I’ve just read about the news… on a listserv. I worked on deadlines all morning and ate lunch in front of my computer far away from any news. In the listserv message, there was just a mention of a crazy event with 22 dead including students (33 according to the latest reports) at Virginia Tech, […]
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Know a higher ed web professional champion? Nominate her/him for the HighEdWeb Board of Directors before March 30, 2007!
Higher Education Web Professionals Association (HighEdWeb) defines itself as “a non-profit organization whose mission is to advance web professionals, technologies and standards in higher education.” The organizers of HighEdWebDev, the great annual conference in Rochester, NY are the ones behind this new professional organization. Here are the current members of the Board of Directors: Dale […]
Facebook has just introduced its API 2.0: FQL – Facebook Query Language
After releasing its API – Application Programming Interface – in beta 6 month ago, Facebook has just announced this week the launch of FQL: Facebook Query Language. I’m sure the developers, programmers and database administrators among the readers will have noticed – with reason – the name similarity with the infamous SQL, the Structured Query […]
Top 10 must-read blog posts for Web professionals on collegewebeditor.com in 2006
After higher ed executives and marketing/PR/ communication professionals, it’s the turn of Web professionals with these 10 must-read posts published on collegewebeditor.com in 2006. Special UB column on how to survive a CMS implementation: 20 tips from 4 higher ed Web professionals Top 15 features to recruit prospective students with your college website MySpace 101: […]
10 Tips to a Successful Website Redesign
My sixth (last one for this year) column for University Business is now available in the December issue as well as online: “10 Tips to a Successful Website Redesign†If you are a University Business reader who has just discovered collegewebeditor.com, welcome! Don’t forget to subscribe to this blog via RSS (use one of the […]
Live from your university web team’s office with… a blog
More and more higher ed Web teams use blogs to keep stakeholders or constituents updated about their work and share interesting information about the Web. Lately, I’ve come across a few good examples. No reason to keep them to myself, so here they are (no ranks, no favorites — just an unordered list) UC Davis […]
iTunes U, the Law & the Web, Web Usability: Check out the presentations given at the New Jersey Higher Ed Webmasters Association’s Conference
Only a year after its inception, the New Jersey Higher Education Webmaster Association (NJHEWA) held its first conference on June 7 at Ramapo College. Unfortunately, I couldn’t make it. But, I was able to read the minutes of the presentations and watch one of the presentation videos available on the NJHEWA website: “The Web and […]
Calling all higher ed web talents: presenters, speakers, freelancers and moonlighters
I don’t plan to turn this blog into the front door of a talent agency, but I got an idea. A couple of months ago Dick Jones from Dick Jones Communications asked me if I could recommend a higher ed web pro to give a talk about web statistics at the annual professional development conference […]
Interview: Stephanie Leary, Texas A&M University System’s Web communications specialist
Web Communications Specialist at Texas A&M University System, Stephanie Leary fell into the Web in high school. At Texas A&M University, she works for the University System administration — not directly with any single university — composed of 10 universities and a few branch campuses with just over 100,000 students total and 7 state agencies. […]
Interview: Stephen Schur, Ramapo College’s director of online communications and Web administrator
Ramapo College’s director of online communications and web administrator, Stephen Schur is the newly elected president of the NJ HigherEd Webmasters Association. At Ramapo College, he is part of the Office of Marketing and Communications and reports to the Assistant Vice President for Communications and Public Affairs. Stephen and his team are in charge of […]
Interview: Daniel M. Frommelt, The University of Wisconsin-Platteville’s World Wide Web Coordinator
World Wide Web Coordinator at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville, Daniel M. Frommelt is a recognized expert and a strong advocate of Web standards and accessibility. Since 2003 he has presented and written about these topics on many occasions including his recent presentation “Conversion to Web Standards” at HighEdWebDev 05 in Rochester, NY. At the University […]
Top 10 must-read blog posts for Web professionals on collegewebeditor.com in 2005
As promised earlier, below is the third “recommended reading list” I’ve prepared for my “Best of 2005” series. So, after higher ed executives and marketing/PR/ communication professionals, it’s the turn of Web professionals with these 10 must-read posts published on collegewebeditor.com in 2005. Higher Ed Web Pro Files: 15 interviews with great insights from your […]
Interview: Mark Greenfield, University at Buffalo’s Director of Web Services
Director of Web Services for UB (State University of New York), Mark Greenfield has had the chance to witness the birth and the development of the Web in higher education. He reports to the Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and manage a Web team with its own blog. Mark is responsible for […]
NJ HigherEd Webmasters Association: new executive committee, website and by-laws
If you’re a regular, you might remember that I posted a couple of times about this initiative in New Jersey. The NJ Higher Ed Webmaster Association is now a reality with by-laws, an elected executive committee and a new website. Initiated by Tryon Eggleston of Bloomfield College (now working as a Web Specialist at Drew […]
Interview: Elaine Nelson, Pierce College’s Web Manager
Web Manager at Pierce College, a community college district based in Pierce County, Washington state, Elaine Nelson is a writer who literally fell into the Web in 1998. At Pierce, she reports to College Relations and is in charge of a 6,900-page website serving 25,000 users. The College web presence relies on several maintenance methods: […]
100th Post Special – Interview: Karine Joly, the Web editor behind collegewebeditor.com
I’m often told that I ask lots of (too many?) questions, but don’t volunteer answers easily. So, I thought I would be the one giving answers for a change to celebrate this blog’s 100th (yep, 100 posts since February 12, 2005) post on this blog. If you’re a regular, you probably know that I have […]
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