Over the past few months, a lot has been written about freshmen blogs initiated by higher ed admission offices to give prospective students a taste of the college experience at their institutions. Whether they are maintained by individual bloggers or group of blogging students, these blogs can provide real insights on the freshman experience while […]
Archive for 2005
Top 10 must-read blog posts for Web professionals on collegewebeditor.com in 2005
As promised earlier, below is the third “recommended reading list” I’ve prepared for my “Best of 2005” series. So, after higher ed executives and marketing/PR/ communication professionals, it’s the turn of Web professionals with these 10 must-read posts published on collegewebeditor.com in 2005. Higher Ed Web Pro Files: 15 interviews with great insights from your […]
Top 10 must-read blog posts for PR & Marketing professionals on collegewebeditor.com in 2005
As announced earlier this week in “Top 10 most popular blog posts on collegewebeditor.com in 2005,” I’ve prepared this selection of my 10 most interesting posts for anybody working in higher ed marketing, PR or communications: Live from Salisbury’s Web Communications and Strategies Conference: Where does marketing fail in colleges and universities? Public Relations: Make […]
Top 10 must-read blog posts for Higher Ed Executives on collegewebeditor.com in 2005
When I launched collegewebeditor.com last February, my plan was really to blog for Web professionals as well as people in charge of Web marketing, PR or communication. With this specific audience in mind, I’ve written a few posts intended to be shared with executives. Lately, I’ve realized that several higher ed executives (a few department/service […]
2005 Readers’ Survey: answer 10 simple questions to get a chance to win a US$ 30 gift certificate from iTunes or Amazon
So, here’s the deal: if you answer 10 very simple questions related to the way you use this blog, you’ll get a chance to win a $30 gift certificate (I would love to give such a certificate to anyone taking this survey, but let’s be frank – all my Google Ads earnings since I started […]
Top 10 most popular blog posts on collegewebeditor.com in 2005
‘Tis the time to be jolly, but also for the traditional “best of the year” features in mainstream media and the blogosphere. So, let’s start today with the most viewed (and hopefully read) posts in 2005 on collegewebeditor.com. I’ve also planned to publish 3 other lists of the top 10 must-read posts for Web professionals, […]
2 examples of student group blogs used by higher ed admission offices
As you know, a lot of admission offices in universities and colleges across the country (and probably the world) have started to use blogs maintained by current students to give to high school students a preview of the college experience at their institutions. At Ball State University and other institutions, admission offices recruited a few […]
Interview: Mark Greenfield, University at Buffalo’s Director of Web Services
Director of Web Services for UB (State University of New York), Mark Greenfield has had the chance to witness the birth and the development of the Web in higher education. He reports to the Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and manage a Web team with its own blog. Mark is responsible for […]
Duke University is blogging its website redesign
Following in the footsteps of others institutions such as Cornell University and the Ohio State University, Duke University has been blogging its website redesign for almost three months as initially announced in this post published on September 27, 2005: “Duke is redesigning its home page. The Office of News and Communications, which is leading the […]
The University of Alabama swaps iTunes for targeted prospective students’ email addresses
Friends are very precious, but iPods can be ferocious. Even if a 99-cent song doesn’t seem to be such a big deal, feeding the small digital beast can become a costly habit, especially on a college student’s budget. The people in charge of student recruitment at the University of Alabama have not only realized it […]
Iowa State University promotes its language programs with podcasts
Information about academic programs ranks very high in what high school students are looking for on a college/university website. This is why the podcasts produced by the department of foreign languages and literatures at Iowa State University are a very, very good idea. As announced in an article titled “Podcasts are being used to bring […]
Got something interesting to share about RSS, blogs, wikis and other Web 2.0 applications? Submit a presentation proposal to HigherEd BlogCon by January 31, 2006
As announced last month in a previous post, the first higher ed online conference about the so-called Web 2.0 technologies (blogs, wikis, podcasts, vodcasts, etc.) will take place in April 2006 on a computer sitting on your desk. You won’t need to submit a budget request to attend this conference (isn’t it nice?), but that […]
Educate your director, VP or president about why your institution should podcast
In a previous post titled “How to educate your director, VP or president about Podcasting”, I pointed you to a few articles about podcasting and its use in higher education to help introduce the notion to your manager. If you were able to pick his/her interest with these links, you might want to push a […]
NJ HigherEd Webmasters Association: new executive committee, website and by-laws
If you’re a regular, you might remember that I posted a couple of times about this initiative in New Jersey. The NJ Higher Ed Webmaster Association is now a reality with by-laws, an elected executive committee and a new website. Initiated by Tryon Eggleston of Bloomfield College (now working as a Web Specialist at Drew […]
3 questions to a higher ed blogger: Dean Dad, a dean blogging anonymously at “Confessions of a Community College Dean”
“Dean Dad” is the pseudonym used by a dean who has been blogging anonymously at “Confessions of a Community College Dean” since June 2004. I’ve already told you to check out his blog as it really offers interesting insights. Dean Dad has also recently written a very good piece for Inside Higher Ed titled “Deaning […]
Educate your VP or President with this Business Week’s primer on social networking websites
I’ve already posted about the online social networking phenomenon that has taken such a big place in our students’ life. However, an article published by the good old mainstream media will probably have more resonance with your boss and your stakeholder. If you want to educate your director, VP or president about this topic, Business […]
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