Comms Plan - SOFT LAUNCH

Monday

4/4/16

• Gavin McLachlan
• ISG Directors
• Colleges (Fraser Muir and Paul Clark for cascade)
• IT Consultants (Abdul Majothi for cascade)
• IAD (j.d.turner@ed.ac.uk for cascade)
• LTW all staff (is-ltw-staff@mlist.is.ed.ac.uk)
• IS all staff (is_allstaff@mlist.is.ed.ac.uk)
• IT forum (itforum-announce@lists.ed.ac.uk)
• Elearning forum (elearningforum@mlist.is.ed.ac.uk)

IS News webpages

Bits advert

DST twitter

Announcement of new partnership between UoE and Lynda.com

• What is Lynda.com?
• Why is this partnership important?
• How can I use Lynda.com?
• When will Lynda.com be available?
• How to join the mailing list
• Signposting to www.lynda.com for look at open courses
• Contact for queries is.skills@ed.ac.uk

Friday

10/6/16

• Gavin McLachlan
• ISG Directors
• Colleges (Fraser Muir and Paul Clark for cascade)
• IT Consultants (Abdul Majothi for cascade)
• HR (krober11@exseed.ed.ac.uk for cascade)
• IAD (j.d.turner@ed.ac.uk for cascade)
• Lynda user group (lynda_community@mlist.is.ed.ac.uk
• IS all staff (is_allstaff@mlist.is.ed.ac.uk)
• IT forum (itforum-announce@lists.ed.ac.uk)
• Elearning forum (elearningforum@mlist.is.ed.ac.uk)

Lynda.com rollout update

• Update on project activity – data usage sign off and technical integration
• Update on availability – available very soon
• Further announcement next week

Thursday

16/6/16 - am

(day after UAT concluded)

• Gavin McLachlan
• ISG Directors
• Colleges (Fraser Muir and Paul Clark for cascade)
• IT Consultants (Abdul Majothi for cascade)
• HR (krober11@exseed.ed.ac.uk for cascade)
• IAD (j.d.turner@ed.ac.uk for cascade)
• Lynda user group (lynda_community@mlist.is.ed.ac.uk
• IS all staff (is_allstaff@mlist.is.ed.ac.uk)
• IT forum (itforum-announce@lists.ed.ac.uk)
• Elearning forum (elearningforum@mlist.is.ed.ac.uk)

DST twitter

IS News webpages

Lynda.com soft launch today

• Available to staff and students – visitors for full launch due to VRS work
• What is Lynda.com?
• Offered on a self-support basis
• How to access
• Link to UoE Lynda web pages
• Where to find further help and support
• What will follow for full launch, and when (roadshows, etc)

Thursday

16/6/16

Submission deadline (Helen)

Bits article (150 words)

Looking for Lynda?

• Soft launch
• Digital transformation angle
• Full launch

w/c Monday

20/6/16

Teaching Matters blog (IAD) http://www.teaching-matters-blog.ed.ac.uk/

Lynda.com in curricular teaching

• Curricular teaching angle
• Case studies from other universities

Monday

4/7/16

(two weeks after soft launch)

• Gavin McLachlan
• ISG Directors
• Colleges (Fraser Muir and Paul Clark for cascade)
• IT Consultants (Abdul Majothi for cascade)
• HR (krober11@exseed.ed.ac.uk for cascade)
• IAD (j.d.turner@ed.ac.uk for cascade)
• Lynda user group (lynda_community@mlist.is.ed.ac.uk
• IS all staff (is_allstaff@mlist.is.ed.ac.uk)
• IT forum (itforum-announce@lists.ed.ac.uk)
• Elearning forum (elearningforum@mlist.is.ed.ac.uk)

Update

• Uptake totals
• Most popular courses
• How are you using Lynda? - share what you’re doing with us (and user group) – or include quick fun survey (e.g. self-development, team development, digital transformation, curricular teaching, etc.)
• Join the user group for two-weekly updates

Monday

18/7/16

(two weekly update)

• Lynda user group (lynda_community@mlist.is.ed.ac.uk

Encouraging engagement

• Updates
• Case studies, examples of good practice
• Event dates

Monday

1/8/16

(two weekly update)

• Lynda user group (lynda_community@mlist.is.ed.ac.uk

Encouraging engagement

• Updates
• Case studies, examples of good practice
• Event dates

Monday

15/8/16

(two weekly update)

• Lynda user group (lynda_community@mlist.is.ed.ac.uk

Encouraging engagement

• Updates
• Case studies, examples of good practice
• Event dates