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Faculty Websites a presentation by Dr. Tamara Fudge August 2008 Invitation Kaplan University Faculty Personal web pages Now World Wide Web Invitation • Value added to class information • Personal connection with students, other faculty Venue: Geocities • If you have a Yahoo! e-mail address, you’re already signed up for free web service Geocities: 3 ways to the web PageWizard PageBuilder Using Microsoft Word Geocities: Control Panel PageWizard Geocities: PageBuilder Webpages from Word Geocities: upload & manage Geocities: upload & manage Geocities: wrapping up Pros • • • • • Easy and free with Yahoo! e-mail signup Use templates or change Word docs into web pages Can easily download pdfs, PPTs, other file types Can edit with HTML Add-ins available Cons • • • • • Limited hourly use for downloading Too much traffic = shut down for an hour Limited disk space (15 MB) Long URL (ex: http://geocities.com/fudgelink/tfudge.html) Ads: don’t choose Education as your “area” Venue: GoogleSites • Sign up for gmail free at google.com and you have access to free web hosting GoogleSites GoogleSites: design Plus choices in fonts and layout GoogleSites GoogleSites GoogleSites: wrapping up Pros • Convenient, familiar-style toolbar for design features, easy to switch design and layout • Can create pages here to use on your own domain • Can make site open to the public or open by invitation • No ads • 100 MB storage Cons • Long URL (ex: http://sites.google.com/site/fudgelink/tfudge) • Changes in design are for all pages • Layout is limited Other free web hosts • Tripod • Specialty hosts such as RootsWeb • http://www.freewebhosts.com/ … reviews of web hosts Using an XHTML template A readymade template and colorcoded instructions are available to you: The template example page #1 example page #2 WYSIWYG Software • Adobe® Dreamweaver CS3 • Microsoft® Expression® Web 2 • Pablo Software Systems WYSIWYG Web Builder5 Design considerations • Include headers so your organization is clear • Light and dark contrast work best with large blocks of text for readability (light background, dark text) • Fancy fonts may not show on all browsers – keep it simple – read about font families • Color is important: check for accessibility • Proofread for organizational/design errors or inconsistencies Finding a Host Expect $5-8/month Top Ten Look for Hosting • Tech support 24/7 Sites • Amount of data transfer allowed • Secure and reliable backup of your files Number of domain names, cost • Guaranteed uptime • Goodies such as e-mail accounts, FTP, forums and chat, streaming audio and video support, submission to search engines, more Paid Web hosting: wrapping up Pros • • • • • • Your own domain name (shorter URL) Large variety of file types can be uploaded No ads Can use software such as Dreamweaver to create files Can prevent search engine listings Many more design options Cons • Cost • Some HTML knowledge is recommended • Design and execution likely will take more time Content Ideas Identifying information • • • • Name and title (or preferred moniker) School, Department Course(s) taught A brief resume or link to another page is possible Contact information • E-mail address • AIM • Best modes/hours of contact Content Ideas Misc. Personal • Links to or descriptions of publications • Hobbies, etc. if appropriate • Photos if you are comfortable sharing Be concerned about privacy issues … avoid cyberstalkers by thinking about what you post before posting Content ideas Consider writing about or linking to • Course-related topics • Major-related or industry topics • Items of general interest Be concerned about copyright issues and plagiarism so we send the right messages to our students Content ideas Creative ideas • • • • “A day in the life of” scenarios Book or website reviews Tutorials Practice “quizzes” to help students study for exams (here’s a free multiple choice quiz maker) Content ideas Add-ons or special links • • • • • • Blogs Wikis Calendars Flash presentations Gadgets (often available from your webhost) Clocks, site counters, weather conditions, google search box, calculators, Amber Alerts, and more are available free here Last but not least • Proofread for spelling and grammar • Check for broken links on a regular basis • Remember that what you put online is a reflection of both you and the University. As such, it is recommended that faculty websites not be used for promotion of political, social, or religious issues unless they are an intrinsic part of the course(s) you teach.
