Portal for Danish Portal for Danish TUC TrainersTUC Trainers

Idea, Content, AccessIdea, Content, Access

Bo Sorensen, June 2002Bo Sorensen, June 2002

- trainers' portal - June 2002 / Bo Sorensen -

Political environment Political environment Union training - 2002Union training - 2002

• The education fund has been decentralized. The education fund has been decentralized. Responsibility for training of shop stewards Responsibility for training of shop stewards has moved from TUC to individual unionshas moved from TUC to individual unions

• A minor fund, FKC, has been established to A minor fund, FKC, has been established to facilitate collective development activities facilitate collective development activities

• All in all - new competition - less co-ordination All in all - new competition - less co-ordination - more variety - less joint ownership. This - more variety - less joint ownership. This calls for more focus on facilities for co-calls for more focus on facilities for co-laboration and knowledge sharing?laboration and knowledge sharing?

- trainers' portal - June 2002 / Bo Sorensen -

Portal setup from FKC Portal setup from FKC Development fund:Development fund:

• 1) On the open Internet:1) On the open Internet: Portal targeted for Portal targeted for trade union trainers containing commented trade union trainers containing commented links to labour market Internet serviceslinks to labour market Internet services

• 2) With login:2) With login: Material from union Intranets, Material from union Intranets, Course relevant books, articles and external Course relevant books, articles and external commercial basescommercial bases

• 3) With login:3) With login: Access to online versions of Access to online versions of existing training materials and establishment existing training materials and establishment of a new tool to develop training materialsof a new tool to develop training materials

- trainers' portal - June 2002 / Bo Sorensen -

Portal elementsPortal elements

fiu-net.dk with login

Collection of commented links

External commercial databases

Pedagogical tool box

Document depository

Teachers’ Info Centre

InternetInternet

- trainers' portal - June 2002 / Bo Sorensen -

Commented linksCommented links

• ObjectiveObjective: This base should give the typical : This base should give the typical trainer an overview of relevant sources on the trainer an overview of relevant sources on the net at her field, so that she can manage most of net at her field, so that she can manage most of her reference work on her own.her reference work on her own.

• The base must therefore cover labour market The base must therefore cover labour market affairs in the broadest sense, it must be well-affairs in the broadest sense, it must be well-arranged, comprehensive and up-dated.arranged, comprehensive and up-dated.

• MethodMethod: In all credible Danish sites and in the : In all credible Danish sites and in the most important international sites are relevant most important international sites are relevant documents selected, indexed and described.documents selected, indexed and described.

- trainers' portal - June 2002 / Bo Sorensen -

Links should go to Links should go to documents (deep links)documents (deep links)

• Information about homepages of ministries, Information about homepages of ministries, organisations or institutions is trivial and is organisations or institutions is trivial and is basically no support to information retrieval!basically no support to information retrieval!

• Relevant information is hidden in hundreds of Relevant information is hidden in hundreds of complicated homepage constructions.complicated homepage constructions.

• Media world does not like deep linking…? Media world does not like deep linking…?

• ””Deep Linking is Good Linking ... Deep linking is your friend: It Deep Linking is Good Linking ... Deep linking is your friend: It gets users to their preferred destination as quickly as gets users to their preferred destination as quickly as

possible.”-- Jakob Nielsen, Alertbox, March 2002.possible.”-- Jakob Nielsen, Alertbox, March 2002.

- trainers' portal - June 2002 / Bo Sorensen -

Problems with existing Problems with existing servicesservices

• Only linking to the main addressesOnly linking to the main addresses• Private or union link lists - slow and unreliable Private or union link lists - slow and unreliable

updating - inconsistent criteriaupdating - inconsistent criteria• Public directories Public directories Danmark.dk (all unions are dk (all unions are

equal - no active selection - no overview)equal - no active selection - no overview)• Commercial sites like Commercial sites like Yahoo.dk (sites register (sites register

themselves - no selection - and sites can also themselves - no selection - and sites can also buy themselves prominence)buy themselves prominence)

- trainers' portal - June 2002 / Bo Sorensen -

Link base - distributionLink base - distribution

• TUC Union Internet sitesTUC Union Internet sites 30%30%

• Public institutions and administrationPublic institutions and administration 20%20%

• Campaigns, NGOs, political lifeCampaigns, NGOs, political life 15%15%

• Other unions, white collar, academicsOther unions, white collar, academics 10%10%

• Research centres, UniversitiesResearch centres, Universities 10%10%

• Other organisations, employers, yellowOther organisations, employers, yellow 5%5%

• MediaMedia 5%5%

• International institutionsInternational institutions 5%5%..

