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For you non-Project Runway fans, ‘make it work’ is usually the parting phrase of Tim Gunn (mentor to the fashion designer contestants) just before they commit to a specific garment design, leading to sinking-or-swimming at the runway judging. Presenter Tonya Oaks Smith is obviously adept at swimming with sharks in her role working with lawyers-cum-professors as […]
Social Media TOS Crash Course Karine Joly #mpd3 Warning. What you read here today could be outdated tomorrow. Social media terms of service (TOS) can change. Often. Karine Joly of Higher Ed Experts helped HigherEdWeb attendees navigate through the wordy, often confusing, TOS from major social media platforms. Also, she covered copyright law and shared […]
Presenter: John S. Murphy Social Media Specialist, Brown University http://2013.highedweb.org/EventDetail.aspx?guid=0cdb2b8b-14a2-41d5-ad7c-ec0cf2b3f9dd If we Instagram a session about Instagram, will the universe collapse? Let’s see, shall we? Check out #BrownUniversity for the result. Over 10,000 instagram photos have been submitted to the Scene by you at Brown campaign in the past year. It’s impossible to have a […]
Steve Wozniak is an author, speaker, co-founder of Apple Computer Inc. and chief scientist at Fusion-io 1. What’s one myth or misconception about the early days at Apple that you wish you could debunk? The myth that we started in a garage. It doesn’t explain things correctly at all. No design or engineering […]
Presenter Andrew Smyk began by posing a simple question–do mobile/second screen devices belong in the classroom?–and then flips the conversation luchador-style because, quite simply, they’re already here. Smyk frames as a kind of match up: in one corner, we have the technology gap. You ask someone over 60 to draw you a phone, and it’s […]
Jason Fish, Manager of Application Programming, Purdue University Google has 20 percent time but presenter Jason Fish asks what are YOU doing to foster growth and innovation in yourself, your colleagues, and your organization? Purdue University’s IT group has “Living Dead Week” where designers and developers are given time each semester to work on something […]
If you know what you’re doing, why not write it out straight? This is one of the main arguments when it comes to considering switching to a CSS preprocessor, such as Sass or LESS. Jason Woodward, being a programmer, understands the benefits offered by Sass to manage styles. By moving past standard CSS you become […]
Can blogging make a difference in the student’s experience? Can it have pedagogical value, or are institutions simply jumping on to something “new and shiny?” In their presentation, Robin Smail from Firebrand Tribe and Audrey Romano, Web Coordinator from Penn State University, gave an overview of the blogging platform at Penn State, which gives all […]
Mark Greenfield, a long time veteran of the web and tech development and an economics major, has a message about the state of higher education: it’s broken. In a talk at HighEdWeb 2013 titled “The Great Unbundling” Greenfield, of the University of Buffalo, laid out a startling case detailing how online learning is busting the […]
HighEdWeb, the wild, wild, West A committee of comrades, whom had never met before, banded together to host the first regional HighEdWeb West. Debra Goldentyer led the charge and, with all hands on deck, the one-day conference brought together web professionals from Idaho, Washington, California and many more to Chapman University. Here’s the part where […]
“So, what are you doing after you graduate?” — A question students heading into their sophomore, junior and senior years are often pressured to answer. Many line up dream jobs in their head, but haven’t yet figured out how to get there. How do they solve the problem? Internships! I feared applying to internships for […]
For today’s college students, social media isn’t always fun. There’s a lot they have to (and should) be concerned with when it comes to their digital presence and reputations. The stakes are even higher for student-athletes, who have, in many ways, become online ambassadors for their team as well as their college or university, whether […]
Welcome to the HighEdWeb Board The Higher Education Web Professionals Association is pleased to announce the appointment of four new members to its Board of Directors: Sven Aas (Mount Holyoke College); Sara Clark (Missouri State University); Seth Meranda (University of Nebraska-Lincoln); and Tonya Oaks Smith (UALR William H. Bowen School of Law). We’re very pleased […]
March might be our favorite month of the year here at The Boxers. Not only is it a month where really cool people have birthdays but it’s time for March Madness (Far be it from us to encourage gambling, but take our free advice: Stay away from Gonzaga in your brackets. No good will come […]
As 2013 begins, sharing content on Facebook and Twitter is firmly entrenched in the communications and marketing plans of institutions of higher education. But there is another platform, potentially a more creative environment, where content goes to thrive. That place is Tumblr.
As social media administrators (SMAs), our job is to display information and ignite conversations that attract future students, cultivate current students, and resonate with alumni and the community. The best way to accomplish this is to stay transparent. I know some of us might pull out our hair if we hear the words transparent, authentic, […]
We dig deeper into Responsive Web Design by interviewing Matt Klawitter.
You may have noticed that it’s dang cold in much of the country. If not, we’re sure your local news station has spent plenty of time telling you about it. Students have taken to social media to talk about it. How are different campuses handling the cold on social media? Link takes a look.
There are still refinements that need to be made and that’s where I hope you’ll come in.
It may be a new year full of new promises, but this edition of the Boxers likes to think that the classics never go out of style, especially when Pixar is involved.
Responsive web design! All the cool kids are doing it. Since Ethan Marcotte wrote the book on the topic in 2011, it’s become the new, hip way of approaching web design amidst widespread device proliferation and the rise of mobile. If you were at the HighEdWeb 2012 conference, chances are you attended a session either […]
Eight tips to jump start your social community.
Chris tells us about launching the membership model for HighEdWeb, adoption of the UoA Web Style Guide and the truth behind @maybechrisnixon.
What’s the best way to work with faculty in very technical fields, or with material that is tough for the public to understand?
Standing up at her desk for the most of the day, Kerri shows us her office, candy dish and Bendy Bacon Guy.