Archive for the ‘Web Team’ Category

The registration deadline for Web Redesign Boot Camp Webinars has been postponed to this Friday (April 17) at 9PM ET

April 13th, 2009 Karine Joly No Comments

If 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, […]

Is there a web redesign project in your future? Register for Website Redesign Boot Camp on April 21-23, 2009

March 24th, 2009 Karine Joly No Comments

Website redesigns can be very, very scary projects. People don’t like change, especially on “their” homepage. That’s why you should prepare as much as possible before jumping into a website redesign (whether it’s for a university, college, department or even an office). You can find some tips in a column I wrote for University Business […]

1-1-1 Express Book Review: The eduStyle Guide to Usable Higher Ed Homepage Design by Stewart, Cody and Andy Foss

March 6th, 2009 Karine Joly 2 Comments

First, let me start with a disclaimer: I’ve just received and browsed my electronic review copy of The eduStyle Guide to Usable Higher Ed Homepage Design (email arrived a bit before 6AM this morning). I knew it was supposed to be released any day now, but I had no clue when it would hit my […]

Higher Ed TV: “Website Audit” Edition by Nick DeNardis from EduCheckup

October 21st, 2008 Karine Joly No Comments

If you’ve read my last UB column — “It’s the Community, Stupid!” — you know my take on how to develop thriving online communities and how important it is to empower what I called “super users,” your most engaged community members. Here’s a real-life example of what this type of members can do for your […]

Around the (Higher Ed) World in 4 Questions: Brian Kelly, UK Web Focus at UKOLN

September 5th, 2008 Karine Joly No Comments

Even if we (I?) tend to focus on our little corner of the higher ed Web on a daily basis, that world is flat too. That’s why I’ve recently decided to open more this blog to initiatives, news and happenings taking place all around the world and not just in the US and Canada. Without […]

Looking for a new job in higher ed? Receive the latest job postings via Twitter, RSS, Email and the Web

August 28th, 2008 Karine Joly No Comments

I’ve taken some time this afternoon to set up something that is going to simplify your life if you’re actively looking for a new position in higher ed or just want to make sure you won’t miss your dream job one day. As you might know, I launched in early July a free job board, […]

Writing a Facebook Application in 5 days is hard. Can you help the University of Bath Web Services team?

August 20th, 2008 Karine Joly 3 Comments

The University of Bath Web Services team didn’t expressively request any help, but if any higher ed web developer can provide some tips, it looks like it would be more than welcome as Phil Wilson hints in this blog post: So, two days in, and dealing with FBML, the Facebook API and the low quality […]

Are you hiring? Post your higher ed job ad for free at www.higheredexperts.com/jobs

July 4th, 2008 Karine Joly 3 Comments

Happy Independence Day to my readers in the US! If you’re looking for independence, a new job (or a new skilled team member) might be the way to go (I know that’s kind of a lame transition). It’s been a few months since I decided to work on a better solution than the Higher Ed […]

Higher Ed Experts Update: The registration deadline for the “911 Website” webinar has been postponed to Friday May 2, 2008 at 9PM ET.

April 29th, 2008 Karine Joly No Comments

This morning, I received two emails asking if it was still possible to register for the May 7 webinar about crisis/emergency websites presented by Mike Dame from Virginia Tech (the initial registration deadline was yesterday). As a result, I decided to postpone the registration deadline until this Friday (May 2) at 9PM ET. If you […]

Today Virginia Tech remembers – so does its website

April 16th, 2008 Karine Joly 2 Comments

At Virginia Tech, Mike Dame and his team have been working on this day of remembrance on the Web for a while and the result is another beautiful piece of Web design on the homepage: A dedicated website has also been created for the event at www.remembrance.vt.edu: . This is how Virginia Tech remembers, how […]

Higher Ed Experts Update: The registration deadline for the Website Redesign Boot Camp webinar series has been postponed to Thursday February 14, 2008 at 8PM ET.

February 12th, 2008 Karine Joly No Comments

This morning, I received a few emails asking if it was still possible to register for the February 19-21 webinar series about website redesign (the initial registration deadline was yesterday). As a result, I decided to postpone the registration deadline until this Thursday (Feb 14) at 8PM ET – hey, the perfect gift for your […]

Want to learn what it takes to build a Facebook application to engage students? Sign up for “Facebook Applications 101 and Beyond”, a 3-webinar series on March 4-6, 2008

February 6th, 2008 Karine Joly No Comments

I’ve just filled out an online survey from Jupiter Research about online social marketing with lots of questions about blogs, social networking websites, facebook widgets (or applications as they are called by facebook) and the likes. While more and more big brands are starting to engage their target audiences on facebook via these applications, only […]

3 questions to John Strubel, Web developer at Charleston Southern University, from eduDesigners.com

February 5th, 2008 Karine Joly No Comments

As I mentioned in a previous post about new initiatives in the higher ed designer community, John Strubel, Higher Ed Experts member and Web developer at Charleston Southern University, has been working very hard on a new website targeted to university web designers: eduDesigners.com. I’ve been watching the site developed over the past couple of […]

Live from the Higher Ed Blogosphere: New ideas, new blogs & new projects in the higher ed design community

February 1st, 2008 Karine Joly 3 Comments

I don’t know if this is due to something in the water (or in the air), but the higher ed web community is bubbling with great new initiatives. Here’s a quick list of what’s going on. Andy Shaindlin who blogs at Alumni Futures wants to encourage you to brainstorm new ideas to improve higher ed […]

Portal 2008 at Gettysburg College: Mark your calendar and submit a proposal

January 25th, 2008 Karine Joly No Comments

I meant to write about this conference earlier this month, but things have really been crazy. The Portal 2008 Conference will take place at Gettysburg College on June 3-6, 2008. And, this year it’s all going to be about measurement and assessment as explained in the official announcement about the conference: While very few documented […]

Lessons learned from an emergency web drill at Winona State University

January 17th, 2008 Karine Joly No Comments

Since the Virginia Tech Tragedy, higher ed institutions all over the US, Canada and even Australia have been revisiting their emergency preparedness and crisis communication plans. While planning is very important, a plan is as good as its testing. That’s why many institutions went through emergency drills and other tests lately. Back in September 2007, […]