zBento

Knowledge Management System

Rationale

• The University is responsible for knowledge work– Teaching and Public Education: Dissemination of

knowledge

– Research and Student learning: Acquisition of knowledge

• Information technologies provide knowledge work opportunities

• Challenge: Faculty, students, & staff find the use of existing information technologies difficult

PETTT’s Goal

Research, design, & develop an information technology…

…for UW faculty, staff & students…

…for UW departments, programs, and courses…

…for the creation, organization, and transfer of knowledge…

…which facilitates teaching & learning.

Template Published Article

zBento Allows the Creation of a Database-driven Website

• Templates with prompts guide authors in content creation

• Prompts, and authors’ responses are combined to automatically generate web-based articles

Natural Language Search Search by Categories

zBento Creates a More Useful Website

• Natural language search

• Question-based navigation

• Search and Browse by multiple concepts and categories

Organize information using Categories

zBento is an Information Management Tool

• Information is organized by categories

• Information can be categorized according to several concepts simultaneously

• Multi-concept categorization allows for efficient searching, browsing, and organizing

UW Law School, Ischool, Washington Council on Public Legal Education: LawForWa.org

[Service Learning] [Public Website]

UW College of Architecture: BaSiC Program

[Service Learning] [Public Website]

UW Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine : The Arthritis Source

[Public Website]

UW English Department: Honors Study Abroad Program

[Distance Learning] [Program Website]

Next steps

• Technology integration

• Improved scalability/performance