Archive for the ‘Higher Ed Experts’ Category

Higher Ed Experts Update: The registration deadline for the “Beyond YouTube” webinar has been postponed to Friday September 19, 2008 at 9PM ET

September 16th, 2008 Karine Joly No Comments

Last night, I received an email asking if it was still possible to register for (I guess, people are getting used to my flexibility when it comes to registration deadlines ;-) next week’s webinar: “Beyond YouTube” (the initial registration deadline was yesterday 9PM). As a result, I decided to postpone the registration deadline until this […]

Top higher ed conferences and events for the remaining of 2008

September 9th, 2008 Karine Joly No Comments

Some of you might know it already, but I’ve been maintaining the calendar of higher ed conferences and events for a few months now. It’s a Google calendar that I update on a regular basis. A quick glance at the rest of 2008 on this calendar has revealed many interesting events, so I thought I […]

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, […]

Need help to host and promote your online videos? Register for “Beyond YouTube,” the Sep 24 webinar presented by Mike Richwalsky from Allegheny College

August 20th, 2008 Karine Joly No Comments

These past few weeks, I’ve seen many questions around branded YouTube channels (via the non-profit or the partner program) as well as the frustration building up in the higher community around the lack of transparency surrounding YouTube’s decision to decline either status to some institutions. YouTube – Partner Program I’ve been thinking about writing an […]

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 “Stop the Presses” has been postponed to Friday June 20, 2008 at 9PM ET.

June 17th, 2008 Karine Joly No Comments

Last night, I received a couple of emails asking if it was still possible to register for (there’s definitely a pattern going on, here) next week’s webinar series: Stop the Presses (the initial registration deadline was yesterday 9PM). As a result, I decided to postpone the registration deadline until this Friday (June 20) at 9PM […]

Higher Ed Magazines: Gone Digital, Going Paperless?

June 12th, 2008 Karine Joly No Comments

My third UB column for 2008 is now available in the June issue as well as online: “Magazines: Gone Digital, Going Paperless?” You’ll find in this column 4 tips from several of your peers (including Karl Bates from Duke University and Bonny Griffith from Ithaca College) to get you started. With the help of this […]

Get the report about the state of advertising and sponsorship in print and electronic higher ed publications

June 3rd, 2008 Karine Joly No Comments

Some of you might remember that a few weeks ago I conducted an online survey to find out if and how paid advertising and sponsorship are used in magazines and newsletters published by universities and colleges. A total of 110 professionals working in institutions representing more than 1.5 million students completed this online survey between […]

Should institutions keep printing Alumni Magazines?

June 2nd, 2008 Karine Joly 5 Comments

Chances are you’ve already read this article published today in the New York Times: College Alumni Magazines Struggle to Compete With Facebook. The article written by Cate Doty doesn’t provide any breaking news as higher ed blogger D.W. noted in her post published earlier today: News of the Obvious: Younger Alumni Turn to Facebook Versus […]

Planning to go digital with your magazine/newsletter (or wish you would)? Sign up for “Stop the Presses”, a 3-webinar series on June 24-26

May 12th, 2008 Karine Joly No Comments

I’ve been working on this new webinar series for some time now. That’s why I’m very pleased today to announce that registration is now opened for “Stop the Presses: Why and how to go digital with your magazine or newsletter” at www.higheredexperts.com/stopthepresses This series taking place on June 24, 25 and 26 has a great […]

How to transfer your Facebook group members to your Facebook page

May 9th, 2008 Karine Joly 23 Comments

UPDATE: Facebook doesn’t support anymore the process described in this post. Sorry :( As you probably know if you’ve been reading this blog for some time, Facebook pages have been a late addition to the feature list of the social networking website. Last November, Facebook pages were launched as a way to provide businesses, brands, […]

Higher Ed Conference Update: Portal 2008, EduComm, EduWeb and HighEdWeb

May 5th, 2008 Karine Joly 4 Comments

I don’t know about you, but there is so much going on lately that it’s really difficult to keep track of everything. So, here’s a quick update of what you need to keep in mind if you’re thinking about attending a conference or another professional development event. Portal 2008 at Gettysburg College, PA – June […]

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 […]

Interested in the state of paid advertising in print and electronic publications from higher ed institutions? Take the online survey now to receive the results with an executive summary highlighting best practices!

April 22nd, 2008 Karine Joly No Comments

I’ve put together a short online survey to find out if and how paid advertising and sponsorship are used in magazines and newsletters published by universities and colleges. The results of this survey will be used for a study I’m conducting on this topic and a future article. This online survey should take you 3 […]

It’s 2008 – almost a year after the Virginia Tech Tragedy: Is Your 911 Website Ready?

April 4th, 2008 Karine Joly No Comments

My second UB column for 2008 is now available in the April issue as well as online: “It’s 2008: Is Your 911 Website Ready?” When I wrote this article, my goal was to give you a good piece of third-party validation (hey, you can even print the article so it looks like it was xeroxed […]

Celebrate Higher Ed Experts’ first anniversary with the Pick-and-Choose Webinar Series

April 2nd, 2008 Karine Joly No Comments

Higher Ed Experts was officially launched on April 23, 2007. It was supposed to go live on April 17, but it just didn’t feel right to do it as scheduled after the tragedy that stroke Virginia Tech. As you can imagine, I had many sleepless nights in April 2007 working on the launch of this […]