Designing a New User-Centric College Public Website: Lessons Learned
Plaster Student Union 308
St. Louis Community College deployed a new website that integrates all campus locations and provides a user-centric experience targeting many types of visitors and their individual needs. We identified user experiences, new content, navigation, website organization, image and branding, and the look and feel required to successfully provide a sense of uniqueness and connection. Learn about committees and personnel, goals, decisions, branding, best practices and the Web content management system and processes the college deployed. Learn about the things that we could have done better to make for a more successful transition.
Presenters
George Sackett
Content Manager,
St. Louis Community College
George Sackett is the content manager for St. Louis Community College, and is one of the team leaders responsible for the complete overhaul of the college's website. He has over 15 years experience in communications and Web content management, including Web design as well as computer training and support.
Khouloud Hawasli
Acting Manager of Electronic Communication,
St. Louis Community College - Cosand Center
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Social Applications and Content
Sessions in Same Track
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Wednesday,
8:30AM
A (pod) cast of hundreds -
Wednesday,
8:30AM
It Isn't About the Feature Set: Selecting a Web Content Management System that Works for You -
Wednesday,
9:45AM
Creating a College Web Style Guide: Principles, Processes, and Prototypes -
Wednesday,
9:45AM
Press Release 2.0 - News Releases in the Social Media Era -
Wednesday,
10:45AM
A Day in the (Online) Life of a Humble News Release -
Wednesday,
10:45AM
Designing a New User-Centric College Public Website: Lessons Learned -
Wednesday,
2:00PM
University-Wide Web CMS Implementation - Failure, Then Success -
Wednesday,
2:00PM
Vlogging Student Life Events (not as dirty as it sounds) -
Wednesday,
3:15PM
Migra(tio)n Headaches ? -
Wednesday,
4:15PM
Getting Started with WordPress