- trainers' portal - June 2002 / Bo Sorensen -

Links - examplesLinks - examples

Danish Environmental Research Centre List allList all

• Everyday chemicals This report puts a focus at chemicals in cosmetics, plastics, washing powder This report puts a focus at chemicals in cosmetics, plastics, washing powder and cleaning materials. Published March 2002. From the press release is a link and cleaning materials. Published March 2002. From the press release is a link to the full pdf version (61 p.). (to the full pdf version (61 p.). (listed 2/6/02/BS))

• Debate this link

Female Workers Union in Denmark List all

• A stable working environment Short overview with sub-headings: The safety steward, The workplace Short overview with sub-headings: The safety steward, The workplace certification system, Monotonous repeated work, Mobbing and stress, certification system, Monotonous repeated work, Mobbing and stress, Dangerous substances, Heat and noise, Cleaner air and water. (Dangerous substances, Heat and noise, Cleaner air and water. (listed 2/8/01/BS))

• Debate this link

- trainers' portal - June 2002 / Bo Sorensen -

Links - examplesLinks - examples

Aalborg UniversityAalborg University List allList all

• Changes in democracy and citizenship (DEMOS)Changes in democracy and citizenship (DEMOS) Research group working with "Political steering, governance and democracy" Research group working with "Political steering, governance and democracy" and "Political participation, identity and culture". Among the researchers are and "Political participation, identity and culture". Among the researchers are Jørgen Goul Andersen and Johannes Andersen. (listed 2/8/01/BS)Jørgen Goul Andersen and Johannes Andersen. (listed 2/8/01/BS)

• Debate this linkDebate this link

Trade Union CoursesTrade Union Courses List all

• Current offers in the field of ”Labour market in the future”

• Debate this link

- trainers' portal - June 2002 / Bo Sorensen -

Link base - updatingLink base - updatingProblems and possibilities:Problems and possibilities:

• A quality service requires continuos edition. Web A quality service requires continuos edition. Web pages live a short life (2% broken links/week) pages live a short life (2% broken links/week)

• Big sites from government, big unions or research Big sites from government, big unions or research centres must have daily nursing (40-50 sites) centres must have daily nursing (40-50 sites)

• This project is suitable for co-laboration with a This project is suitable for co-laboration with a number of editors. The plan is one common version number of editors. The plan is one common version on the net and separate versions for the intranet of on the net and separate versions for the intranet of union offices or shop steward networks of the union offices or shop steward networks of the involved editors - involved editors - Prototype base

- trainers' portal - June 2002 / Bo Sorensen -

Info system for trainersInfo system for trainers

• Relevant existing training materials are collected Relevant existing training materials are collected where electronic versions existwhere electronic versions exist

• Books, articles and similar materials are put into Books, articles and similar materials are put into the system (the system (simple example), (copyright situation ), (copyright situation must be clear)must be clear)

• New facilities, surf on index terms and searchNew facilities, surf on index terms and search

• Trainers can upload and download own Trainers can upload and download own bookmarks and materialsbookmarks and materials

• Trainer info onlineTrainer info online

- trainers' portal - June 2002 / Bo Sorensen -

Pedagogical tool boxPedagogical tool box

• A common tool for the development of A common tool for the development of traditional training materials (Word and traditional training materials (Word and PowerPoint-files, teacher’s materials, PowerPoint-files, teacher’s materials, handouts, manuals)handouts, manuals)

• Production directly into a web environment, Production directly into a web environment, facilities to work together, version facilities to work together, version managementmanagement

