This week on EDU Checkup I reviewed two sites. The first University College Falmouth was stunning visually but was weak on the information front. Lewis University Online was not at all visually appealing but rocked out the information category. It is interesting how much visuals weigh into a first time visitors impression of not only the site but also the university as a whole. But then after the first visit information should be taking over and the visuals should essentially disappear and only provide support to finding/enforcing content.

Im also thinking of changing the format for the weekly review post. Below you will see the scores associated with the sites reviewed. Do you like seeing the scores before or during/after the review?

Reviews

Site	Visual	Information	Code	Overall
Lewis University Online – Epsiode #84	75	92	85	(252/300) 84% B
University College Falmouth – Episode #83	96	86	85	(267/300) 89% B+

Stay tuned to the @educheckup twitter account and RSS feed for more site updated in the coming weeks. Also if you have not subscribed to the iTunes feed yet its a great way to get new episodes automatically.

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