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The Horticulture WorkspaceDepartment of Horticulture's Home for Collaboration
Tour Overview
1. About the Horticulture Workspace2. How it works3. Tools and case studies4. Support, development, and security 5. Ideas for getting started
The Horticulture WorkspaceDepartment of Horticulture's Home for Collaboration
It's about you!
Take advantage of free tools and support to help you become more efficient and effective.
o Just a few examples of what's possible... Collaborative authorship and review Streamlined communication and networking Effective project management
The Horticulture WorkspaceDepartment of Horticulture's Home for Collaboration
It's about you!
Become a part of the Horticulture Hubo Get to know your colleagues and find out what they doo Stay up to date on personal projects, the work of your
peers, and happenings within the department, community, state, nation, and world!
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It's about community and collaboration
• Manage, document and report on your project in one location.• Discuss research results, outreach ideas, and experiences • Store all images, reports, and presentations for 24-7 access • Discuss pressing questions. Stay on top of what your group
members are thinking. Make decisions. • Work on group projects, including web content, proposals,
articles, presentations, problem-solving
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Groups
The workspace is centered around groups. You can:• Join a currently existing group• Create your own by filling out a new group request form.
*When you create content, whether it be a group wiki page, a forum post, or a blog update, you may select one or more of your groups as your audience. The content is then posted into that group.
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Groups
• Each group has its owno Wikio Forum
• Groups can be public or private• You can message or view all members• Blogs can be posted into a group • Group home page features a stream of recent group
activity
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Example Group Home Page
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Wiki
The wiki is the most widely used feature within groups and gives you the power of group collaboration What is a wiki? A wiki is a collection of Web pages designed to enable anyone with
access to contribute or modify content, using a simplified markup language. Wikis are often used to create collaborative websites and to power community websites.
From Wikipedia
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Wiki• Group members can edit a page or add a new page• You can also:
o Add commentso Track revisionso Upload a photoo Upload documents o Add a link
For more detailed instructions on how to use the wiki, visit the help section once logged in to the workspace
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Forum• Keep track of important conversations• Group members can be automatically notified when someone has
contributed to the conversation
Blog• Blogs can be posted into a group and posted to the front page of
the workspace • Keep your colleagues up to date on your work, important
announcements, or other relevant happenings. • Bookmark important posts
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Above and beyond
• Other tools can be embeddedo Google calendaro Google documents o Videos
• Web-conferencingo The Hort department offers free web conferencing through
Adobe connecto Contact Wayne at [email protected]
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• Run a Lab Group• Run a Committee• Run a Project Group• Teach a class
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You can use the workspace to:
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Lab Group
• Keep lab protocols• Provide space for
individual worker's projects
• Write and review methods and materials, results, etc.
Example from PBGWorks - a similar workspace.
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• Maintain documentation in a central location
• Keep contact information
• Have a place for meeting minutes, etc.
Committee
Example from eOrganic - a similar workspace.
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Project Group
• Make collaborators members
• Keep documentation in a wiki
• Upload images to central location
• Communicate through blogs and forum.
Example from eOrganic - a similar workspace.
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Development
• The horticulture workspace is in an ongoing state of development.o New features will continually be addedo The user experience will be upgradedo Something missing that you would like to see? Let us
know.
Help Us Help You! Feedback is greatly appreciated! Contact Matt at [email protected]
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Support
Meet Matt - a part time staff member is here to help you! • In person or virtual trainings available• Continuous development of help materials• Stop by ALS 4017 or call (541)-737-3483
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Security • Access can be restricted to sensitive groups, wiki
pages, uploaded documents, etc.• Data is backed up on a secure server daily.• Entire site managed internally through the horticulture
department
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Where do I start?• Take a moment to update your user profile • Join a group or start your own by filling out the new
group request form• Get more in-depth information about how to perform
specific tasks by perusing our help section