Shame on me!

This afternoon I presented a webinar on admissions portals.  We are trying one for the first time this year and getting some great feedback.  2 big catches about this though.

1) We decided late in the fall to pull the trigger so our complete staff was not involved in the implementation or have the really spent a good deal of time on the tool.

2) I did not send along the invitation to everyone at the office to participate.

Error number two is without question the biggest offense.  This was not done with malicious intent, but to prevent distractions when giving the presentation.  This evening I realized I was a dummy... A WEBINAR CAN BE VIEWED ANYWHERE, DUH!  So I missed a great chance to help folks in the office understand the tool, and in turn become evangelist for it with their prospective students.

Shame on me, well lets hope the web-ex recording worked!

How many folks does it take to sail an aircraft carrier?

Being in the middle of a web redesign it often feels as though we are trying to sail an aircraft carrier around the world with only 5 people aboard.  It just can be done efficently, because anytime you hit resistance all 5 must work on one issue or task!

Rachel Ruben posted a great article yesterday on .eduguru http://tinyurl.com/d3qls6 about getting others on board.  It is well worth the read if you have or will be doing a redesign!