The document outlines a presentation given at the 2012 Jasig Sakai Conference. It discusses establishing a collaborative research space at a global university using Sakai to foster interdisciplinary research, link scholarship and teaching, disseminate research, and address changing needs. It identifies challenges such as the university's decentralized structure and disconnect between research and teaching. The presentation establishes goals for the collaborative research space such as facilitating sharing of intellectual content, promoting participation, and encouraging collaborative thinking.

1. Armanda Lewis, NYU
Lucy Appert, NYU
John Fitzmier, AAR
June 10-15, 2012
Growing Community;
Growing Possibilities

2.  Foster collaborative and interdisciplinary
research;
 Establish links between scholarship and
teaching;
 Facilitate dissemination of research;
 Integrate emerging media and interactive
technologies; and
 Address changing landscape.
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3.  Scholarly communication at a global network
institution.
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4.  Scholarly communication at a global network
institution.
◦ Decentralized structure.
◦ Inadequacy of existing tools.
◦ Disconnect between research and teaching.
◦ Existing research practices.
◦ Variety of skills.
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5.  Scholarly communication at a global network
institution.
◦ Decentralized structure.
◦ Inadequacy of existing tools.
◦ Disconnect between research and teaching.
◦ Existing research practices.
◦ Variety of skills.
 Blackboard = CMS, but ≠ research tool.
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6.  Assess the group.
 Have initial
conversations with
stakeholders.
 Conduct how-to
demonstration.
 Create a realistic
set of goals and
objectives.
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7.  Goal 1 - Facilitate the sharing and collection
of intellectual content
◦ Assign specific tasks
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8.  Goal 1 - Facilitate the sharing and collection
of intellectual content
◦ Assign specific tasks
 Goal 2 – Promote widespread participation
◦ Utilize existing meetings to integrate uses of ATLAS
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10.  Goal 1 - Facilitate the sharing and collection
of intellectual content
◦ Assign specific tasks
 Goal 2 – Promote widespread participation
◦ Utilize existing meetings to integrate uses of ATLAS
 Goal 3 – Encourage collaborative thinking
◦ Conceive of a group project
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13.  The challenge of engineering collaborative
research spaces.
 Importance of creating a culture of
communication and sharing from the start.
 Establishment of goals and objectives for
individuals / the group.
 Obtaining commitment.
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14.  Focus on integrating pedagogical and
research goals.
 Create a series of hands-on orientation
sessions.
 Collect qualitative data for iterative purposes.
 Collaborate with larger group and sub-
groups.
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