Archive for the ‘More with Less’ Category

Beyond the Responsive Homepage in #highered: UNL and some?

The past 12 months have been marked by a rising interest for responsive web design techniques in higher education. Last year at the #heweb11 conference in Austin the focus was on mobile. While Brett Pollack (UCSD) and Nathan Gerber (UVU) mentioned RWD in their presentations, RWD was still perceived as a small part of the […]

5 lessons learned + 1 video on remote #highered web usability testing

I ran my first round of usability testing sessions a couple of weeks ago. And, it was a true eye-opener. I knew testing with users was the right thing to do, but didn’t imagine that it could be SO helpful in rethinking how things are done on your website or even with your internal processes. […]

1-1-1 Book Review: Rocket Surgery Made Easy by Steve Krug

You might have heard the news that we are embarking on a comprehensive (responsive) web redesign project of all our digital presence components (this blog, Higher Ed Experts, the job board, Higher Ed Analytics, the Wednesday email newsletter – yep everything). I’m really excited by this project as one of my favorite higher ed designers, […]

2 more reasons why the responsive web design approach makes sense for #highered [STUDY]

If you are somehow a regular reader of this blog (collegewebeditor.com in case you’re reading this in your RSS Reader or on another aggregator ;0), you know that I’ve become a strong proponent of the responsive web design approach for higher education over the past year. I know, I know: if I’m such a strong […]

The end of online writing in #highered?

My latest University Business column is now available in the September issue as well as online: “The End of Online Writing?” In this column, I present some of the disruptive digital trends currently at play: The rise of the attention economy Mobile first and foremost Multiple connected devices The visual Web Over the past 3 […]

Beloit’s Mindset List: What #highered pros (& cons) always wanted to know about it

If you work in higher education, you are bound to have an opinion about the Beloit Mindset List that goes out every year in August (usually after another favorite list in our industry: the US News Report College Rankings). The Beloit Mindset List is as evergreen as it gets – whether your find it interesting […]

9 slidedecks + 1 video from the #eduweb12 conference in Boston #highered

I attended the eduWeb conference earlier this week in Boston. I got a chance to meet many of you, talk to new folks and exchange great ideas. While I was able to take away a lot, I also had to keep up with work which prevented me from attending some of the sessions that were […]

Best 2012 #highered responsive websites: University of Notre Dame and Lancaster University

You might have seen the news on Twitter or live during the eduStyle Awards ceremony at the eduWeb Conference. The suspense is now over and the higher ed community (more than 2,000 voters) as long as a panel of judges have chosen the best responsive websites in our industry, respectively the University of Notre Dame […]

Visually Speaking: The 2012 State of Social Media and Web Analytics in #highered #eduweb12

I’m presenting today at the eduWeb conference about a topic dear to my heart (I know: I’m weird): the state of online analytics in higher education. While I’ve already shared the results of this survey in a PDF report, this is the first time I’m publishing a more visual take on it (my presentation slides) […]

Top 5 best #highered responsive websites in competition for the 2012 RWD eduStyle Award

Responsive web design has become the new black in higher education over the past few months. So, it shouldn’t be a surprise that the presitigious eduStyle Awards now include a category for responsive websites, category sponsored by Higher Ed Experts (I thought it would make sense since our 4-week online course on RWD for higher […]

Why should #highered rethink content for responsive web design?

I swear. This is my last post related to responsive web design… for this week :-) In preparation for the Higher Ed Redesign Web Design Summit taking place next week (June 19-21, 2012), I had the pleasure to listen to Sara Wachter-Boettcher, the keynote, yesterday. Sara is one of the leading expert in content for […]

Responsive Web Design for #highered is on this week at #psuweb12

Responsive Web Design is going to be the star of the Penn State University Web Conference (#psuweb12 on Twitter) this week. I was already scheduled to speak at UB Tech also taking place this week in Las Vegas, which is the only reason I’m not attending the PSU Web conference this year. Higher Ed Experts […]

The 2012 State of Social Media and Web Analytics in #highered [Survey Report]

I cannot believe that it’s only been 2 years since I launched the first edition of this survey on the state of online analytics in higher education. Back in May 2010, when I started to work with Shelby Thayer on what I called the higher ed analytics revolution, I had high hopes that we would […]

Can MOOCs be the next marketing and branding vehicles for #highered ?

Courses? Marketing and branding vehicles, really? Yes, free online courses taught by faculty members currently teaching for institutions of higher education. Not just lecture videos (you know the kind you can find on iTunesU or YouTube EDU), but the real deal from learning objectives, lectures and readings to homework and final graded assignments. That’s what […]

Why do #highered responsive websites need more “responsible” content?

Sara Wachter-Boettcher, content strategist and author, knows web content inside out. In late February, she wrote an article for A List Apart, Future-Ready Content that has literally reframed the debate about responsive websites and the mobile first approach. Luckily for our industry, the thought-leader she is currently becoming on future-ready content (or why not call […]

K-State University President on why and how he used Twitter to defuse Basketball Coach crisis #highered

March Madness took an unexpected turn last week for K-State University when Basketball Head Coach Martin announced his decision to leave for South Carolina. While the news was announced through a very formal press conference held last Tuesday morning, President Schulz didn’t quite follow the University President PlayBook when it comes to communications around bad […]