.
   Phase II - Content from sites to server.
      
       




Friday, 9 December, 11                                               15
IXM is currently seeking EDUs interested in…
         ü Updating or unifying their current web
            infrastructure.

         ü Taking a survey to provide insight on
            your present needs.



          www.imagexmedia.com/drupal-education 




Friday, 9 December, 11                               16
www.imagexmedia.com/drupal-education 




                                                                 @glennhilton


Friday, 9 December, 11                                                          17
Overcoming the Departmental Site
                       Challenge:
               How to Unify a University’s
               Web Platform With Drupal 7
                         Toronto Drupal Summit: December, 2 2011

                         Jennifer Hols, Director of Sales & Marketing
                                 imagexmedia.com/jennifer
                                          @jhorocks

                                           @jhorocks


Friday, 9 December, 11                                                  18

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Jenny Hols' Education Case Study-DBS 2011

  • 1. Overcoming the Departmental Site Challenge: How to Unify a University’s Web Platform With Drupal 7 Toronto Drupal Summit: December, 2 2011 Jennifer Hols, Director of Sales & Marketing imagexmedia.com/jennifer @jhorocks @jhorocks Friday, 9 December, 11 1
  • 2. Who Is IXM? ü Started in 2001 in Vancouver, BC. Exclusively Drupal since 2006. Presently specializing in Education, Non- Profit & Media Publishing. Friday, 9 December, 11 2
  • 3. How We Got Involved in EDU Locally in 2007 - Delta School District o Wanted an effective online community tool. o Faced funding challenges and declining enrollment. o Wanted multi-language support. o Needed an easy to use CMS suited for future growth Friday, 9 December, 11 3
  • 4. The Realization ü Since then we’ve had further opportunities: ASU, UCSF, UC Berkeley, NPC, VSB, BCIT, UBC & Others ü Sites that are easy to manage, scalable, customizable BUT don't cost a fortune to maintain! ü Discovered a BIG need within EDU for better looking and better working websites.  Friday, 9 December, 11 4
  • 5. The Facts SOURCE: Noel Levitz 2011 E-Expectations Report Friday, 9 December, 11 5
  • 6. ü Your 2011 Student Enrollment x 17% = # of students that discounted your school just because of your website. ü 57% of parents may chose another school over yours because of your website. Friday, 9 December, 11 6
  • 7. Majority of Higher Eds Run ü Duplicated effort to manually update content on platforms that don’t interact. ü Wasted costs in technical staff maintaining content that non-technical people could easily do with the right tools. ü Spending more than necessary to train & support the specialists required to manage all the different platforms. Friday, 9 December, 11 7
  • 10.   What We Built for PSU ü System can power 1 to an infinite number of websites, unifying multiple websites on one single platform. ü Site admins can create new sites with a few clicks of a button ü Powerful theming & branding capabilities ü Syndicated news server to push content across some or all sites.  Friday, 9 December, 11 10
  • 12. Install Profiles / Deploying New Sites Problem: "How can we minimize the time required to implement and configure new sites and integrate them with the existing platform?"   Challenge: Need to add new fully-functional sites quickly and easily. Solution: Create install profiles, layout and configuration options. Friday, 9 December, 11 12
  • 13. Branding Dashboard Problem: "Departments are going in all sorts of directions in terms of design and it’s difficult to maintain a unified brand.” Challenge: Need for consistent branding university wide. Solution: Create a flexible theme platform wide Friday, 9 December, 11 13
  • 14. Style Guide / Templating System Problem: "Template layouts are boring and don't allow for uniqueness or for departments to properly highlight and showcase what they do.” Challenge: As a department, need for unique identity. Solution: Create a number of customizable layouts @glennhilton Friday, 9 December, 11 14
  • 15. Syndication Server Problem: "How can we disseminate content across the university, or across certain sites, from one location and easy to use system.” Challenge: Need easy, flexible way to update content across some or all sites.   Solution:  Phase I - Rebuild of the syndication server. Phase II - Content from sites to server.          Friday, 9 December, 11 15
  • 16. IXM is currently seeking EDUs interested in… ü Updating or unifying their current web infrastructure. ü Taking a survey to provide insight on your present needs. www.imagexmedia.com/drupal-education  Friday, 9 December, 11 16
  • 17. www.imagexmedia.com/drupal-education  @glennhilton Friday, 9 December, 11 17
  • 18. Overcoming the Departmental Site Challenge: How to Unify a University’s Web Platform With Drupal 7 Toronto Drupal Summit: December, 2 2011 Jennifer Hols, Director of Sales & Marketing imagexmedia.com/jennifer @jhorocks @jhorocks Friday, 9 December, 11 18