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Member Highlights Workplaces Revealed Workspaces Revealed

Workspaces Revealed: Jackie Vetrano

In this edition of Workspaces Revealed, we meet Jackie Vetrano from University of North Carolina.

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Member Highlights Workplaces Revealed Workspaces Revealed

Workspaces Revealed: Jonathan Woolson

In this edition of Workspaces Revealed we meet Jonathan Woolson, web content manager at SUNY Fredonia.

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Columns Content Creation Content Strategy Social Media

Thrive as a social media team of one

Columnist Kevin Agee lays out a three-part strategy for finding success as a solo social media manager.

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Toolkit

Toolkit: December 2023

Tools and tips with get through your workday. In this edition: website color contrast, learning how people learn, and giving your eyes a rest.

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2023 Conference Management & Professional Development

Creating Tomorrow’s Developers by Training Them as Student Content Editors Today (MTP5)

The web team from the University of Tennessee Chattanooga shares a playbook for hiring, training, mentoring and more.

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2023 Conference

The HighEdWeb Annual Conference has wrapped. Now what?

Tips for dealing with ‘Con Drop,’ finding your golden nugget and settling back in.

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2023 Conference AI in Higher Ed

Get Comfortable With AI (AAI4)

Patrick Kelly demonstrates AI tools and the ways higher ed can use them (or not)

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2023 Conference Content Strategy Web Strategy

5-minute website improvement guide

In their Best of Conference-winning presentation, Mackenzie Huber and Whitney Tabbert share a six-part rubric for making your website more usable in 5 minutes flat.

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2023 Conference Web Strategy Website Development

Academic Program Pages: Phenomenal Cosmic Power, Itty Bitty Living Space (WSC01)

Rebecka Hall of Old Dominion University talks academic program pages.

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2023 Conference Web Strategy

How user-centered design and information architecture shape user experiences on the web

Robust information architecture (IA) is grounded in user research and strategic planning. Jessica Schillinger shares best practices for user-centered website design.

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Association News

On Values, Sponsor Guidelines and Open Communication

An open letter to the HighEdWeb community.

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Website Development

Franklin College Leaves Deployments in the Dust and Finds Freedom for New Projects

Learn how the University of Georgia’s web services team sped up deployments in this partner article from Pantheon for the 2023 HighEdWeb Annual Conference.

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Management & Professional Development Member Highlights

How to Give a Red Stapler-Winning Presentation

Learn how to give an award-winning conference presentation from HighEdWeb Red Stapler honorees.

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Member Highlights Workplaces Revealed Workspaces Revealed

Workspaces Revealed: Genevieve Howard

Workspaces Revealed is a recurring column that gives a peek into the spaces and places HighEdWebbers do their magic. In this edition, we meet Genevieve Howard from the University of Missouri.

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Toolkit

Toolkit: September 2023

Toolkit is Link’s roundup of tools and tips to help get you through the workday. In this inaugural edition: whiteboard animations, testing content for screen readers, and a midday art oasis.

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Accessibility

“Dear Colleague”

Two US Government Agencies Address Online Accessibility in Higher Education: Are Regulations Next?

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Association News

HighEdWeb Welcomes New Officers, Directors

As HighEdWeb continues to work through its strategic plan, we are excited to welcome new volunteer leaders to the Board of Directors to help us achieve our goals to bring our work to more higher ed professionals.

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Association News

Endowment Fund Honors Dr. Tonya Oaks Smith

Help honor a great friend and mentor — and ensure Tonya’s legacy for many years into the future.

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Association News Member Highlights

A Tribute to Tonya: Remembering Our Colleague and Friend

As we mourn the loss of a remarkable leader and loyal friend, we also reflect on everything Dr. Tonya Oaks Smith gave to our community.

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2022 Conference Content Creation Marketing

Higher ed story marketing: The art of connecting audiences through storytelling

Stories educate, unite, give purpose and connect. Learn how to tell great stories in higher ed marketing in this partner article from Hannon Hill for the 2022 HighEdWeb Annual Conference.

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Association News

Meet HighEdWeb’s New President: Aaron Knight

Aaron Knight, associate director of web services for the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, became HighEdWeb’s president in November and will serve in this role until May 31. 

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2022 Conference Accessibility Content Creation

Cutting through the clutter (UAD2)

Writing accessible web content should be a priority for everyone. During a morning session on day one of the HighEdWeb 2022 Annual Conference, Sean Barnhill and Sofia Perez from Missouri State University College of Business provided a helpful overview of how to create more accessible content. This session focused on readability, and I’m going to […]

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2022 Conference Content Creation

Digital Storytelling 101 (SCS4)

By artfully and strategically pairing words and images, colleges and universities can tell meaningful stories, said Shannon Lanus, senior director of content at Carnegie. Drawing from her content designer expertise and background in film/TV development, she shared actionable information and ideas for great digital storytelling during her session at the HighEdWeb 2022 Annual Conference. Digital […]

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2022 Conference Design

Neurodesign: UX and attention, color, memory and cognition

Andres Zapata from idfive dives into how neurodesign can inform UX and design. Learn more in this partner article for the 2022 HighEdWeb Annual Conference.

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2022 Conference Content Creation

Is your university or college prepared for the voice search revolution?

Universities and colleges shouldn’t ignore the importance of factoring voice search into their digital marketing and SEO strategies. Learn more in this partner article from Terminalfour for the 2022 HighEdWeb Annual Conference.