Plenary 1: OK, we know what you do, so how much is it worth?
Ranjit Sidhu from SiD presented some of the combined data and analysis that he has been doing with universities, which include sector values in pounds… Ranjit began by making the case for collecting...
View ArticlePlenary 2: Marketing and Other Dirty Words
Amber Thomas from JISC discussed how institutional repositories, open educational resources, podcasts, digitised library resources, and academic blogs can be used to maximise impact, aid in marketing...
View ArticlePlenary 3: Using activity data to support your users
Tom Franklin from the University of Manchester and Franklin Consulting discussed some of the issues that need to be addressed if you want to use activity data to inform your work. Tom began by...
View ArticleMy #iwmw11 Takeaway
I thought it would be interesting and fun to make my plenary session at IWMW11 a bit more interactive than simply me standing up and waffling in front of a bunch of slides. Here’s a few words about...
View ArticlePlenary 4: Search Engines in the fight against Institutional Impecuniousness
In his plenary presentation, David Hawking, Chief Scientist at Funnelback, discussed the importance of search for HE websites and how to improve the search experience for visitors. View this...
View ArticlePlenary 5: UK University Website Visibility
Following on the theme of search, Professor Melius Weideman from Cape Peninsula University presented his findings following a study of UK HEI websites from the perspective of a search engine crawler. “...
View ArticlePlenary 6: Embedding Web 2.0
Martin Hamilton walked the audience through key lessons derived from his experience leading the Google Apps implementation at Loughborough University and the Google Apps for Education UK User Group,...
View ArticlePlenary 7: Online Privacy
Dave Raggett from the University of the West of England used his plenary talk to discuss the issue of online privacy, particularly in view of recent EU legislation regarding the use of cookies. “...
View ArticlePlenary 8: The Strategic Developer
Paul Walk from UKOLN introduced us to the idea of the strategic developer and the work of the DevCSI project to foster innovation through local developers in order to create an environment in which...
View ArticleIWMW11 Conclusions and Reflections
In bringing IWMW11 to a close, Brian Kelly invited a number of web managers to share their experiences and reflect on what the event and the community had contributed to their professional practices…...
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