| MJ Ray | ||
| Former Student Union Webmaster | ||
| tsw Founding Editor | ||
| Andrew Savory | ||
| Former Student Union Webmaster | ||
| Former University Webmaster | ||
| Luminas | ||
| Some time in Higher Education | ||
| 6 years working on SU sites | ||
| 4 years working on tsw | ||
| 5 years work on HEI sites | ||
| Now semi-detached | ||
| Are university sites really that bad? | ||
| No! | ||
| Yes... | ||
| Well, maybe. | ||
| Lots of useful information | ||
| But is it "What Students Want"? | ||
| Marketing (prospectus etc.) | ||
| Course information | ||
| Timetables | ||
| Reading lists | ||
| Results and grades | ||
| Enrolments | ||
| Term dates | ||
| Event information | ||
| Prospectus | ||
| Course information | ||
| Timetables | ||
| Reading lists | ||
| Results and grades | ||
| Enrolments | ||
| Term dates | ||
| Event information | ||
| "I just want it to work." | ||
| "It's always out of date." | ||
| "I still haven't found what I'm looking for." | ||
| Actually: "I want it structured to find what I want without searching through links and pages." | ||
| "It has to look nice for students thinking of coming here." | |||
| "I want links to the Student Union social stuff." | |||
| "I don't trust it." | |||
| (too much marketing material to draw students in?) | |||
| Structure and Organisation | ||
| Separate student material | ||
| Types of content | ||
| Mostly right, but some missing | ||
| Quality | ||
| Timeliness | ||
| Simplicity and elegance vs. "Wow!" | |
| Accessibility | |
| Work with Student Unions to gain credibility |
| Paying customers now? | |
| Legal requirements | |
| Teaching Quality Assessment |
| Much done right | ||
| Still strive to improve | ||
| Listen to the audience | ||
| Ask "what students want"! | ||
Top Ten Tips for Tip-top Sites
| 1) Provide the basics first | |
| 2) Update the information | |
| 3) Segregate the information | |
| 4) Maintain consistency | |
| 5) Use Student Unions to complement your content | |
| 6) Get institutional buy-in to providing services | |
| 7, 8, 9, 10) Ask them what they want! |