Hi Mike, Pete and all I echo Pete's comments regarding the need to know whether you'd want to cover technical/non-technical aspects. I would be very interested in any ALS as described, particularly if it covered web content/editorial/ownership/navigation issues that we all face with our large websites! Some sharing of good practice and/or common problems would be very welcome. Best wishes Becky Rebecca Lee Web Editor University of Plymouth Follow the University of Plymouth on the web: www.plymouth.ac.uk on Twitter: www.twitter.com/uniofplym on Facebook: www.facebook.com/theuniversityofplymouth Tel: +44 (0)1752 588006 Email: [log in to unmask] Staff page: www.plymouth.ac.uk/staff/rllee Blog (UoP staff only): My blog Post: Marketing & Communications, University of Plymouth, Drake Circus, Plymouth, Devon PL4 8AA -----Original Message----- From: Managing institutional Web services [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Pete Walker Sent: 20 July 2010 15:25 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Looking for a higher ed web expert! Hi Mike I might be interested in this - depends what aspect of the Web (technical/non-technical) you want to cover. Another extension of this idea is to form Action Learning Sets on web-related matters. I don't know whether you've come across ALS? Perhaps best described as a structured approach to problem sharing & solving. If we had 5 to 6 people we could meet somewhere centrally for a day? Pete --On 20 July 2010 15:15 +0100 Michael Nolan <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Afternoon all, > > One thing Paul Boag suggested in his IWMW plenary was the idea of > getting in an external design agency not when you need to do a big > redesign but on an ongoing basis to suggest improvements to your > website. Of course, Headscape would be able to offer such a service but > Paul was very pragmatic and said that an alternative would be to be > "experts" for each other. > > I'm interested in doing exactly that so I'm looking for someone to come > to Edge Hill and do some free consultancy! In return they'll get as > much coffee as they can drink, a sandwich from the SCR and – if they > want – I'll return the favour and "consult" for their HEI. I've > written a blog post about it so have a look for more details (and > conditions!) > > http://j.mp/d5XZTc > > Looking forward to hearing back from some people! > > Mike Nolan > Head of Web Services > Edge Hill University > http://twitter.com/MikeNolan > http://blogs.edgehill.ac.uk/webservices/ > > > > > The Sunday Times '75 Best Places To Work in The Public Sector 2010' > > ----------------------------------------------------- > This email and any attachments are confidential and intended solely for > the use of the individual to whom it is addressed. Any views or > opinions presented are solely those of the author and do not necessarily > represent those of Edge Hill University or associated companies. If you > are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender as soon as > possible and delete it and all copies of it. You must not, directly or > indirectly, use, disclose, distribute, print, or copy any part of this > message if you are not the intended recipient. > > The message content of in-coming emails is automatically scanned to > identify Spam and viruses otherwise Edge Hill University do not actively > monitor content. However, sometimes it will be necessary for Edge Hill > University to access business communications during staff absence. > > Edge Hill University has taken steps to ensure that this email and any > attachments are virus free. However, it is the responsibility of the > recipient to ensure that it is virus free and no responsibility is > accepted by Edge Hill University for any loss or damage arising in any > way from its use. > ----------------------------------------------------- ---------------------- Pete Walker, Assistant Director Institute for Learning and Research Technology (ILRT) University of Bristol 8-10 Berkeley Square, Bristol, BS8 1HH Web: www.ilrt.bristol.ac.uk Tel: 0117 331 4395 Fax: 0117 331 4396