The registration deadline for Online Videos 360 Webinars has been postponed to this Friday (September 11) at 9PM ET

September 8th, 2009 Karine Joly No Comments

I’m postponing the registration deadline for next week’s webinar series: Online Videos 360 (September 15, 16 & 17) to this Friday (September 11) at 1PM ET.

For more info and to register, you can visit www.higheredexperts.com/onlinevideos360

This 3-webinar series will be presented by Mike Richwalsky (Allegheny College), Liz Giorgi (University of Minnesota) along with one of the biggest names in higher ed web accessibility, Glenda Sims, from the University of Texas at Austin.

“Online Videos 360” is a 3-webinar series intended to teach you how to improve your web videos to help you reach more viewers by making sure these videos are accessible to people with disabilities (and that – as a result – your institution comply with the law) but also by adopting an approach designed to increase their chances to go viral.

Better Online Videos 101: How to shoot, edit and host effective web videos
September 15, 2009 – 1PM-2PM ET (rain date: September 22nd, 2009)
Mike Richwalsky, Assistant Director of Public Affairs at Allegheny College, will put you on the fast track to produce and publish on the Web better videos by presenting best practices, resources and tips. He will share his 10-steps plan to help you create videos that get watched… on a budget.

ADA-Compliant Web Videos 101: How to produce and publish online videos accessible to people with disabilities
September 16, 2009, 1PM-2PM ET (Rain date: September 23, 2009)
Glenda Sims, Senior Systems Analyst at University of Texas at Austin and Co-Manager Web Standards Project will give you a crash course on the American Disability Act as well as the famous section 508 and will explain how they pertain to online videos. She will also share best practices, resources and tips to help you produce and publish online videos that will reach your target audiences without excluding anyone and thus risking a law suit for non-compliance.

September 17, 2009, 1PM-2PM ET (Rain date: September 24, 2009)
Going Viral With Your Video: How to produce and promote a YouTube hit
Elizabeth Giorgi, Web Communications Manager for the University of Minnesota News Service, will uncover the secret behind “The Science of Watchmen,” a 6-minute science video that scored more than 1.5 million views on YouTube between February and April 2009. She will also share best practices, tips and resources to help you engineer your next YouTube success.

Registered institutions include:

  • Penn State University
  • North Park University
  • Connecticut College
  • College of the North Atlantic
  • Queen’s University
  • West Chester University
  • Defiance College
  • Clarkson University
  • Indiana University
  • Upper Iowa University
  • Emory University
  • Oklahoma City Community College
  • Duke University
  • Tufts University
  • Imperial College London
  • Regent University School of Law

For more info and to register, you can visit www.higheredexperts.com/onlinevideos360

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