The Mobile Web Framework
UC Panelists:
- Rose Rocchio – UCLA
- Tom Tsai – UC Berkeley
- Mojgan Amini – UCSD
- Rich Trott ‐ UCSF
Engage, Em power & Mobile Enable!
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Engage, Em power & Mobile Enable! The Mobile Web Framework UC Panelists: Rose Rocchio UCLA Tom Tsai UC Berkeley Mojgan Amini UCSD Rich Trott UCSF Introducing our Panel Rose Rocchio, Director ECTG, OIT,
The Mobile Web Framework
UC Panelists:
Engage, Em power & Mobile Enable!
Introducing our Panel
Middleware, UC Berkeley
What is this about?
Students
Mobile is global
half the planet has a mobile device (3.4 billion people) mobile data usage is expected to grow 10 fold over the next four years by 2015, 90% of the earth will have mobile coverage
– 22 Campus units involved – MWF as a platform for Innovation
MWF Background & Status
MWF Core Principles
Key Take Aways: MWF is:
MWF (CSS, HTML5, JS) PHP Apps Java Apps Ruby Apps Python Apps Epic Apps .NET Apps
The MWF is an example of a
Distributed Collaboration:
The MWF strategy relies on leveraging both students and faculty researchers
Com m unity Collaboration
Student built Mobile Apps Researchers ( mHealth etc.) Distributed Developers Campus Central IT MWF
MWF Board
11-12 Investm ent & Savings
UC Saved: ~$1.5 Million
Investment Analysis
SYSTEM TOTAL
Type of Staff FTE
MWF Core development 1.63
Campus Mobile Management
1.50
2011‐12 for MWF infrastructure & hosting support
0.71
Campus Mobile Presence ‐ Central (tools, training, support)
4.33
Campus Mobile Presence ‐ Distributed
2.20
Totals for Staff/Students
Total FTE investment by Campus: 10.36 Units on campus utilizing the MWF 53 FTE Estimate to mobilize w/o MWF 0.50 26.50 Estimated Savings in FTE by using MWF 15.26 Avg FTE cost to mobilize data/unit
0.20
UC Berkeley and the MWF
404 Not Found http://m.berkeley.edu Launched: March 2011
Im plem enting UC Berkeley’s Mobile Strategy
https://wikihub.berkeley.edu/display/itac/UC+Berkeley+Campus+Mobile+Strategy
Power to the People!
10 Apps in 3 days…
UC San Diego em braces MWF
http://mwf.ucla.edu/edu11/mwrs
Summer 2009 iPhone app Winter 2010 New Mobile Strategy Evaluation & Selection Spring 2011 m.ucsd.edu Spring 2011 Self‐service tools, decorators, governance Spring 2011 ‐ present Proliferation of mobile apps!
Student Affairs Libraries
ulted 7 pus IT
ated 7 g Mobile eworks
UCSF: A Unifying Experience
20 12 MWF Conference
– Educational and student rates – Special invitation to CSU’s and California CC’s
– MWF development and architecture – MWF as a platform for research and mHealth
MWF Crowd Sourcing Contests
– Host an MWF training Seminar – Submission eligibility: demonstrate value of MWF
– Defined eligibility, then use a Random drawing
MWF Conference - 8 Apps
UCLA MWF Student Contest
held on 11/28
to create app
disqualified
drawing
6 Student MWF Contest Apps
MWF 1.3 Roadm ap
MWF 1.4 Roadm ap
Mobile Web Response System
– Geo‐distributed classes – Online ‐ Synchronous Office Hours
students is significant
MWF App (store) Environm ent
Apps from Community instances
– Federated Model – Apps Vetted by each Institution – Need Mobile Web App Standards for this to work – Multiple frameworks working together ?
Registry
Vision: MWF Com m unity Apps
Scandinavian flash cards Generic flashcard app Student Created Study tools Cool places to Study Great Restaurants nearby Garbage Watch Cool Research Opportunities Best TA Review Session German Flash Cards Calculus Study Tips Best International Experiences UCSD Housing Guide Wellness Activities Garbage Watch LOSE your freshman 15 Finding a Mentor How to get a summer job Generic flashcard app Student Created Study tools Local Internships San Francisco Hangouts Garbage Watch Cool Research Opportunities Best TA Review SessionEducause ACTI – MWF Working Group
How to Get Involved:
Main website: http://mwf.ucla.edu Get the Source: https://github.com/ucla/mwf/wiki/ Join the List serve: click here
(http://lists.ucla.edu/cgi‐bin/mailman/listinfo/mwf)
Attend the MWF Conference in Sept 5th – 7th
MWF App Environment vision – ph2
Current Affairs Lang conv Ethics
UCLA Mobile UCSD UC Berkeley UCI UCR UC Santa Barbara UCSF
UCLA Mobile – Google Analytics
The Approach: Native vs. Web
– Con: Lack of cross‐platform portability – Pro: Commonly have robust APIs and features – Con: Central architecture and distribution
– Pro: High portability among comparable browsers – Con: Apparent lack of deep features and APIs – Pro: More flexible with architecture and distribution – Pro: Maintenance of application significantly lower