This is the PowerPoint slides from a workshop I did to the Higher Education User Group conference on the Gold Coast in early November 2014.
There is a further Word document associated with this PowerPoint which is an agenda for a bi-weekly content / knowledge review meeting.
2. CONTENT VS
KNOWLEDGE
Agenda
Who am I?
Who are you?
Why are we here?
What are we going to do?
What do I need?
What will I get from this?
3. CONTENT VS
KNOWLEDGE
Agenda
Introductions
Discussion on content vs. knowledge
Analysis and examples
Workshop – How to hold a content review
Workshop – Understanding analytics
Any questions
4. WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN CONTENT AND
KNOWLEDGE?
Content is the cake
Knowledge is how to bake the cake
Clarification: Content is organic growth
Clarification: Knowledge is absolute truth
Who is content for and who is knowledge for?
5. ANALYSIS AND
EXAMPLES
Evolutionary
Prescribed journey; strong navigation
Structured and ordered, extensive metadata
Typically has strong governance
Version control, revision control and archiving
Extensive publication process with workflow
Role-based delivery
7. THE INFORMATION
LIFECYCLE
How does content compare to knowledge?
Focus on Knowledgebase:
Don’t be afraid to remove articles that aren’t relevant
Prepare for change
Using announcements effectively
8. MIXED CONTENT AND
KNOWLEDGE
The academic calendar
Content will show the academic calendar for each year
Knowledge will have a narrative about the academic year
with a link to the calendar
Other examples; census dates, graduation
9. FOCUS ON THE
KNOWLEDGEBASE
Understanding the results
Remove the emotive
Look for insights
Don’t be all things to all people
Know your audience
10. FOCUS ON THE
KNOWLEDGEBASE
Growing the knowledgebase
How much content?
How long should an answer be?
How do people consume the knowledge?
What writing standards should I have?
Segmentation; interface, categories, products
Advanced segmentation; access levels
11. FOCUS ON THE
KNOWLEDGEBASE
Providing the right answer
Place at top, fix at top, historical usefulness
Search priority words
Parent and child answers
Figuring out what’s useful and what’s not
How to use guided assistance
15. CONTENT VS
KNOWLEDGE
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Editor's Notes
“I would like to show my respect and acknowledge the traditional custodians of this land, of elders past and present on which this event takes place”
Name, where you are from, where you work and one interesting fact about your knowledgebase
Who are knowledge managers or content and knowledge managers?
How many people are both knowledgebase and content authors?
Why – We want to learn how the knowledgebase (FAQs) and content management system (Website) can work together, and where do we need to apply our resources to best help the student
Potentially we stop for a horse race!
Discussion is an open forum, I’m looking for debate
Analysis will be around the knowledgebase but in the real world this will include the content management system (website) too
Workshop - The content review we’re going to do together based on some examples from USC, UNE and La Trobe
Workshop – Understanding analytics is your opportunity to gain an understanding into your KB reports
Content is king in both the CMS and the KB
The CMS (web site) is the cake (the University shop window), the KB (FAQs) is how to bake the cake (the ingredients).
Both need each other, and one cannot exist without the other. Both offer a unique experience – more of which comes later.
Two interfaces, describe how each should be designed. Discuss post-graduate, research, international and where SmartAssistant should be used.
Content evolves over time, with each iteration tracked. For example, University history is constantly being added to.
Updates and version control
Centrally controlled; brand awareness; marketing-focused, ask who controls the website? Where do they see the knowledgebase? What are the links to and from?
Absolute, give example of where one piece of knowledge has replaced another
Social value phenomenon, others who viewed this answer also viewed
Two slides on this
KB: Rapid change, no restrictions or limitations, highly responsive, dynamic, sensitivities to statistics
CM: Emphasis on design, visual engagement, compelling interface and emotional connection, non-relational
Orientation week, census date
http://www.une.edu.au/study/fees/student-fees
http://study.une.edu.au/app/answers/detail/a_id/372
Do you keep last years census dates in the KB? No, it gets replaced.
Points to landing page
Student ID cards
Single source of truth
Engagement tool for future students
Get a few examples of where categories are working and where they aren’t. Compare browsers to searchers.
Show Melbourne University, La Trobe University and others (less successful) use of browsing.
Answer length vs. visit length
Examples of fix at top for both current and future students. Using search priority words.
Answers within answers. Hiding phone numbers and email addresses.
Out of step – check the answer links, adding tags to keywords (inlink / outlink) for searching.
Chat gives absolute resolution – should be considered by everyone.