Dear All,
I see that
you are busy updating the new personal profiles. From the feedback I got everything
is going smooth while some problems reoccur. Some of which I try to solve
together with Katinka Bastin and Edward Peters. Please see the attached PDFfile for more information.
Two major
inconveniences stand out from your feedback.
1. Your information does not show up on
your public profile page
Two major causes for this can be identified: 1. Every profile page
exists in two language versions – one English and one Dutch version. In order
for your personal profile page to be visible please make sure that your
information is put into the text boxes of both language versions. You can
switch between language versions using the text link on the upper right side of
your browser window. 2. We take privacy serious! That’s why you can choose what
information is visible to people who have no access to My UM. To do so you have
a checkbox underneath each textbox. Check it on and the information contained
in the textbox is visible on your public profile.
2. My information is running over the
whole page and looks not like it should.
Information is copied in the text field which cannot handle it. When you
copy & past text you also copy invisible “rich information” with it. This
“rich information” is responsible for the formatting. The text field however
cannot handle this information which causes the problem mentioned by many of
you. The only functional solution is to type in the information manually. There
is no workaround. Please fill it out manually and use the formatting functions
that comes with each text box.
On my blog
you find a Manual, FAQ and the DAI
numbers in the hope to help you with managing your personal profile page.
For now
there are only two more developments I would like to bring to your attention.
Due to a general upgrade of the schools IT facilities the SBE webserver (www.fdewb.unimaas.nl) will be shut down
and all necessary websites migrated to a new webserver. All websites whose
owner I could identify have been contacted. The old webserver will be switched
off by the end of this year. The new web server is already in place. If you
have any websites or documents please secure them on your local hard disk or
USB stick in time.
Another new
development is My Talkinbusiness. It replaces SBE weekly which facilitated
communication for students and employees. My Talkinbusiness builds upon it and
wants to do the same in an improved way. It is far from finished and a work in
process. It comes in three editions and is a well-integrated solution for the
internal communication challenge. Ideas on how to improve it are very welcome!
Have a look and drop me a line.
Please
share your frustrations about the profile page system with me. Dialogue is the
first step to any improvement. For faculty members who look for a way to
maintain a personal website I recommend for years the two free services: Researchgate and Academia. Many researchers at UM have already
their personal website hosted on these services. For any questions regarding
websites and web server space please contact me. Attached you find a flyer I
distributed half a year ago about the web services offered by the School of
Business and Economics.
Kind
regards,
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