Higher Ed Experts

I would recommend this course for beginning web writers or individuals who manage their college or department web pages and social media. In higher education, we often see administrative assistants and coordinators asked to take on web-related responsibilities. This would be a perfect course to do individually or in concert with the university’s marketing department.

This course challenged me. In my 8 years in higher ed web marketing, I have always thought the unfamiliarity with web authoring tools was why our web content contributors struggle. I came to the realization that perhaps it’s their lack of confidence in writing and the challenge writing for the web presents. I learned some techniques and strategies to help coach our contributors as well as strengthen our overall strategy and approach to web writing.

It was great that we used real life, applicable scenarios and learnings instead of detached theory that we’d never get to apply in our jobs. By the third week I was applying my learnings in my job, and by the end of the course I had a full suite of tools and knowledge that I can use to make social media better at my institution.

If you are looking to learn more about SEO, CPC, and Conversion Rate Optimization, as well as how they can be maximized by higher education institutions, then this is the course for you. Our instructor was extremely knowledgeable about core principles as well as best practices. The tools and methods identified during the course are things that will benefit you instantly through real world application. I even find myself accessing materials well beyond completion of the course! One of the best things about learning these techniques over several weeks through HigherEd Experts is that you also benefit from having others in the course in similar situations confronted with similar issues at various institutions across the globe. Plus, the Ask a Professor feature will help you get connected right away to your instructor. The overall guidance and advice is most helpful and actually something you can use for your institution’s long term benefit.