Archive for August, 2007
Reader and HEE member Elliot Lopez, Project Manager for University Communications at UC Davis, has beaten me to the punch with his online survey about Web CMS in higher ed. This was indeed on my to-do list for September ;-) Anybody contemplating a CMS selection and implementation in higher education will kill for some fresh data about Web CMS's. Thanks to Elliot you won't have to cross that line (and I won't have to do the survey myself). Just take his online survey before the end of the day this Friday, August 31st. More than 60 people have already taken the survey while...
Read MoreI've already posted a couple of times about this 3-webinar series about online videos scheduled on September 11, 12 and 13 (with the 50% discount for HEE members, the total price for the webinars is just $150 - more information is available at www.higheredexperts.com/onlinevideos) I designed for Higher Ed Experts, so this is just a quick reminder of the registration deadline. Registration will close on September 1st at 8 PM ET (but since this is a Saturday, you might as well pick this Friday as the last day to register). If you plan to attend, you can register online. Don't forget...
Read MoreLately, I've read more and more negative comments about SecondLife. Many inside and outside of higher education have questioned the return on investment of SL campuses for universities and colleges as Jeff Young from the Chronicle of Higher Ed wrote a few days ago in the Campus Wired Blog: More than 100 colleges have set up some kind of presence in Second Life, according to officials at Linden Lab, the company that runs the environment. But are those campuses attracting enough visitors to make the investments worth it? Earlier this year we published an article and a video tour of Case...
Read MoreJust do like today's teens... "Nearly two-thirds of the young people surveyed said they think that the Internet, instant messaging, cell phones and other technologies make people happier, and 61% said those things make them feel closer to their family," said eMarketer senior analyst Debra Aho Williamson. But, the relationships between teenagers/young adults and technology go even further than happiness: life. As shown on this graph published by eMarketer yesterday in "Internet Keeps Young People Upbeat" Conducted by Knowledge Networks in April 2007, this MTV-Associated Press study hasn't uncovered any ground-breaking trends, but it's always nice to be able to use some fresh...
Read MoreAfter interviewing Fred Stutzman for my UB column about social networking websites, I invited him to present the first session of Social Networking Websites Week, the 5-webinar series I designed for Higher Ed Experts: October 1st, 2007 1PM-2PM ET Visa for MySpace and Facebook: do’s and don’t’s for higher ed institutions exploring the new social networking frontier Fred Stutzman, a facebook and social networking expert working on his Ph.D. at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's School of Information and Library Science, will provide an introduction to the unwritten rules of these popular social networking websites. He will also discuss the...
Read MoreInteractive Recruitment Manager at Norwich University, Karlyn Morissette might be a new comer to the flourishing higher ed blogosphere, but she has been blogging about other topics for a while. She shares ideas and opinions along with a few rants at "Interactive Recruiting." 1) Why did you decide to blog about interactive recruiting in the first place? Can you tell us a bit more about your experience with blogging? I started my blog primarily as a way to make mental notes for myself during the work day as I was preparing my presentation for eduWeb. I wasn't sure if anyone would read...
Read MoreBut, first let me start with an important and necessary disclaimer: HEE college rankings shouldn't be taken seriously. If you read these lines and you are looking for a way to find the right college, the US News issue about Best Colleges in America is definitely better suited for your eyes. Don't think I need the disclaimer, my dear readers? Well, think again. Yesterday, we went very close to what I would call a delicate situation during an email exchange I had with a Senior Research Analyst from a well-known expert, independent nonprofit organization "whose mission is to work for a fair, just,...
Read MoreI've already written about college presidents who blogged. I even interviewed Michael Crow, ASU president, when he started his blog: The President Post. However, this is the first time I stumbled upon a president vlogging (or video blogging) on YouTube... and Dickinson College's President Durden does a pretty good job at it in "Dickinson takes on U.S. News Ranking system." Posted Monday, the 6-minute video (probably a tiny bit too long) features President Durden in his office explaining us his "distaste" with the US News and World Report College Ranking system. The topic is timely, and the president dressed casually almost looks...
Read MoreA couple of weeks ago, I launched a new breed of college rankings: Higher Ed Experts' College Rankings. While I can't reveal if my ultimate goal is to compete with US News & World Report ;-0, I can confirm that the HEE College Rankings will be published this Friday - the day the magazine's list will be released. You still have a few hours (about 30 or so) to try to bump up your institution's rank before the final results are announced on this blog on August 17. So, take the "I-can-get-my-institution-to-the-top" challenge: tell all your colleagues...
Read MoreWell, the official switch to the new redesign is scheduled for tomorrow, but Jason Simon, Director of Creative Services at NC State University, sent an email to share the good news. I wanted to make you aware because it encompasses a lot of the things you have been talking about lately. In particular, we have gone to great strides to build university-wide support (not an easy thing to do at a public university with 31,900 students). We have also really made an effort to use video throughout the site, using Flash video with closed-captioning from XML files. We're also hoping that over...
Read MoreWeb designer at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Drew Stephens was one of my guest bloggers at EduWeb in Baltimore last month. Since his blog, "College Web Guy," showed up on my technorati radar a couple of months ago, I enjoyed his great posts. I even gave Drew a few tips to help him reach blogging bliss ;-) 1) Why did you decide to blog in the first place? Can you tell us a bit more about your experience with blogging? All too often I'll compose lengthy emails to co-workers, not only recapping work that has been completed, but...
Read MoreMy fourth UB column for 2007 is now available in the August issue as well as online: "Lights, Camera, YouTube, Action!" If you are a University Business reader who has just discovered collegewebeditor.com, welcome! Don’t forget to subscribe to this blog via RSS or email. You might also be interested in an upcoming 3-webinar series I designed to help you get started with online videos. More information about this professional development online series priced at only $150 and scheduled September 11-13 can be found at www.higheredexperts.com/onlinevideos If you have any questions or feedback about the blog or the column, feel free...
Read MoreIt looks like The University of South Carolina Aiken has given the keys to some of its current students to produce a very good series of YouTube videos. I don't plan to attend college soon, but I got hooked watching the first 4 episodes of "CSI at USC Aiken" - aka College Scene Investigation - in a row. I'm a fan of the original TV show, but I thought the idea behind these YouTube videos (somebody has just kidnapped the homecoming queen, and the CSI agents are investigating the college scene to meet the demands of the kidnapper) is really clever as...
Read MoreSo, it's Friday, and I got one of those crazy ideas after posting Higher Ed Experts' Preliminary College Rankings this morning. Find out more about the challenge by watching this 37-second video (more like a slide show with music, actually) I've just put togehter: Let's have some fun for a change!
While many of us are waiting for the results of the beauty contest the US News and World Report college rankings to be published later this month, I thought you might be interested in the Higher Ed Experts' Preliminary College Rankings: Top 27 institutions Tidewater Community College (19) Duke University (8) Penn State University (7) Georgetown University (6) Clemson University (4) Harvard University (4) Johnson & Wales University (4) Oregon State University (4) Texas Tech University (4) UNC-Chapel Hill (4) University of Kentucky (4) University of Michigan-Dearborn (4) Alfred University (3) American University (3) Auburn University (3) Concordia University (3) DePaul University (3) HEC Montreal (3) Louisiana State University (3) Michigan State University (3) Rutgers University (3) University of Alberta...
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