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EnhancingInteractivityandengagementtotheScienceGatewayCommunityInstituteWorkforceDevelopmentSite
2017TatyanaMatthews,JeffersonRidgewayIV,Disaiah BennettElizabethCityStateUniversity
Abstract
TheCenterofExcellenceinRemoteSensingEducationandResearch(CERSER)onthecampusofElizabethCityStateUniversityisafoundingmemberofSGCIledbySanDiegoSupercomputingCenterandtheScienceGatewaysCommunityInstitute(SGCI).OneofthefiveareasofSGCIistheWorkforceDevelopmentledbyDr.LindaHayden.WorkforceDevelopmentaimstonurturethenextgenerationofgatewayusersanddevelopersandengagethepotentialofstudentsfromunderrepresentedgroups.
Abstract
Assciencetodaygrowsincreasinglycomputerbased,itposeschallengesandopportunitiesforresearchers.Scientistsandengineersareturningtogatewaystoallowthemtoanalyze,share,andunderstandlargevolumesofdatamoreeffectively.Theexistenceofscienceandengineeringgatewaysandthesophisticatedcyberinfrastructure(CI)toolstogethercansignificantlyimprovetheproductivityofresearchers.Mostimportantly,sciencegatewayscangiveuniformaccesstothecyberinfrastructurethatenablescutting-edgescience.
Abstract
ThegoalofthewebdevelopmentteamwastoincreasetheinteractivityoftheSGCIYoungProfessionalssitetoattractpotentialmembersanddisseminateinformation.ThiswascompletedutilizingWordPressWidgetstoprovidegraphicalandinteractivecomponents.Bootstrapcomponents(HTML,CSS,andJavaScript)werealsoresearchedfortheirinclusionintothecurrentWordPressContentManagementSystem(CMS)andthefutureLiferay CMS.
ResearchOverview
CERSER+
SanDiegoSupercomputingCenterand ScienceGatewaysCommunityInstitute
Enableresearcherstoanalyze,share,and
understand largevolumesofdatamoreeffectively
Improvetheproductivityofresearchers
WorkforceDevelopmentisoneoffivekeyareas
withinSGCI
Interactivity
PotentialMembers
Information
ScienceGatewaysCommunityInstitute(SGCI)
• TheScienceGatewayCommunityInstitute(SGCI)WorkforceDevelopmentTeamistaskedwithattractingprofessionals,faculty,andstudentstoparticipateinconferences,workshops,andinternships
• Dr.LindaHaydenistheleadonthiscomponentofSGCI
WorkforceDevelopmentPage
OriginalSite
Tools
WordPress• “publishingplatformthatmakesiteasy
foranyonetopublishonline,andproudlypowersmillionsofwebsites”
• ContentManagementSystem(CMS)
• TheSGCIsiteusesaWordPresstheme,whichcontrolsitsgenerallookandfeel
Bootstrap• “themostpopularHTML,CSS,andJS
frameworkfordevelopingresponsive,mobilefirstprojectsontheweb”
• KeyBenefits
• Navigation• Iconography• Dropdowns
• Components
• EaseofUse
• Open-Source
Goal
UseBootstrapcomponentsinWordPresstoenhancetheSGCIsite
Roadblock
• CurrentsiteusesWordPresstheme
• CannotuseBootstrapcomponentsunlessusingaBootstrapthemeinWordPress
PageEnhancements
OriginalSite
Widget:ImageHoverEffects
Widget:ImageHoverEffects
Widget:Soliloquy
Widget:Soliloquy
Demo
CurrentSite
Conclusion
• TeamwasnotabletouseBootstrapcomponentswithWordPresstheme
• Liferay components+WordPresswidgetscanfulfillsomeofthecapabilitiesofBootstrapcomponents
FutureWork• FutureCMSoftheSGCIsiteisLiferay
• BootstrapiscompatiblewithLiferay
• Long-termgoals
• Liferay offers“developersacompleteplatformforbuildingwebapps,mobileapps,andwebservicesquickly,usingfeaturesandframeworksdesignedforrapiddevelopment,goodperformance,andeaseofuse”
• DevelopCERSER’scurrentsitesintoresponsivesitesusingBootstrap• CreateFacebookGroupforYoungProfessionalstonetwork
Acknowledgements
Dr.LindaHaydenofElizabethCityStateUniversity
ScienceGatewayCommunityInstitute(SGCI)
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