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Good morning Everyone,
Some of the changes you requested are here! The NCURA Collaborate Task Force has made some changes to the Collaborate and NCURA websites to address several of the needs and concerns brought to our attention in the recent survey. This email is to let you know what those changes are thus far.
COMPLETED
1. The completeness bar in the profile box on the top right has been deleted. We still want to add clarification to the three links in the profile box.
2. Collaborate Banner has been updated to be smaller in order to bring more prominence to the Collaborate features.
3. The Magazine and Volunteer Banners are now part of the Slide show in order to require less scrolling on the home page.
4. The Mobile navigation link has been hidden and the information has been added to the banner in the slide show.
5. The Volunteer Central section lists the most recent opportunities - also added "recent" to heading so users know others are available via Volunteer Central
6. Announcements section moved from bottom to top of "What's Hot" section.
7. Title for You Tube Tuesday video added on Collaborate
8. NCURA staff picture at bottom of page has been removed. Without names, or knowledge of faces, task force didn't think it added value.
9. Link added in upper right (ncura.edu) to send users back to NCURA website. Link opens in new window for easy toggling back-n-forth
10. Link to Collaborate added on the NCURA website at top of the page near other links and Search
PLANNING UNDERWAY
In addition, survey respondents told us they have trouble locating things on the websites. We're developing a cheat sheet of the differences in Collaborate vs. the NCURA website that will include the purpose of each and what to find where.
We are also creating some quick reference guides to outline the steps for different "how to..." documents. For example: how to set up your profile, how to join a community, how to locate volunteer opportunities, how to post or respond to communities, how to share documents, and more.
TIPS WE'VE LEARNED
1. LOGIN: Use Chrome browser to access NCURA and Collaborate websites for the best user experience.
2. SEARCHING DIRECTORY: Selecting Advanced Search on Collaborate allows you to search for other members by region
MORE TO COME....
We are slowly working our way through all of the responses, but wanted to share these updates with you as work progresses. Stay tuned!
All the best,
The NCURA Collaborate Task Force:
Stephanie Moore; Julia Rodriguez; Jane Tolbert; Denise Moody; Terri Hall
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Stephanie Moore
Community Curator
National Council of University Research Administrators
Washington, DC
202-466-3894
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