Through the Phases

Style & Formatting

I spent half a day this week trying to ensure a range of case studies, our service is publishing, were formatted correctly and were all of the same style.  I think this is a largely underestimated part of the publishing process in terms of both time and importance.

Managed Expectations

I maintain a blog for the area of work I’m involved with.  The system is undergoing an upgrade (WordPress) and so I took this as an excellent opportunity to question people on what they’d like to see added in the future.  This was internal at the moment however I’d definitely like to do something similar with our wider audience.

Creating a Video

I wasn’t planning on creating a video for a meeting I was attending but thought it might really improve interest in my area of work, described under networking.  I’m glad I did as it definitely added some fun to the subject, and I’ve never had so much interest at a conference before.  The one thing I struggled with was exporting the video.  I’m going to have to look back through some resources to streamline the process.

Networking

I attended the ‘Employer Responsive Provision’ cross programme meeting on Wednesday; a great day organised to help JISC, and some wider, projects share findings.  The day was well paced with lots of opportunity for networking.  Pre-meeting activities added to the fun with the creation of posters and videos.  You can view my video on YouTube.  As @fredgarnett described it, “Desmond Dekker joins JISC!”

Crying

Not really, but nearly.  Upon arriving back from Birmingham during the week I was shocked to find something had eaten a large proportion of my veg patch!  Mainly the cabbage, broccoli and cauliflower leaves.  Bit gutted but hoping they’ll still grow.  Must get that previous action sorted and build some cover!