Friday, February 19, 2010

Using a Wiki to Keep Up with Evolving Training and Documentation Demands

Brenda Burrell, Missouri State University, Friday, 2/19/2010, 8:30 a.m.

  • In 2007, converted all systems to Banner.
  • Needed method for documenting processes and training
  • Needed documentation quickly and editable by users
  • Needed to set permissions, tied to Active Directory
  • MediaWiki is one source
  • Atlassians Confluence
  • Content organizable
  • Rich text editor
  • Easy to add additional content
  • pricing based on number of users
  • Each Banner module had a space created
  • Private spaces created for private, internal documentation
  • Public and private spaces created for Helpdesk support of Banner
  • Started with existing pages of Banner team members, etc.
  • Added how-to documentation, screen shots, training handouts, calendars, forms
  • Added a Wiki Users Group for contributors to play with various features
  • my.missouristate.edu
  • Wiki is at experts.missouristate.edu
  • Content is approved by a selected group. Helpdesk content is determined by helpdesk personnel.
  • Future will be cleaning up content such as duplicates, obsolete documents, etc
  • Enhancing the social aspects of the wiki
  • Training courses
  • Encourage collaboration among users
Other Comments
  • Discovered a program called Snippy (www.bhelpuri.net/Snippy/) as a simple screen capture program.

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