Archive for the ‘Higher Ed Experts’ Category

How Southeast Missouri State University built its mobile website with the higher ed mobile web open source platform

July 23rd, 2010 Karine Joly No Comments

Southeast Missouri State University launched its mobile website in January this year. When I heard the news I was very pleased because a team from SEMO had attended the Going Mobile Webinar Series in October 2009. A few months ago Thomas Marrone, Web Design & Support Manager at SEMO Marketing & University Relations emailed me […]

Get a chance to listen to the smartest academic in tech according to Fortune. Register for Dr. danah boyd’s master class by tomorrow!

July 12th, 2010 Karine Joly No Comments

I know this is a very long title for a short post, but what I can say… Last week Fortune released its list of the smartest people in tech in several categories. Dr danah boyd, who will present an online master class about the social media practices of young adults this Thursday for Higher Ed […]

Going mobile at your institution soon? Follow “Mobile in Higher Ed,” a new blog by WVU Dave Olsen

June 3rd, 2010 Karine Joly No Comments

I’m really excited to announce that Dave Olsen from WVU has finally decided to blog at Mobile in Higher Ed. Dave did a tour-de-force last summer by developing in 19 days WVU mobile website. Last year he used the MIT Mobile platform. He has kept modifying the platform ever since to make it easier to […]

Want to learn more about the social media practices of young adults? Register your institution for Dr. danah boyd’s Master Class on July 15

June 2nd, 2010 Karine Joly No Comments

With all the current buzz around the professional use of Twitter, Facebook or YouTube in admissions, alum offices or institutions at large, it’s hard to believe that social media has been around in higher ed for 5 years or so. While MySpace isn’t the talk of the (campus) town anymore, it played an important role […]

Usability Testing: Why invite your boss and VP to observe your next tests

June 1st, 2010 Karine Joly 1 Comment

Whether you’re working on a big redesign project or have embraced a more iterative redesign approach, usability testing should be considered as one of your web work cornerstones. I’m sure you’ve already read or heard that testing with only 5 users will provide you great insights to improve the usability of your website (Gosh, I […]

Higher Ed Experts Webinars: Web Writing Boot Camp, Going Mobile and Usability Testing 360 in May and June

April 7th, 2010 Karine Joly No Comments

I don’t know about you, but lately, I’ve struggled to get all the things on my to-do done. Mostly because my list is getting longer by the minute… While there’s a lot of pressure on your schedule, it has never been as important to make sure your skills are up-to-date as it is today. That’s […]

Want to use Drupal, WordPress or DotCMS as your next CMS? Register for “Open Source CMS Fair” Webinar Series by April 9!

March 15th, 2010 Karine Joly No Comments

Have you noticed how more and more institutions choose open source content management systems such as Drupal, WordPress or DotCMS to power their websites? The trend has been accelerating these past few months with several high profile redesigned websites such as Duke University and Bates College as well as other redesigns in process. With more […]

Top 5 speaking venues to share your expertise with the higher ed community

March 5th, 2010 Karine Joly 6 Comments

It’s “submit-your-proposal” season in higher ed with a few call for proposals recently launched or closing soon. If you’ve never presented at a conference, why not try this year? It would be nice to see new faces (nothing wrong with the regulars, of course) and hear new perspectives. I’ve compiled a list of the top […]

Register for Analytics 360 Webinars by March 5th at 7PM and Get Avinash Kaushik’s Web Analytics 2.0 Book for FREE!

February 24th, 2010 Karine Joly No Comments

Even if you just have a mild interest in Web Analytics, I’m pretty sure you’ve heard about Avinash Kaushik, the evangelist, guru and author who has taken this dark hard core discipline in the beautiful art of measuring results. Avinash’s second book about the topic, Web Analytics 2.0, was published 4 months ago. I’ve recently […]

To learn how to measure your social media, email and web initiatives, register for Analytics 360 by March 1st, 2010

February 15th, 2010 Karine Joly No Comments

I know you are now all asked to do a lot more with less money, time and staff members. I bet you are close to reaching the point where something got to give. You have probably realized that you cannot keep running to try to do everything – I did. So, how do you decide […]

Higher Ed 2010 Events and Conferences for Web, marketing and PR teams

January 28th, 2010 Karine Joly 7 Comments

You might not know it, but I maintain a Google calendar of higher ed events and conferences where I keep track of anything interesting for web and marketing teams. It’s a useful tool, but here’s a selection of the most interesting ones (as well as a recap of upcoming HEE webinars ;-) including highlights deadlines […]

Check out more than 400 higher ed websites with a single click

January 26th, 2010 Karine Joly 3 Comments

More than 500 redesigned were submitted to eduStyle as redesigns last year. That’s what discovered Stewart Foss, the driving force behind this web design gallery dedicated to higher ed websites, as he was working on his next webinar about higher ed redesign trends scheduled on February 16, 2010 (Registration is open until February 8, but […]

Register for Web Redesign Boot Camp Webinar Series by Feb 2nd, 2010 and get 4 extra webinars for free

January 19th, 2010 Karine Joly 1 Comment

I’ve mentioned this series back in December, but it’s time for a reminder packaged with a great offer if you move quickly – as it will be available to a limited number of registered institutions. Web Redesign Boot Camp is a 3-webinar series scheduled on February 16, 17 and 18. It will provide you with […]

Why use WordPress for the online version of your college magazine?

January 14th, 2010 Karine Joly 2 Comments

As you probably know, I’ll be hosting “Start the (Word)Presses: How to create the online version of your print magazine or newsletter with WordPress” next Thursday (Jan 21st). I designed this 2-webinar series to help magazine editors get a good and practical understanding of how WordPress can help them create an easy-to-produce online version for […]

Register for Start The (Word)Presses by January 11 and get 3 extra webinars for free

January 4th, 2010 Karine Joly No Comments

I don’t know about you, but I’m always excited by the world of possibilities a new year offers. So, let me wish you the best for 2010. I gotta feeling it’s gonna be a good, good year (can’t you see me singing to the famous tune of the Black Eyed Peas?) I’ve got a few […]

Higher Ed Experts Webinars in 2010: WordPress for Magazines, Web Redesign, Analytics and Open Source CMS

December 21st, 2009 Karine Joly 1 Comment

And, that’s just for January, February, March and April 2010. I’ve tried to put a program that will help you do your job even better at a time where you are asked to do a lot more with a lot less (time, money, staff…) As usual, places are limited, so it’s always wise to register […]