Get the webinar series of your dreams
This month marks the first anniversary of Higher Ed Experts.
To celebrate the occasion with our +1,200 members, we've come up with a special limited-time offer:
The Pick-and-Choose Webinar Series
Until April 30, 2008, you can select and buy your favorite 3 on-demand webinars -- even if they belong to different series -- for just $300 and you'll get the 4th webinar of your choice for free.
This special offer is only available to HEE members who can pay via credit card before April 30, 2008. Purchased webinars will have to be watched by June 30, 2008.
1. Check out our 23-webinar menu
This special offer entitles you to pick and choose 3 on-demand webinars among the following 23 (webinars are usually only sold as part of their respective series). And, since we're celebrating Higher Ed Experts' first birthday, you'll also get to choose a 4th webinar for free.To access the description of a webinar, just click on the following links.
2. Select your 3 webinars and your freebie!
Crisis Communication 101: How to Prepare and Plan for Campus Emergencies (67 minutes - recorded on June 26, 2007)
Joe Hice, Associate Vice President Marketing and Public Relations at the University of Florida will share his experience planning, testing and implementing UF crisis communication plan set up to deal with the numerous hurricanes hitting Florida.
Crisis Communication 2.0: How to Deal with Scares in the Age of Web 2.0 (62 minutes - recorded on June 27, 2007)
Andrew Careaga, Director of Communications at the University of Missouri-Rolla, will share his experience dealing with the blogosphere and other social media outlets after an international graduate student claiming to have a bomb and anthrax was subdued by campus police, arrested and charged with six felonies last February.
From the Inside Out: Lessons Learned in Crisis Web Communications after the Virginia Tech Tragedy (69 minutes - recorded on July 10, 2007)
Michael Dame, Director of Web Communications at Virginia Tech, will provide an insider look and analysis of his institution's Web communications after the tragedy, helping every institution understand what happened and prepare for the unthinkable and the unplanned.
Student Blogs 101: How to Launch and Maintain a Successful Blogging Program with Your Current Students (61 minutes - recorded on July 18, 2007)
Nancy Prater, Ball State University Web Coordinator will help you get started with your own admission-sponsored students' blogs by sharing the best tips and tricks she acquired launching and running the very successful and popular blogging program: "Real Life at Ball State."
From Admissions Officer to Admissions Blogger: Blogging to Recruit the Net Generation (57 minutes - recorded on July 25, 2007)
Ben Jones, director of communications for the MIT admissions office, will share his experience blogging as an admissions officer since August 2004 and help you find out if a blog can help your admissions team.
Meet the (Prospective) Student: What My Generation Expects to Read on Your College Blogs (59 minutes - recorded on July 31, 2007)
Sam Jackson, a 2007 high school senior at Phillips Exeter Academy and a future freshman at Yale University, studied and analyzed on his popular blog the numerous marketing tactics he encountered while applying to colleges. Sam will explain what his generation expect to find on your blogs and how you can make them better.
Online Video Production 101: Tools, Tips and Tricks to Shoot and Produce Web Videos (66 minutes - recorded on September 11, 2007)
Andy Mrozkowski, Admissions and Marketing Webmaster at Mars Hill College, will tell you what you need to know to get your institution started with online videos. He will share a 10-step plan to get your institution ready to shoot, produce and publish its first videos in 60 days.
Cover Your Own News for YouTube -- and the Web (66 minutes recorded on September 12, 2007)
James Todd, Writer and Producer at Duke University, will tell you why it makes sense to add online videos the more traditional PR toolkit. He will also explain how you can use online videos to cover news that will find an audience on YouTube.
Recruit Students with Your Videos: How videos can help you engage more prospective students (61 minutes, recorded on September 13, 2007)
David Burge, Associate Director of Admissions at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and host of RealNebraska, will explain why and how his institution chose to launch its own video show in 2003. He will also share tips and tricks that his 4 years experience of weekly video production have taught him, and how they can help you.
Visa for MySpace and Facebook: do’s and don’t’s for higher ed institutions exploring the new social networking frontier (63 minutes - recorded on October 1st, 2007)
Fred Stutzman, a Facebook and social networking expert working on his Ph.D. at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's School of Information and Library Science, will provide an introduction to the unwritten rules of these popular social networking websites. He will also discuss the best strategies for higher ed administrators and marketers to engage students in these new spaces for best results.
