Learn the art of writing right for the Web and teach how to turn any campus web contributor into a good web writer. Despite the success of online videos and the ubiquity of photos on the Web, proper web writing is (or should be) central to any good web content. Whether someone searches the Web for information about your institution, looks for something specific on your website, or casually browses their news feed on social networking websites, good web copy will always give you a real advantage.
May 5, 2009 - 1PM-2PM ET (rain date: May 12, 2009)
Web Writing 360: How to write right for online media
Tim Nekritz, Associate Director of Public Affairs at SUNY Oswego and Chief Content Editor of Oswego.edu, will explain why good web copy still matters in this age of YouTube, Flickr and Twitter. He will also share best practices in authoring great copy for websites, blogs, Facebook and Twitter to make sure your messages reach your targeted audiences.
May 6, 2009 - 1PM-2PM ET (rain date: May 13, 2009)
Web Writer Coaching 101: How to find, train, and nurture web contributors on campus
Mary Beth Kurilko, former Director of Web Communications at Temple University, will show you how distributive web content authorship can be the solution to your institution’s web content issues. She will also share her 10-step plan to enroll, train and turn into great web contributors any of your campus administrative or academic writers.
May 5-6 1-2 p.m. in BTC 206 participants
(Sign-in sheet at this event will complete this list.)
- Matt Schumacher
- Susan Hart
- Diane Tyer
- Kathy Barr
- Jannie Schoonerwoerdt
- Gary Kuhnhenn
- Derek Harris
- Ron Yoder
- Len Brashear
- Nedim Slijepcevic
- Elizabeth Ballou
- Connie Byers
- Margaret Willingham
- Patsy Daugherty
- Daniel Boggs
- Patricia Henson
- Jerry Wallace
- Karen Lynn
- Melanie Bentley
- Pauletta King