What a great time at edUi 2011! The conference was sold out and we are so thankful for all the wonderful people who came to Richmond (some from as far away at Hawaii). You can view some pictures of the event on Flickr. If you’ve got pics of your own, … Continue reading »

All regular conference tickets are sold out. As of this writing we have a few (3 actually) tickets for Thursday only.

edUi speaker Randy Jensen just built us this cool Android App. Now you can put the conference schedule in your pocket! Thanks Randy!

We heard from a few people that they really wanted to come to edUi but couldn’t get away for both days. I mean what’s the deal with VCU inaugurating a new President right in the middle of our conference anyway?? I mean, it’s been 20 years, couldn’t you postpone it … Continue reading »

In keeping with our focus on practical skills development, we’re happy to announce that we’ll be giving away $1800 worth of books on Web Design, CSS3, HTML5, User Experience, Content Strategy and more at edUi 2011! New Riders has generously donated 50 books many by current and former edUi speakers.  … Continue reading »

We’ve extended the early bird deadline through Tues. Sept. 6 to give you a couple more days to convince your boss to send you to edUi 2011. Save $100 by registering before Sept. 6!

The Virginia Foundation for the Humanities is giving away three registrations to edUi. To be eligible you must work for a non-profit cultural institution in Virginia (museum, historical society, etc.) Each scholarship will cover one conference registration fee. Scholarship recipients will be responsible for their own travel and lodging. Application … Continue reading »

There’s not much time left to save $100 on your registration for edUi! Early Bird pricing ends Sept. 1

Full-Time students now qualify for a special ticket price of $200. There are a limited number of these tickets available so tell any students you know and share this with anyone you think might want to take advantage of this deep discount for students while it lasts. Register now to … Continue reading »

The edUi Program Team is busy reviewing the many very compelling proposals we received.  The deadline to submit a proposal has passed but that means we’re one step closer to publishing the full conference program. We hope to announce the program in early August.

This CrowdVine site is a great way to start networking before the EdUI conference. There's no need to wait until we meet to start tapping one anothers' brains about knowledge and views we can share. To get the sharing started, I would like to ask: What do you think are biggest issues that large organizations like colleges and universities have to deal with regarding their web presence. Consistency across the whole web presence? Catering to the va... [read more]

Kelly Sattler: Your question is what is the biggest problem and I'm not certain I can say what is the biggest problem. All that you listed are definitely true - consistency, very varied user population. But all, I'd also add accessibility as a huge item that we're ... [read more]

Wendy Repass: Most critical issues: - Simplify the content for users. There's a ton of really bulky, fat paragraphs out there that no one is reading (internally or externally). - Declutter homepages - Navigations are made for internal stakeholders, rather than use... [read more]