The 2012 Web Conference at Penn State was my first conference on higher ed web and I had a great time while learning a ton! Here are my top 5 take-aways that have stuck in my head post-conference (I’ve got plenty, so here are my favorites):
- Don’t follow the shiny! (The Future Friendly Campus session by Dave Olsen)
- Think of PhDs as Tony Stark (Working with Faculty and the Web session by Amanda Costello)
- COPE: Create once, publish everywhere (multiple sessions)
- People will generally forgive your amateur photography as long as it’s not fuzzy and doesn’t have flash shadows (Improving the Photography on your Website by Melissa Eggleston)
- Create an editorial style guide and actually use it (multiple sessions)
With all these great ideas, I’m looking forward to putting them to use!