• Knowledge sharing supportKnowledge sharing support

- trainers' portal - June 2002 / Bo Sorensen -

Exchange of relevant Exchange of relevant union materialsunion materials

Examples:Examples:• Full texts of court cases and arbitration settlements,Full texts of court cases and arbitration settlements, • Collective agreement textsCollective agreement texts• Law comments and response from researchers or Law comments and response from researchers or

law firmslaw firms• Collections of internal notes Collections of internal notes • Special extracts or analysis of statisticsSpecial extracts or analysis of statistics• Lots and lots of electronic versions of leaflets, Lots and lots of electronic versions of leaflets,

magazines and much more from the Danish unionsmagazines and much more from the Danish unions

- trainers' portal - June 2002 / Bo Sorensen -

Commercial databasesCommercial databases

• Law commentaries and collectionsLaw commentaries and collections• Newspaper archivesNewspaper archives• CD-ROM-editions of health and safety CD-ROM-editions of health and safety

information and similar encyclopaedias or information and similar encyclopaedias or dictionaries dictionaries

• International databases of scientific International databases of scientific magazines?magazines?

- trainers' portal - June 2002 / Bo Sorensen -

News functionsNews functions

• Centrally selected news on the front pageCentrally selected news on the front page• New-marking on all new links (flag)New-marking on all new links (flag)• Portal front page can be edited by the end Portal front page can be edited by the end

user, so that news from own field can be user, so that news from own field can be given prominencegiven prominence

• General email newsletter.General email newsletter.• Push-service with targeted news mailsPush-service with targeted news mails

- trainers' portal - June 2002 / Bo Sorensen -

Access and navigationAccess and navigation

• Access verified by the course administration Access verified by the course administration system. Link base also without passwordsystem. Link base also without password

• As much as possible to be found from the front As much as possible to be found from the front page, top level descriptors, search engine, own page, top level descriptors, search engine, own subjects and news subjects and news

• Identical descriptor taxonomy in the whole system Identical descriptor taxonomy in the whole system (incl. web-version of general training catalogue)(incl. web-version of general training catalogue)

• Easy jump between general materials and user’s Easy jump between general materials and user’s own uploaded files own uploaded files

• Trainers’ bookmarksTrainers’ bookmarks

- trainers' portal - June 2002 / Bo Sorensen -

Debates and ConferencesDebates and Conferences

• Users can discuss individual links and texts Users can discuss individual links and texts directly on the screendirectly on the screen

• Existing conferences for trainers move to the Existing conferences for trainers move to the portal for better search options and overviewportal for better search options and overview

• Trainers can set up and manage new Trainers can set up and manage new conferences on their own.conferences on their own.

- trainers' portal - June 2002 / Bo Sorensen -

SurroundingsSurroundings

FIU-Netwww.fiu-net.dk

NetmeetingsCentra

Knowledgesharing portal Conferences

FirstClass

Administrationand course catalogue

Groupware

ElearningTopClass

- trainers' portal - June 2002 / Bo Sorensen -

Interface between the e-Interface between the e-learning elements learning elements

Coherent types of keywords and metadata for Coherent types of keywords and metadata for surfing and searching:surfing and searching:

• Course catalogue and descriptionsCourse catalogue and descriptions• Full text materials (Word, html, PowerPoint, Full text materials (Word, html, PowerPoint,

Flash, Shockwave, etc.)Flash, Shockwave, etc.)• E-learning (TopClass elements, video E-learning (TopClass elements, video

sequences) sequences) • Links with descriptionsLinks with descriptions

- trainers' portal - June 2002 / Bo Sorensen -

Project time tableProject time table

• 1) 1) Internet portal with commented links: Internet portal with commented links: September 2002September 2002

• 2) 2) Materials from union Intranets: Slow process Materials from union Intranets: Slow process starting this year.starting this year. Course relevant books, articles Course relevant books, articles and commercial bases: Test version ultimo 2002and commercial bases: Test version ultimo 2002

• 3) 3) Existing training materials: Test version ultimo Existing training materials: Test version ultimo 2002 (copyright issues complicated) 2002 (copyright issues complicated)

• 3a)3a) Tool for development of training materials: Tool for development of training materials: Medio 2003 (prototype Public Workers’ Union).Medio 2003 (prototype Public Workers’ Union).