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 […]
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Register for Web Redesign Boot Camp Webinar Series by Feb 2nd, 2010 and get 4 extra webinars for free
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 […]
Higher Ed TV: Johns Hopkins University thanks its donors with a great lipdub
It looks like lip synching is the new black in college online videos (or is it that I really like lipdubs and feel compelled to post about any new one I stumbled upon?) I watch this very well produced online video after Dale Keiger, Associate editor of Johns Hopkins Magazine, posted about it on the […]
Check out the 14 survey winners on Higher Ed Experts’ new website
Wow, I haven’t blogged for the past 2 weeks… Anyway, I just want to make a quick post to thank you all the 559 persons who took the Higher Ed Experts/eduStyle/Uwebd/Collegewebeditor.com Survey and let you know that the official list of the 14 winners of the prize drawing is now available on Higher Ed Experts’ […]
Higher Ed TV: Reading Season, a Glee-ish video from a UDel Admissions Counselor
Have you watched “Reading Season, The Musical” yet? This YouTube video was brought to my attention yesterday over Twitter via a quick post from TargetX Jeff Kallay. As you’ve probably noticed, I always try to keep an eye on online videos produced in higher ed. So, I watched it and immediately felt compelled to share […]
LipDubbed Campus Tours: Suffolk University and Texas State University did it
It looks like the incredible success of the lipdub produced by students from UQAM in Montreal, QC (more than 2.5 million views as of this writing) has pushed some institutions in the US to finally join the university lipdub movement. Texas State University in San Marcos did its lipdub on November 8th in the LBJ […]
Duke gets a new homepage powered by Drupal and… campus stories
After Bates College last month, Duke University unveiled its new homepage on October 1st. The last design was done in 2006 and had definitely a Google-ish kind of look. Duke Homepage (2006) With the new design Duke’s homepage look and feel is less unique, but it is definitely more user- and content-friendly. Stories – told […]
Want a fresh take on the campus tour online video? Have a look at the University LipDub Project!
This is one of these posts I have to write as soon as possible. I was working on my weekly newsletter when I checked very quickly Twitter and saw this tweet from Mike Richwalsky about an online video: Twitter / Mike Richwalsky: Great 1-take video from UQAM. Great coordination + shooting. Mike knows online videos, […]
Bates College goes beyond the usual homepage redesign with Home 4 running on WordPress
Have you seen Bates College’s new homepage? You should check it out. It is really different and innovative. Bates College Not because it uses fancy graphics or animations, but because Jay Collier and his team at Bates College have decided to make this redesigned homepage more than just a collection of the usual navigation scheme, […]
Find out how closed captioning can make a big difference for your online videos
Two days ago, I had the chance to attend the rehearsal of the webinar Glenda Sims will present on September 16: ADA-Compliant Web Videos 101: How to produce and publish online videos accessible to people with disabilities Glenda is a true accessibility champion. Her presentation does a great job at providing the reasons why accessible […]
Higher Ed TV: 2 minutes and 21 seconds to justify the cost of an Ivy League education by Dartmouth
In higher education, we don’t like to talk about money, especially about how much students have to pay to get an education. Until recently some institutions didn’t even want to display a clear price tag on their offerings (to avoid sticker shock?), and made prospective students and their parents chase the information about costs on […]
What to expect for the 2009 eduWeb Conference in Chicago
The 2009 eduWeb Conference will take place from July 20 to July 22 in Chicago, IL. Shelley Wetzel, the eduWeb conference founder and director, accepted to answer a few questions about this year’s conference (as she did in 2008, 2007, 2006 and 2005 – it’s a tradition. 1) Last year was the third edition of […]
Higher Ed TV: How the University of Minnesota got more than 1.5 million views in less than 2 months with one of their YouTube videos
I stumbled upon this YouTube blockbuster, the Science of Watchmen, just 2 days ago as I was browsing YouTube EDU. It’s not the most viewed university video of all time (Randy Pausch’s Last Lecture from Carnegie Mellon is with more than 9.5 million views), but this YouTube video produced by the University of Minnesota has […]
The registration deadline for Web Redesign Boot Camp Webinars has been postponed to this Friday (April 17) at 9PM ET
If you’re a regular of this blog, you know that I try to be as flexible as possible with registration deadlines for Higher Ed Experts webinar series. If I get a few requests to postpone the deadline a bit, I always try to accommodate people who want to sign up at the last minute. Well, […]
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