Tunnel Vision
I came across this great video on Seth Godin's blog. To get the full effect, take a look at the video before reading the remainder of this post. The video lasts 1:09. One of my favorite ideas from...
View ArticleWhy Do Higher Ed Websites Continue to Have Serious Usability Issues ?
In addition to the three presentations I did at the Innovative Educators conference last week, I did a session critiquing several sites volunteered by attendees. While these reviews focused on all...
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Our campus is in the process of implementing a new student system. After a lengthy assessment, we selected PeopleSoft and we are now in the early stages of implementation. During the assessment, I...
View ArticleAarhus 2010 – A Recap of the J.Boye Conference
Last week I was in Aarhus Denmark for the J Boye Conference and it was everything I expected and more. For me this conference is a perfect compliment to the conferences I attend that focus exclusively...
View ArticleAm I Turning into a Luddite!
How complicated should a kitchen faucet be? That is the question I have asked myself twice in the last two months. We had our kitchen remodeled a year ago and we allowed my daughter to decide what...
View ArticleCustomer Service and the WWW
This week I am moving into a new office space. For the record, this will be my 12th office in the 28 years I have worked at UB. While packing my files I came across the program for the 1997 AECT...
View ArticleWebsite Redesign Done Right
During my talks at the recent eduWeb Digital Summit in Chicago a common theme was website redesign. I am always amazed at the number of campuses in the process of redesigning their sites. At eduWeb...
View ArticleWeb Redesign, Website Reviews and More at #econfpsu
In two weeks I will be making my annual trek down to State College for Elements: The Web Conference at Penn State. I first presented at this conference 10 years ago and it has always been one of my...
View ArticleGuerilla Usability and More at @eduwebconf
In two weeks I’ll be making the trek back to my old stomping grounds in Denver for the 2016 eduWeb Digital Summit which is running from August 1-4. I will be teaching a morning workshop on August 1st...
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