Tips and Suggestions - here are some points brought up in the discussion:
Visit other schools’ websites to get ideas
Forms should stay within a particular site (vs.
redirected
to an external site)
Update! Update! Update!Websites should be living, organic things that constantly
evolving and
changing
Don’t recreate the wheel – if you see something
you like on
an internal website, ask that web developer how they did it or if you
can copy
the HTML code
Put email with contact information
Use Flickr for pictures
Make sure that pictures are relevant, diverse, and
representative of the students who attend this institution
Mirror the homepage, if possible
Get rid of Quick Links!
Don’t have too much text
Make the website colorful
Use tables
Change header pictures
Put syndicated content on bottom
Find out what students want and what is effective
– panels,
surveys, focus groups
FAQs can sometimes be daunting – have peer-created
content
such as a discussion board with Q&A content – see http://answers.yahoo.com/.
Make relevant listserv archives public
Use natural, un-jargoned language
We need a better calendar
Chat – have a place where students can go to ask a
question
to get instant feedback
