A brief recap…

• Using technology to develop and delivery PLEI– Sessions on social media

in Montreal 2010– Series of webinars on

portal websites in 2011– National conference in

Vancouver 2011

Report on JACA conference

Intended outcome of JACA:

• to identify strategies to develop and support effective practices in using technology for PLEI.

Project partners

Project funders

PLEI Connect - Purpose

• To support sharing, learning, and the development of best practices in using technology for public legal education and information (PLEI)

Who is it for?

• PLEI practitioners in Canada who want to learn more about using technology to develop and deliver PLEI

Components of PLEI Connect

1. Online community of practice2. Webinars3. Web-labs4. Best practices

Community of practice development

• JACA Conference report+

• Questionnaire to PLEI practitioners+

• A dash of Mosa=

http://pleiconnect.ca

Getting started

• Create your account and profile• Create your organization’s page• Rules and Community Standards• Browse and bookmark content• Post to the forum or blog• Invite coworkers and colleagues to join• Provide feedback

Post to blog or forum

Blogs - members can write articles of any sort (interviews, job spotlights, tutorials, analysis, etc) and feature them on PLEI Connect. Forums – for discussions in a much shorter format -- the perfect place to ask and answer questions and share info in a direct and informal way.

Provide feedback

• Contact us via PLEI Connect “contact us”• Feedback thread on forum• Contact project team members directly

Coming soon…

• Resource Mashup• Innovation Gallery• Groups• La Connexion VIJ

Resource MashUp

• A space for social resource sharing.– PLEI-and-tech links, – videos, – webinars, – PDFs, – databases and – other resources and media

Innovation Gallery

• A place to feature your organizations' past and current PLEI and tech projects for the community to review.

Groups

• Organizing spaces where members can collaborate with one another on key topics and projects.

Evaluation

• Outputs of the project• Questionnaires to community members• Participation in the project• Self-assessment tool at

http://www.knowledge.scot.nhs.uk/media/117287/cop_capability_self_assessment_levels.pdf