Here's my order of preference: * 2009 university web templates - we're nearing the end of their first year of adoption; who's using them and what have we learned? * Best practices in form design * 3rd party web tools, and informing university policy about their use (Sound familiar? Our recent list thread tipped me about this one!) e.g. YouTube, Flickr, Picasa, and many others. * Google Analytics --- I don't mind contributing to this discussion sometime soon, but my most recent implementations should have more time to collect data so that my demos could be more meaningful - Krista Kristofer Layon wrote: > Hello, > > Thursday Nov. 19 is just two weeks away. What should we schedule for > our topic(s)? > > My notes include these past suggestions: > > * Drupal showcase - demos and tips re. this popular open source WCM platform > * UThink showcase - demos and tips re. this U Libraries blogging and > publishing tool, which uses the Movable Type platform > * Google Search Appliance > * Best practices in form design > * 2009 university web templates - we're nearing the end of their first > year of adoption; who's using them and what have we learned? > > And, more recently: > > * 3rd party web tools, and informing university policy about their use > (Sound familiar? Our recent list thread tipped me about this one!) e.g. > YouTube, Flickr, Picasa, and many others. > * Google Analytics --- I don't mind contributing to this discussion > sometime soon, but my most recent implementations should have more time > to collect data so that my demos could be more meaningful > * Unit and department web and database hosting needs (it would be great > to invite some OIT service providers / strategic planners to such a mtg.) > > I'm sure there's plenty of other topic possibilities. Please let me > know whether I should make an online form for voting on topics, or > whether we can come to a decision via the list itself. Or, other ideas? > (Remember, I'm winging it here --- your advice is needed, not just on > topics but how we run this continuing education and networking effort) > > Thanks for your help and suggestions! > > Kris Layon > U of M Web Standards & Accessibility Workgroup > <https://wiki.umn.edu/view/CSSDEVwiki/> > > > Kristofer D. Layon > Director of Web Design & Online Collaboration > 612.624.4545 : [log in to unmask] : http://blog.lib.umn.edu/layo0002/work/ > - - - - - - > Office of the Senior Vice President for System Academic Administration > University of Minnesota Twin Cities > http://www.academic.umn.edu/system/ > > >