Archive for April, 2009
UPDATE: Register for our next Web Writing Boot Camp (Dec 6-8, 2011) at www.higheredexperts.com/webwriting Oops, I did it again ;-) I got a last-minute request yesterday for somebody who wanted to get in this webinar series, and I've decided to give you a bit more time. I'm postponing the registration deadline for next week's webinar series: Writing Right for the Web (May 5 and 6) to this Friday (May 1st) at 1PM ET. For more info and to register, you can visit www.higheredexperts.com/writingright This series features 2 speakers who have mastered the art and craft of Web writing: Tim Nektriz from SUNY Oswego...
Read MoreI stumbled upon this YouTube blockbuster, the Science of Watchmen, just 2 days ago as I was browsing YouTube EDU. It's not the most viewed university video of all time (Randy Pausch's Last Lecture from Carnegie Mellon is with more than 9.5 million views), but this YouTube video produced by the University of Minnesota has really achieved a big success in terms of viewership with more than 1.5 million views since it was posted on February 24, 2009 - just 2 months ago today. After a quick look at the YouTube channel of the University of Minnesota, I noticed that it included...
Read MoreI can't believe it's been 2 years since I launched Higher Ed Experts, my professional development venture. It's been a great ride with a good number of highs (including Mike Dame's presentation about the Virginia Tech Tragedy and the $4300 we were able to raise for the Hokie Fund - I released Mike's webinar for free last week) and a couple of lows (The free inaugural webinar in June 2007 with Dr. Michael Wesch and James Todd from Duke University that ended up being a big technical disaster and led me to change web conferencing provider - for the best since...
Read MoreAs you might know, I conducted an online survey a couple of months ago to assess the state of print and electronic publications in higher ed. This was an updated version of a previous survey I did in the summer of 2007. A total of 198 professionals working in institutions representing more than 2.3 million students completed this survey from January 29 to February 17, 2009. The survey was completed by people working in marketing/communications (66%), web (7%) and other offices. 38% of the respondents indicated working in private non-profit 4-year colleges, 42% in 4-year public colleges and 6% in public 2-year colleges....
Read MoreThe registration deadline for the "Writing Right for the Web" 2-webinar series scheduled on May 5 and 6, 2009 is now approaching fast. For more info and to register, you can visit www.higheredexperts.com/writingright This series features 2 speakers who have mastered the art and craft of Web writing: Tim Nektriz from SUNY Oswego and Mary Beth Kurilko from Philadelphia U (and former Temple University) May 5, 2009 - 1PM-2PM ET (rain date: May 12, 2009) Web Writing 360: How to write right for all the online media Tim Nekritz, Associate Director of Public Affairs at SUNY Oswego and Chief Content Editor of Oswego.edu, will explain...
Read MoreIt's been 2 years. I remember very clearly that day. I only learned about the tragedy around 11AM that morning. I was unplugged to work on a project, and it's just when I checked my email and the email listservs that I saw a message referring to something terrible going on at Virginia Tech. I checked VT website and decided to share the info and a screenshot with this blog's readers right away. There was no Twitter at that time, or more accurately it didn't have the following it now has. I can't stop thinking that if the microblogging platform had been...
Read MoreThe wait is over. I have the names of the 3 winners of the Edu Blogger Scholarship contest (the grand prize and the 2 lucky prizes). But, first I'd like to thank all the participants who took the time to submit an entry (and boo all the other higher ed bloggers who decided to pass on this opportunity ;-) It's been a very interesting experience to run this contest. I've learned a great deal about the higher ed blogosphere, the question of popularity (is it such a bad word?), life and beyond. Want to know who won? Just keep reading (you'll...
Read MoreYou might have heard that tomorrow (April 15, 2009) is the last day to nominate blogs for the eduStyle annual awards. This year again, I'm supporting the blog category of the awards. As I explained in a previous post, anybody can nominate blogs in the student and institutional categories by just following the instructions on this web page. For both categories, there will be 2 winners: the people's choice and the choice of a panel of judges (including yours truly). For the best higher ed blog award, it's even easier. You just need to fill out a simple online form with the name and...
Read MoreIf you're a regular of this blog, you know that I try to be as flexible as possible with registration deadlines for Higher Ed Experts webinar series. If I get a few requests to postpone the deadline a bit, I always try to accommodate people who want to sign up at the last minute. Well, I got a couple of those again last Thursday and decided to postpone the registration deadline of the upcoming Website Redesign Boot Camp Series (April 21, 22 and 23) for a week, until this Friday (April 17) at 9PM ET. If you have a big or small...
Read MoreTimes are tough for anybody working on print publications. With tighter budgets come more and more questions related to the costs and ROI of any printed pieces. Magazines are no exception. In this context, a bit of research never hurts - and can even help balance the need to streamline budgets while keeping readers and stakeholders happy. Dennis Smith, the managing editor of Innovate (Iowa State University College of Engineering) and Joan Slattery Wall, the editor of News in Engineering (The Ohio State University College of Engineering), have conducted a 13-question survey of their peers at the CASE-CUE listserv from March...
Read MoreMy third UB column for 2009 is now available in the April issue as well as online: "Web Redesign on a Dime: Tools, tips, and tricks to revamp or upgrade an institutional website."" In this article, I'm sharing a lot of really useful (and cheap) resources and tips for anybody planning or working on an in-house redesign. By the way, 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.
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