What is Alliance?
Alliance is your ANU virtual web space. All ANU staff and students are able to set up their own private virtual webspace which they can use to store their work and communicate with others - either inside or outside the ANU. Alliance is a web-based, password-protected site where you can access and share your documents in any format, including MS Word, send group emails, discuss/chat/blog from anywhere in the world - you just need an internet connection! You don't need to know anything about making a website.
What does Alliance offer?
Alliance is a way to build your own or collaborative online work environment - you can add as many or as few "tools" as you want from the list of Features. Features include: resources (a space to build your individual or group library of Word, webpages, pdf etc. documents), group calendar, announcements, wiki, blog, discussion board, chat, podcasts and more.
Using Alliance http://alliance.anu.edu.au
First, go to the Alliance site and have a look at the Features to see what "tools" are available in Alliance and what they can do for you. Then, log in using your ANU Uni ID and Horus/ISIS password. Your Alliance MyWorkspace is already set up for you. Setting up group or project sites is easy - login, click on Worksite Setup, click New. You can set up multiple Alliance sites, each with a different group of people. You can join other people's sites or ask them to join one or more of your sites. Alliance sites can be public (anyone can join) or private (invitation only).
How can you use Alliance?