From the clip book to Facebook: why and how to use Facebook to engage your institution target audiences (61 minutes - recorded on October 2, 2007)
Mike Richwalsky, Assistant Director of Public Affairs at Allegheny College, will explain why marketing and PR professionals in higher ed should add Facebook to their communication toolkit. He will also show you how to implement an effective Facebook program in a few easy steps.
Should your institution makes MySpace its? why and how to use MySpace to engage students on the social networking website (60 minutes - recorded on October 3, 2007)
Mike Richwalsky, Assistant Director of Public Affairs at Allegheny College, will explain why and how your institution should use MySpace to engage students. With his guide, you'll master MySpace in no time.
Social networking in a box: why and how to set up your own private social networking website with the help of a vendor (59 minutes - recorded on October 10, 2007)
Catherine Serrin Niekro, Vice President, Marketing and Communications for the Alumni Association of the University of Michigan, will explain why and how her institution created its own private social networking website for alums and students with the help of a vendor. She will also share tips and tricks to help you follow the vendor-supported path to private social networking websites.
DIY social networking website: how to plan and build from scratch your own successful social networking web application (55 minutes - recorded on October 5, 2007)
David Morton, Web Site Manager at Elon University, will explain how his institution built its social networking website for students, parents, alumni, and faculty and staff members in just 4 months. He will also share tips and tricks to help you follow the do-it-yourself path to social networking at your institution.
Podcasting 101: How to record and produce your podcasts with ease (60 minutes - recorded on November 6, 2007)
Micah Ovadia, Digital Designer at the University of Cincinnati and Author of "PoducateMe, Pratical Solutions for Podcasting in Education," will tell you what you need to know to get your institution started with podcasting. He will share a simple plan to get your institution ready to plan, record, produce and publish its first podcasts in 30 days.
Give voice to your recruiting efforts: how to engage prospective students and their parents with podcasts (60 minutes - recorded on November 7, 2007)
Dennis Miller, director of marketing and public relations at Mansfield University of Pennsylvania, will explain how podcasts can become powerful tools to engage students and their parents. He will share best practices and good tips to make sure your podcasts found their audience.
To be or not to be an iTunes U(niversity)? Get the scoop from an insider (59 minutes - recorded on November 8, 2007)
Ken Ronkowitz, Web Manager at NJIT, will explain what it takes to sign, plan and implement iTunes U for your institution. He will also share tips and tricks to optimize your presence and avoid pitfalls.
Top trends in higher ed redesigned websites (62 minutes recorded on February 19, 2008)
Stewart Foss, Web Services Manager at Grant MacEwan College and Founder of EduStyle, will present the latest trends in higher ed web design identified among the best redesigned websites (homepage, departmental, admissions, etc.) in 2007.
How to make the case and prepare your next redesign (64 minutes recorded on February 20, 2008)
Seth Meranda, Assistant Director for Interactive Media at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, will show you how to build your case with web stats, surveys and research for your next redesign. After this webinar, you will be better prepared to start to redesign, sell the project to your main stakeholders or even get the budget you need.
How to survive a website redesign (62 minutes recorded on February 21, 2008)
Nancy Prater, Ball State University Web Coordinator will help you make sure your survive your next website redesign by sharing the best tips and tricks she acquired during the 18-month process preceding the launch of the new bsu.edu in late October 2007.
How to build a successful Facebook application (60 minutes - recorded on March 4, 2008)
Chris Mocko, one of the 3 Stanford students who developed the viral success KissMe (2 million installs in a few weeks), will explain what it takes to build a successful Facebook application. He will share lessons learned, practical tips and advice with higher ed professionals.
Build your first Facebook application (60 minutes - recorded on March 5, 2008)
Mike Richwalsky, Assistant Director of Public Affairs at Allegheny College, will teach you how to build a simple Facebook application to republish content already available on your website via RSS.
From Facebook to the course registrar (58 minutes - recorded on March 6, 2008)
Dr. Anthony John Hirst , one of the 3 team members who designed and built Course Profiles for The Open University, will explain how this Facebook application was developed. He will share lessons learned, practical tips and useful advice with other higher ed professionals interested in developing complex Facebook applications for their institutions.