Ideas, Goals and Projects from HighEdWebDev

So, after attending the HighEdWebDev conference, I wrote a list of the prime concepts and ideas I want WebComm to tackle. Here's the list, and the target dates for starting or completing the projects (or, the case of principles, tackling a project associated with the principles). I've listed the source of the ideas in the parentheses following each item. Here goes:

1. Blog about what you are doing (Penn State) – Oct. 23
2. Experiment with your own accounts on the social networking and Web 2.0 sites (Texas A&M) – Oct. 24, then once a week
3. Use analytics to support your actions and requests [we'll use this to change some of the way we have organized our home page] (Xavier U.) – Oct. 26
4. Create a style guide (Santa Clara U.) – Nov. 9
5. Form a web developers group (U. Nebraska-Lincoln) – Nov. 15
6. Create an e-newsletter for the campus community to show what you are doing in web work, including a list of your recent accomplishments and your upcoming projects, as well as tips and pointers (Xavier U.) – Nov. 30
7. Make your marketing efforts integrated and authentic [we'll probably work with Admissions or the Graduate School to do a "storybook" about ISU professors] (TargetX) – Dec. 7
8. Have a "lite" version of your home page, in case of emergency, to relieve server demand (Virginia Tech) – Dec. 14
9. Do a pet project for Admissions (Xavier U.) – Dec. 21
10. Have monthly web dev meetings and do exercises (Santa Clara U.) – Jan. 11
11. Develop a presentation to give to administrators (Xavier U.) – Jan. 18
12. Develop emergency plan (Virginia Tech) – Jan. 25
13. Cohesive database for print and web projects (Missouri State) – Summer 2008