Attending: Ann (minutes), Molly, Elaine,Kris, Ranjani, Peter, Kate
AGENDA
1.) Go over Video at MIT Today site.
a.) What is useful to us?
- A lot of the information in this wiki will provide us with information for the portal we are to build.
- The use cases that are on the site are helpful in thinking about the portal.
b.) Discern between what groups before us have done, and what our group is tasked to do. (ie define our scope).
2.) Hear update from Kris & Elaine on guidelines & standards.
Kris's outline of video production workflow.
The list of questions one asks people should be on the portal. List will need updating to reflect new formats, etc.
3.) Ranjani's charts on portal users and video production process.
Ranjani's document outlines the range of customers.
4.) Brainstorm first draft outline of the portal structure.
Kate - challenge in creating a portal - who is the audience? Each audience requires different kinds of information.
We won't be able to address every case.
Molly and Ann may want to go back to Steve and Oliver and ask who the customers are for the portal.
organize site by phases of video capture?
Discoveries:
existing user instruction we can incorporate
workflow documents
questions for users
We looked at the Images Portal:
Maintenance of portal site and maintenance of equipment and classroom will need to be discussed.
idea: Include video tutorials?
We're interested in getting usage stats on the Image Services site - Ranjani can do this.
The video portal is different because the creation of video is a pathway, with many stops along the way.
Start with "who are you", then lead them to a next step (i.e., what are you doing)
Ranjani pointed out that "who are you" paths create usability issues. "how can I" paths are easier to people to negotiate.
List of content areas:
guidelines for planning
standards for output
standards for capture
What are the services available
Who
What is your end goal (i.e., I want my class to see the video online,web video, classroom capture, research video, PR, news, podcasts, archival version
Where
When
How
Why
We should try to put the services at the bottom level and build up on that as our foundation.
Professional Services AND DIY - that's a way to divide the