As announced a couple of weeks ago on this blog, the new web design (and the logo) of the HighEdWeb Conference to be held in Springfield, MO in October will be created by the winner of a design competition open to higher ed web designers. The details of the competition have just been posted on […]
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Rice University launches its redesigned homepage
It’s always the season for website redesigns… Rice University (Houston, TX) launched its redesigned homepage last Saturday: The redesigned home page includes a calendar area to better promote university events, banner space for promoting top Rice stories and a cleaner design for easier navigation. Gateway pages for undergraduates, graduates, faculty and staff deliver audience-targeted news […]
HighEdWeb 2008: Save the date and design the website!
If you a regular reader, you already know that the 2008 edition of the HighEdWeb conference will take place at Missouri State University in Springfield (MO) on October 5-8. However, what you might not know yet is that you’ll soon get a chance to (re)design the conference website. Back in October, I emailed the conference […]
eduStyle will keep you updated about the state of higher ed web (re)designs
Benchmarking is the name of the game in higher education. No matter the type of projects you plan to work on, you (or your boss) will always need to see what’s done in others institutions. Website (re)designs are no exception to this rule, and that’s why eduStyle, the website that aims to provide inspiration for […]
Almost Live from HigherEdWebDev 2007: Building a Cohesive Website through a Collaborative Process
The conference is now over, but Dimitri, one of this year’s guest bloggers has sent a few more posts about interesting sessions including this presentation by another guest blogger, Seth Meranda, and his colleagues from UNL. What happens when you bring open source philosophy to your campus redesign? Success, according to the team presentation by […]
Live from HighEdWebDev 2007: Designing Compelling User Experiences
Yesterday morning, Beck Tench of Duke University lead an engaging presentation on new alternatives in strategic planning for the web. The session was covered by Jonathan Steffens. This is his third post. Beck begins the presentation posing a question: “what makes a user experience compelling†and humbly admits that she does not have the answer, […]
Live from HighEdWebDev 2007: Testing Usability with parents and incoming students
Jonathan Steffens, one of this year’s guest bloggers, sat this morning in the first session presented by Lori Packer from the University of Rochester: “These Kids Today: Testing Usability with parents and incoming students.” This is Jonathan’s first HighEdWebDev post. Lori Packer of the University of Rochester, began HEWD with hat trick as committee organizers, […]
Ball State University re-launches its website
Yes, that’s right. BSU hasn’t just redesigned its website: the university is relaunching it tomorrow (October 1st) as Nancy Prater, University Web Coordinator, told me in an email a couple of weeks ago. The project including the redesign, a revamped information architecture and a CMS implementation took 18 months as explained in “Extreme Makeover: Web […]
5 tips to be better prepared for a campus emergency or crisis
Even if you don’t take the time to read my last article about crisis communication (although you should), don’t ignore these 5 basic tips and share them with folks in charge of crisis communication at your institution: Make sure the chief communication officer of your institution is part of your emergency team. Include in your […]
NCSU launches its redesigned-by-the-book website
Well, the official switch to the new redesign is scheduled for tomorrow, but Jason Simon, Director of Creative Services at NC State University, sent an email to share the good news. I wanted to make you aware because it encompasses a lot of the things you have been talking about lately. In particular, we have […]
Live from EduWeb 2007 in Baltimore: Lessons Learned from a website redesign
Lorraine Spencer, IT Manager at Johns Hopkins University in the Office of Continuing Medical Education presented today a session titled “A Web Re-Design: Lessons Learned.†This is Amy Stevens’ second and last scheduled post. What happens when you simultaneously launch a redesign of both your front end and back end of your institutions’s website? Ms.Lorraine […]
Website redesign by…. Facebook group: a way to get feedback about your next design from prospective students?
Chances are you’ve heard about (or suffered from ;-) the dreaded website redesign by committee: a group of stakeholders making life and death decisions on the design created by the Web team or the external agency. With the help of usability advocates like Steve Krug, more and more institutions have tried to balance this approach […]
Special UB column on how to survive a website redesign: 5 tips from Andrea Arbogast, Web Manager at Humboldt State University
Last September, I conducted several email interviews to prepare my column on how to survive a website redesign for the December 2006 issue of University Business: “10 Tips to a Successful Website Redesign.†Andrea Arbogast, Web Manager at Humboldt State University shared these 5 tips at this time. Clearly define the purpose of the redesign, […]
Special UB column on how to survive a website redesign: 5 tips from Ben Riseling, Web Operations Manager at Duke University
Last September, I conducted several email interviews to prepare my column on how to survive a website redesign for the December 2006 issue of University Business: “10 Tips to a Successful Website Redesign.†Ben Riseling, Web Operations Manager at Duke University‘s Office of News and Communications shared these 5 tips at this time. Discovery process […]
Special UB column on how to survive a website redesign: 5 tips from Lisa Cameron-Norfleet, Program Manager Developer Relations at Cornell University
Last September, I conducted several email interviews to prepare my column on how to survive a website redesign for the December 2006 issue of University Business: “10 Tips to a Successful Website Redesign.†Lisa Cameron-Norfleet, Program Manager Developer Relations at Cornell University shared these 5 tips at this time. Establish your boundaries (scope) clearly and […]
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