Experiencing an IKE

The Bates IT department is currently working on a software architecture to support the kind of online ecosystem we’ve envisioned here, with your help, over the past six months.

• Discovery project
• Systems in an IKE
• Feature requests (be sure to click on the “Detailed requests” tab for a real shock

However, although we’ve inventoried a long list of desired features, the question remained: what would such an online experience feel like?

Working with a vision and blueprint for online engagement, my group has been developing a series of prototypes to demonstrate. We’ve used WordPress, Netvibes, and Dekiwiki, and have Flickr and DabbleDB prototypes in development.

• Bates online media group
• Paper: online engagement
• Explore Bates (beta)
• Bates Views (beta)

This has been an interesting experiment in integrating multiple sources and aggregation services (as opposed to a single monolithic system).

Please take a look and share  your thoughts.

Related posts:

1. Sneak previews
2. Bringing IKE to life
3. Engineering an IKE
4. The future of Bates: intellectual, physical, virtual