As the MSA found out today with a mass announcement about their Homecoming Site:
Stuff that sounds good
Save the environment
Football
Yeah.
Screenshot:
Posted by hampelm at 11:40 AM | Comments (0)
I've been complaining about a lack of transparency in the web development processes happening at Michigan. But of course, I haven't really put my money where my mouth is (there have been a couple twitter messages, and a couple blog posts -- but nothing serious)
So, I've started a blog that lists what we're working on now and what we'll be doing in the future.
Perhaps few are interested now. Perhaps few ever will be. But the process is out there, open for anyone to read.
There is absolutely no reason for secrecy -- we want anyone who has a take in the website to be able to get involved -- or at least stay informed.
Other development blogs:
View Source from Cornell
Your link here (oh, wait, you don't have a public dev blog)
Posted by hampelm at 11:25 AM | Comments (0)
I did a quick survey of how a bunch of schools name their admissions sections. There's only a little variation in the schools I've looked at; I believe there's value in picking the industry standard.
Umich, UCLA:
Prospective Students
RC, MSU:
Future Students
Havard:
Admissions & Financial Aid
Duke:
Admissions & Aid
MIT:
admissions+financial aid
Berkeley:
Apply to Berkeley
Bard, Stanford:
Admission
Penn, Middlebury, Yale, Tufts, Stanford, Chicago, UIC, Baylor, Cornell, NYU, RPI:
Admissions
Posted by hampelm at 06:07 PM | Comments (0)
The winners of the Bad Designs on Campus contest have been announced.
Of note to Michigan developers is winning entry number three: there should be a login box on the frontpage of the webmail system. This is a basic usability problem that shows up in many UM web applications (mPrint, mfile).
Posted by hampelm at 06:22 PM | Comments (1)
Have you ever run into a campus door because you pushed it on the wrong side? Couldn’t figure out how to control the lights in a lecture room? Been frustrated with the online interface for Wolverine Access or other university websites? Here’s your chance to vent your frustrations with bad designs that you have to deal with on campus, and potentially win a prize!
Posted by hampelm at 01:01 PM | Comments (0)