HighEdWebDev 2006
Mark Greenfield, Director of Web Services, Provosts Office, State University
of New York at Buffalo
Jim Leous, Manager/Research Programmer, Emerging Technologies, Information
Technology Services, Penn State
Over the past few years, several emerging technologies are bringing fundamental changes to the Web. These technologies are at the core of the read/write Web and provide institutions of higher education new opportunities to connect and collaborate with all constituencies.
This workshop will focus on four specific technologies: RSS, blogs, podcasting and wikis. In addition to demonstrating how to create each of these technologies, implementation strategies and best practices will be reviewed. We will explore how applications of these technologies could be implemented in a variety of ways, including creating new conduits of interaction with both students and prospects; supporting teaching efforts inside and outside the classroom; constructing more efficient internal collaboration between faculty, staff and administration; and sustaining connections with alumni.