Live Reviews of Higher-Ed Websites

Posted October 16th, 2008 by Stewart Foss

Nick Denardis has posted a great video on his blog where he reviews of a few sites in the eduStyle gallery. It is pretty cool use of the site and I’m really looking forward to more of these. In the first episode:

We’re looking forward to the second episode, which Nick promises is on its way tomorrow.

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Stewart Foss

Stewart Foss is the founder and creator of eduStyle and co-author of The eduStyle Guide to Usable Higher-Ed Homepage Design. He has worked in higher-ed web design since 2001. He started at Athabasca University eventually working as the lead web designer. He then worked as the Manager of Web Services for Grant MacEwan College. He currently works for peanuts at eduStyle and keeps the lights on doing freelance web design and consulting.

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5 Responses to “Live Reviews of Higher-Ed Websites”

  1. Cody Says:
    October 16th, 2008 at 9:15 pm

    Looks great and love the accent!

  2. Nick DeNardis Says:
    October 17th, 2008 at 12:08 am

    @Cody Thanks! Interesting observation about the accent! I didn’t know I had one :-x Where would you say it was from?

  3. Nick DeNardis Says:
    October 17th, 2008 at 12:09 am

    Weird, I did not mean to make a _mad_ face I mean a : – x face. @Stewart any way of changing that?

  4. Nick DeNardis Says:
    October 18th, 2008 at 12:21 am

    Second episode is now posted at: http://nickdenardis.com/archives/2008/10/17/live_review_of_higher_education_web_sites_2/

  5. Mattie Says:
    October 21st, 2008 at 5:01 pm

    I think this is a really good concept – the natural evolution of the internet shows we are moving from reading the content to watching the content.

    That having been said, I would spend some considerable time on streamlining the amount of information contained within these video reviews. Most users do not read content, they scan or skim (see: Don’t Make Me Think) so the same could be said about video. If you wish to review a site in a video, do it in advance and THEN offer your thoughts in a clear, concise, and succinct manner taking 60 to 90 seconds TOPS! The result will seem much more professional and carry more merit rather than trying to hold a viewers attention while you review the site. Most of the people viewing the video have probably used EduStyle and ergo do not need to be told or taught what it is.

    I hope you do not take these as aggressive criticisms but rather consider these comments as they are intended – suggestions for refining your delivery in the hopes of providing a top quality product. After all, that is what EduStyle is all about!