Timeline of Management Theories

Prior to Semester

1. Outline your timeline on a piece of paper or in a Word document before building it online to see any gaps

2. Decide on the multimedia resources, for example, Tiki-Toki (A) or Timeline JS (B) which are user friendly and also create beautiful and engaging outputs

1. Tiki-Toki (http://www.tiki-toki.com/)

3. Tiki-Toki is a web-based timeline tool that requires you to set up a free account

4. Select the wizard to set up the parameters for the timeline. The wizard will ask for:

• A name

• A start date and end date

• A starting image

• And a background image

5. Select one of the built-in images and give credit for the image you are using

6. Once you have set up the initial timeline, go to the main interface, where you will be able to:

• add more stories

• add colour-coded categories which are displayed at the bottom of your timeline

• control all the timeline setting

• export your timeline to a spreadsheet or a pdf

7. Add all the details, including image, video or infographic

8. Continue to do this for all the events you want to include.

With a free account, you cannot embed the timeline in your Blackboard course. However, you can incorporate a timeline in your PowerPoint presentations (http://www.tiki-toki.com/blog/entry/embed-powerpoint/), using a plug-in called LiveWeb.

2. Timeline JS by Knight Lab

Timeline JS  (http://timeline.knightlab.com/), as a tool, is freely available with an open source code and it can, if necessary, be hosted by RMIT University. It has a beautiful engaging inteface. It doesn’t require a sign up. And finally, if you can use Google spreadsheets, you can use Timeline.

Setting up the timeline

9. Create a Google spreadsheet based on the TimelineJS

10. Click Use this Template which will make a copy in your RMIT Google account

11. Publish the spreadsheet to the web by using the Share options. Ensure that you check “Automatically republish when changes are made.” Uncheck all other boxes.

12. Click “start publishing.” This will give you the URL to embed in your HTML file.

13. Copy the spreadsheet URL into the text box at http://timeline.knightlab.com

14. Copy the embed code that is generated for you, into the content area in Blackboard where you would like to display the timeline

15. Anytime you find new resources to add, just add them to your Google spreadsheet and the timeline will automatically update. It is a dynamic artefact that you can build over time.

EXTENSION

Ask students to create a timeline, either as an individual or as a group. The timeline can be used for an assessment task; used in a reflective journal or a discussion area for peer review.