Lunch & Learn, 25 January 2012 Dave Malicke

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Introduction

dave malicke

open.michigan

what is Open.Michigan?

open.umich.edu

Content

open.umich.edu

Content

open.umich.edu

Content

open.umich.edu

Content everywhere!

All logos

Promotion everywhere!

open.umich.edu/blog

Promotion everywhere!

twitter.com/open_michigan

http://www.facebook.com/pages/OpenMichigan/94137343500

Promotion everywhere!

Content on multiple sites

Promotion on multiple sites Working on multiple projects

A whole bunch of data (not analytics)!

Definitions for analytics:1.The branch of logic dealing with analysis.

2. The field of data analysis. Analytics often involves studying past historical data to research potential trends, to analyze the effects of certain decisions or events, or to evaluate the performance of a given tool or scenario. The goal of analytics is to improve the business by gaining knowledge which can be used to make improvements or changes.  3. A simple definition of analytics is "the science of analysis". A practical definition, however, would be that analytics is the process of developing optimal or realistic decision recommendations based on insights derived through the application of statistical models and analysis against existing and/or simulated future data. Business managers may choose to make decisions based on past experiences or rules of thumb, or there might be other qualitative aspects to decision making; but unless there are data involved in the process, it would not be considered analytics.

- http://www.thefreedictionary.com/analytics

- http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/analytics.html

- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Analytics

Definitions for data:1.Individual facts, statistics, or items of information.

1.Data are often viewed as the lowest level of abstraction from which information and then knowledge are derived.

1.Information in raw or unorganized form (such as alphabets, numbers, or symbols) that refer to, or represent, conditions, ideas, or objects. Data is limitless and present everywhere in the universe.

- http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/data

- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data

- http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/data.html

We’re interested in data that:

Demonstrates impact/reuse of published OER

Demonstrates the growth of Open.Michigan

Demonstrates where our time and efforts are best spent

Examples of data:Google Analytics for open.umich.edu

- visits- pageviews- downloads

Examples of data:Facebook insights

- likes- weekly total reach- people talking about this

Data data data data data

Open.Michigan Blog and Wiki AnalyticsSlideShare AnalyticsTwitterBlipVimeoInternet ArchiveNumber of published creators, courses, and materials on open.umich.edu.

And…

All of this data is housed in different locations.

So…

In an effort to view all of this data in one location…

Status Boards!-Panic Status Board-Geckoboard

Status board research

http://www.panic.com/blog/2010/03/the-panic-status-board/

Their board displays: - E-Mail Queue - Project Status - Important Countdowns - Revenue - Live Tri-Met Bus Arrivals - The Panic Calendar - Employee Twitter Messages

https://github.com/anchepiece/statuspanicDownload knock-off:

Status board researchVisit this link to view a live example:http://allynbauer.com/software/statuspanic/

Status board research

Geckoboard

http://www.geckoboard.com/

- easy to use - good support - inexpensive

Our Geckoboard:

View online: openmi.ch/-BOARD

Geckoboard intro:

Introduction to Geckoboard:http://vimeo.com/18996339

Adding a widget:http://vimeo.com/19006092

Our status board:

Our status board:

Our status board:

Our status board:

Our status board:

Geckoboard widgets:

GetSatisfaction

Highrise

Zendesk

emailGmail

Google Apps Mail

Pingdom

Foursquare

RSS/Atom Feed

Basecamp

GitHub

Jira

FreshBooks

Opportunity

Twitter

Google Analytics

Chartbeat

Many more..

GeckoFuel widgets:

http://geckofuel.com/browse

Custom widgets:

Custom widgets:

Custom widgets:

Manual input

All logos

Benefits of visibility:

Currently investigating:

- new highcharts- how to gather, store, and retrieve

more data- automation required to make this all

possible- what is Geckoboard’s value add?

New highcharts:

Questions?