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HighEdWeb 2008: Carillon

Posted on October 10, 2008 by Luis Menchu

While at the HighEdWeb 2008 conference I enjoyed a personal tour of the beautiful carillon tower at Missouri State University. Not only did I get a tour, but was amongst the bells as the music rang out around me. The … Continue reading →

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HighEdWeb 2008: Gabriel is best of track

Posted on October 8, 2008 by Luis Menchu

Gabriel is repeating his presentation again this morning (twice) as the best of track! Listening to him now and won’t offer any details. Just visit his info on the video interface we use at PCC.

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Plane, Train, Bus, Minivan, Minivan, Springfield, MO

Posted on October 7, 2008 by Luis Menchu

A delayed posting of our long trip from Portland to Springfield, Missouri. The short version: Morning of the lost dog; unrecognized forewarning of the day to come. 9:45am, Portland Airport. United Airlines check-in process is now completely dependent upon self … Continue reading →

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HighEdWeb 2008: Kyle Ford

Posted on October 7, 2008 by Luis Menchu

Kyle Ford spoke on social networking and Ning. Great talk on where we’ve been and where we’re headed with social networks. I’ve played with Ning for a while and was glad to hear his take on Ning for educational purposes. … Continue reading →

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HighEdWeb 2008: Search Engine Optimization

Posted on October 7, 2008 by Luis Menchu

Ads Go for quality traffic by bidding on less popular search phrases. You won’t get as many clicks but those that do click are better quality matches. Adwords can be cheaper at end of day or month when others have … Continue reading →

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HighEdWeb 2008

Posted on October 6, 2008 by Luis Menchu

Gabriel is also here and posting. He, of course, is keeping much more up to date than me. I have some catching up to do.

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HigherEdWeb 2008: Wiki+Shared Drive+ DocMgmt = Our Intranet

Posted on October 6, 2008 by Luis Menchu

Discussion on Intranet need. Library looking to replace shared drive space full of documents. Of course these are almost completely unorganized. They were looking for a better collaborative tool. They are using Confluence by Atlassian (makers of JIRA). I have … Continue reading →

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HighEdWeb 2008: St. Louis Community College Design

Posted on October 6, 2008 by Luis Menchu

Discussion on the development of a new web site for St. Louis Community College. There is discussion on a need for discovery. What do students want? They contracted with a vendor to perform research on needs and desires. There were … Continue reading →

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