Delve
Delve looks useful. I don’t know what it is exactly but it’s only viewable to University of Brighton students. I thought it was just a profile page but when I looked for some articles about it I saw that you can see what people you are following are up to. My Delve page is pretty empty – probably due to my friends/classmates not using Sharepoint or OneNote often. The only people who I ever see activity for are members of the Elearning team.
I don’t like the inability to edit the layout of the page – I can change the background image but that’s all. As it currently stands, I would prefer if it was a basic layout like Mysite (more detail below).
I just use it as a profile page, at the moment (because no other content is being recommended to me). If you were to use it like a profile page, you could put all the usual information like contact details, interests, skills and previous projects you worked on.
In the edit page mode you have the option to change your newsfeed settings. This seems like a odd place to have this option.
I think Delve would be more enjoyable to use on an app (I can only see it available to use on iOS and Android). And, from what I’ve read/seen, it appears to get more interesting when you follow other people who use it. I’d love to collaborate with more users. I think it would be great for project work. Now I just need to find like-minded Delve enthusiasts…
More information about Delve is available on the Office website products.office.com/en-us/business/explore-office-delve
| Mysite is not aimed at students – so much so, that you cannot even login on the main page. There is only a couple of places and things you can do with it. But it does have it’s uses.
You have a basic profile that you can update. I have a link to my profile in my email signature, the reason I use it is because it is accessible to both staff and students. I update my interests and skills on it. I also use the contacts function because I can add both staff and students. |