procon

This chart represents our discussions of the PROs and CONs of various information sources already existing for Caucus as well as a couple of the newer things that may or may not be more effective, like blogs and wikis.

The page is flat -- you need to scroll down for all info || Point to our own site from STLHE Home page? We could also use the same format - colours, style, etc - as STHLE || Get control over our portion of site or ask for link to a site we create and maintain || (who looks after? nice to have but how central for everything - is is achievable?) || same || same but Francophone web contributor needed (how much discussion has there been at the EDC level for a complete French version?) || Could we have a link to this from the EDC homepage? || Explore more academic-friendly listserv options -- less enterprise- oriented (yes - something more accessible) || Look into other wiki sites -- this one does not seem to me to be the most intuitive || I really like this idea as it means that more than one person can be responsible for posting, organizing, etc ||
 * Tool or Site || Description || Pros || Cons || Alternatives? || Recommendation ||
 * [|Our space on STLHE site] || McMaster hosts this site || Clear that we are part of STLHE || Too many clicks in
 * As above, but stlhe/groupes.affilies/divers.html || French version || Glad to see it up || It is incomplete and points back to English site in all subcats
 * www.uoguelph.ca/ltci/edop || ED Office Profiler || Ctr and staff dbase good; web space needs cleaning up || `People forget passwords, don't go to either part of the site || private wikis and blogs and STLHE site plus a member directory would accomplish same and be more user friendly || make things more public and limit that which is private and would require a password (KISS principle) ||
 * www.lists.carleton.ca/read || archives from the listserv || Tons of helpful stuff resides here || Nobody knows how to get to it (archives) anymore || Group archives (yahoo, google etc.) can be way easier to access but commercial sites have big probs sometimes
 * Wiki || this wiki || we can collaborate well and track changes for projects || It's partly public unless we pay; not a preferred mode of communication for everyone || Courseware system at the university where V-C Communications resides (but then if they get sick or vacation who can change anything?) || Pay for and keep this wiki for exec and project business
 * Wordpress blog ||  || could easily be a database of our resources and docs. Easily tag/sort things. could be incorporated into a website I bet. || only 35 people are free -- we'd pay after that; not a preferred mode of communication for everyone || devote a web designer on our website (wherever that may be) to make a database that resides within it and who can update often || try wordpress or similar blog to organize reviews, bright ideas, and docs