Podcast

Lester Ray – lray@apple.com

Our next meeting is coming up in June and its a big one. It will be our one year anniversary and we are returning to Ramapo, where it all began. A continental breakfast and lunch will be provided compliments of Ramapo College. Here is what we have planned:

April 25, 2006

Notes from the April 2006 meeting at UCC

Introduction

June marks our anniversary. July meeting at Ramapo. Outgrown the skybox, moving to Friends Hall – a good indicator of growth.

Introductions:

Name, institution and what you orriginaly wanted to do. 

• Matt Winkel – TCNJ – Archetect, Psychotherapist, Minister
• Simon Shi – Stevens – first job
• Mike Singer – Stevens – undecided
• Joyce Beck – FDU – math major/teacher/programmer/air traffic control programs
• Trish McGuire – Bloomfield
• Justin Jackson – Bloomfield – Videogame creator
• Gary Gordon – NJCU – Musician/Singer
• Melanie Gordon – Rutgers Law School Camden – FBI Agent
• Anthony Yang – UCC – Doctor
• Doug Hooper – Centenary – Film Director / Video Production
• Tryon Eggleston – Drew – Graphic Design
• Matt Pierce – Drew – Games Graphics Programmer
• Nick Truscuti – Hudson – Jack of all Trades Computer Guy
• Stephen Schur – Ramapo – Broadcaster/Radio Producer
• Jessica Kelly – Sussex – electronics, nursing

Presentation:

• Every site should have standards – Design policy and policy
• Clearly defined standards will help you be more efficient.
  

• Pre-Meeting
• Mission, Bylaws and Constitution Discussion
• DOCC Presentation
• Podcasting Presentation
• Comities

Pre-meeting:

Another reason for the consistent site design: Creates a demarcation between official school-sponsored & endorsed content and unofficial personal expression from people associated with the college. If your content is on an official college page, it carries the full weight and influence of the school.

Should the webmaster be in IT, Enrollment, or Marketing? Surely they work in all three areas, but they have to be organized into some reporting structure. Web advisory groups & committees allow for multiple departments to interface. Should there be an avoidance of committees? Large bureaucracy leads to slow changes, but allows for people to become comfortable with their choices. Many committees or advisory groups don’t know much about the web, so providing them with choices is necessary to smoothing workflow.