Archive for the ‘Higher Ed Experts’ Category

HighEdWebDev 2007: That’s a wrap!

What a great conference! This was the first time I managed to attend (and present at) HighEdWebDev in Rochester, and this was really time and money well spent. The organizers did a great job at planning and organizing the whole event (although a lapel microphone would have been a great addition for the “soft-spoken” presenters […]

HighEdWebDev 2007: Meet the (guest) bloggers!

Several weeks ago, I asked if a few of you would blog some of the sessions they plan to attend at HighEdWebDev in Rochester next week (starting Monday, actually) and Iâ€™m happy to report that 4 fine higher ed professionals have answered my call. This year, I’m going to Rochester to present, network, meet potential […]

Higher Ed Experts Update: The registration deadline for Social Networking Websites Week, the 5-webinar series has been postponed to Thursday September 27, 2007 at 1PM ET.

After the registration deadline expired yesterday evening, I received a few emails asking if I could give people a bit more time to register for the October 1-5 webinar series about social networking websites: Social Networking Websites Week – All You Ever Wanted to Know about MySpace, Facebook and Co: October 1-5 2007 Social networking […]

Trying to find out if/how your institution should use Facebook, MySpace or its own social networking application? Register by Monday for Social Networking Websites Week

I’ve already posted a couple of times about “Social Networking Websites Week – All You Ever Wanted to Know about MySpace, Facebook and Co,” a 5-webinar series scheduled on October 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 (with the 50% discount for HEE members, the total price for the webinars is just $250 – more information […]

Find out about the state of print and electronic publications in more than 200 institutions

Last July, I launched an online survey about the state of print and electronic publications in higher education to help me with two projects of mine: my column scheduled for the October issue of University Business a study I conducted for a big public university over the summer. When I asked you to take part […]

3 questions to a higher ed blogger: Andrew Shaindlin, Executive Director of the Caltech Alumni Association from “Alumni Futures”

Executive Director at the Caltech Alumni Association, Andrew Shaindlin has been blogging at Alumni Futures since last February, but managed to make my list of 5 bloggers that make me think last May by posting regularly well-researched, well-written posts targeted to alumni professionals. 1) Why did you decide to start your blog Alumni Futures in […]

Higher Ed Experts Update: Stats and facts on how admissions offices use social media

I’m glad to introduce the first event of a new series called “30 minutes with a Higher Ed Expert.” The plan is to try to schedule one of those free online events per month. As regular readers might know I signed a yearly contract with WebEx for Higher Ed Experts, and I thought it would […]

Higher Ed Experts Update: The registration deadline for the online video webinar series has been postponed to Thursday September 6, 2007 at 8PM ET.

During this long Labor Day weekend I got a few emails asking if it was still possible to register for the September 11-13 webinar series about online videos (the initial registration deadline was Sept. 1st). As a result, I decided to postpone the registration deadline until this Thursday (Sept. 6) at 8PM ET. If you […]

Need help to launch your online video initiative this Fall (or later)? Register by Friday for “Lights, Camera, Action – How to Add Online Videos to Your Marketing Mix”

I’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 […]

Higher Ed Experts Update: Fred Stutzman quoted in this week’s cover story of Newsweek, “Facebook Grows Up”

After 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: doâ€™s and donâ€™tâ€™s for higher ed institutions exploring the new social […]

Forget about US News & World Report! Here are Higher Ed Experts’ College Rankings ;-)

But, 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 […]

“I-can-get-my-institution-to-the-top” Challenge Update: Top 40 of Higher Ed Experts’ College Preliminary Rankings

A 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 […]

August 2007 University Business column: “Lights, Camera, YouTube, Action!”

My 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! Donâ€™t forget to subscribe to this blog via RSS or email. You might also be interested in an upcoming 3-webinar series […]

Take the Higher Ed Experts’ “I-can-get-my-institution-to-the-top” Challenge!

So, 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!