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Reflections on the #HEWeb11 Conference from Farther Away

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In keeping up with tradition from the regional conference last year, it is time once again to review my impressions of the HigherEdWeb Conference, this time from farther away in Austin, while I was somewhere in the Tri-State area (if you have to ask which area, then you don’t know.)

I think this tweet summed up my feelings quite accurately:

RT: @   Following gets me back in touch with the fun part of my job. THAT’S NICE! A little sad to be geeking out in DSM and not Austin.

What I love about conferences like these is that I almost felt like if I was there.  When web folks get together from different schools from all over, something amazing happens like  the #heweb11 twitter hashtag trending in Austin for one.

In no  particular order, here are my favorite tweets from the conference.

RT @TimNekritz: To find answers with web analytics, start with relevant problems and questions. #tnt12 #heweb11

RT @sharierwin: You have to out-care your competition. #soc1 #heweb11

RT : Stop making attribution errors – you are your own roadblock. Find a project that you really want. Do it.

RT : Keynote message that the web is not magic, but it is a place where the magical happens.

RT @  Don’t try and be everything to everyone – know your audience and send messages that hit home for them #mmp12

RT @   : students: “If I don’t see what I need on a school’s website, I’ll drop it from my list” #heweb11

RT @  goals before tools!! goals before tools!! goals before tools!! goals before tools!! goals before tools!! #soc2

RT @  Important takeaway: that we exist to connect others, not just connect to others. #soc6

Did you follow the conference? What insights did you learn?

 

 

 

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Network for your Next Opportunity through Volunteering

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OK, we all know the cries of graduating seniors about the challenges of obtaining employment after college.

In addition to keeping you eyes peeled for opportunity, why not volunteer? Its how I got started.

For instance, If you are in the NYC area next week, Brandcamp is in need to volunteers.

You never know where your next opportunity may come from sometimes, you have to give a little to get back.

 

 

Reflections on the HighEdWeb Regional Conference from Not So Far Away

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I was scheduled to attend the HighEdWeb Regional Conference at Vassar College from May 6 -7, but due to circumstances I cannot yet reveal, I was not able to attend.

That didn’t mean that I was totally shut out of the festivities.

(I’m bummed about missing karaoke  night though!).

Thanks to the advent of live streaming video and twitter, I was able to participate a little.

(I was able to even see a  fellow colleague in the first few rows in the video!)

This presentation “Web Analytics: What’s Really Important?” by
Jessica Krywosa, Director of Web Communication, Suffolk University really hit home for me, (even though I was able to hear as much through the live stream).

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View more presentations from Jess Krywosa.

Other presentations will become available via  the conference schedule page.

Here are some tweets that I did find insightful:

RT @kprentiss: “students love, appreciate, and respect transparency.  video stories can be great for this” #hewebvc

RT @TimNekritz: This goes with one of my mantras: Goals first, then tools. #hewebvc

RT @rachelreuben: Briee says press releases are no longer relevant – completely dead. #hewebvc

RT @MalloryWood: Good quality content does not require a FAQ page. #hewebvc

RT @ColB: Develop that voice, engage the conversation, and over time, people begin to trust you.  #hewebvc

For more insights about the conference, search the #hewebvc tag.

12 Favorite Tweets from EduWeb 2009

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View of Lake Michigan from the North Side

View of Lake Michigan from the North Side

This is the second year that I’ve attended the EduWeb Conference. This year, there were more sessions that I wish I could of attended but couldn’t because some of them happened at the same time. Fortunately, thanks to to the resources of Twitter, I was able to view what was going on, even though I wasn’t in the room.

Here are some of my favorites:

AndreaGenevieve 5. Offer something valuable to constituents you are e-mailing #eduweb

jallgire Homework from @karlynm – get on email marketing lists and when we click on a link, ask ourselves “why”. #eduweb

jallgire Create. Optimize. Link. SEO is a Marathon. Can implement some things quickly but then need to keep doing it.(via @kylejames)  #eduweb

celiaperkins #eduweb Colleges and univ. are businesses! A novel idea! Sure wish they would learn to operate that way.

ECwagner It takes a community to recruit and retain a student! #eduweb

auwebmanager Everyone at your institution should know the school’s elevator pitch. #eduweb

ECwagner Stories not Stats, People not Programs… So true. #eduweb

mdmcginn Lectures are synchrous while students learn asynchrously. #eduweb brian niles

apetersen 6 recommendations: Listen. Participate. Update. Adapt. Analyze. (Repeat.) #eduweb

KarlynM have a clear vision, hire great people, get out of their way and hold them accountable #eduweb

celiaperkins #eduweb It’s not the tool, it’s the CONTENT!

j_rex Just do it. Just do it #eduweb @kylejames

What I’ve learned from the EduWeb Conference

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Ok, now that I’ve had time to recuperate and time to review and absorb nearly everything all eduweb2008, I have time to put in my 2 dollars (hey, that’s inflation for ya.)

In the session How to Accelerate your Search Marketing Campaigns in Education by Jennifer Brady, University of Massachusetts & Dave Reske, NowSpeed Inc,  I was able to take away tips and immediately implement them on some client campaigns.

In another session, ( I forget each one, or was it all of them that blended into the same message) I am foraging ahread and also implementing new initiatives for my clients across the board, (not just for those in education.)

Stay tuned to learn more about the next stop in the nextSTEPH road tour.