Thanks

Definitely still thinking one school an episode… though… got to get these videos down to 5min or less each.

How the heck are you finding the time to do one of these a day? Guess I should quit twittering and get back on eduStyle… Holla!

I noticed you took the suggestion to preload the websites. I stand by the suggestion that it is an improvement.

If you can stand it, I have a lot of additional feedback as well.

A suggestion would be to work on improving the sound quality of your presentation. You sound like you are in an empty room. I also second Matt Herzberger’s suggestion of a background. Even a plain sheet might be a better presentation.

Consider going with only two colleges – Save time/size. Maybe that is something that you could query your audience for their preference. How about a quick survey on your presentation page? “How many colleges would we like to see reviewed in each presentation?” – - I know that I am going to hesitate to watch regularly as they are pretty long – Though I do learn some things from your review of the sites.

Another thought is, from my preference, five presentations a week may be too many. I would not have time to look every day. Consider two to three a week . . . . Another possible question for a “quick survey”.

I miss your “First Impression” comments. – I think there is good value in that – -

I like the scoring but 1-10 might be more realistic. How much difference is there between 40 and 43 . . . . and what factors go into the decision?

What is your expression for the other side of the equation for “Not diggin’ it”? “Diggin’ it”?? Your past use of this expression has made this an almost an expected characteristic. It works for you but caution over using it . . . . Can this be built into your rating system?

I do think that validation and use of complicated tables should be a factor – yes schools do have a responsibility to be as accessible as possible. I am having a battle with my access office – They just sent me 150 pages of HTML created by some PowerPoint converter that is suppose to create an accessible version of a PowerPoint presentation but the pages do not pass validation – missing alt tags . . .

Have you thought about your long term plan for this? Are you just going to offer glimpses of reviews that you do? One idea might be to do a comparison of two schools that do something well/not so well and why you think that. You could then have a series of presentations that become instructive in a particular facet of a website. I am thinking along the lines of looks and branding, presentation of information, use of videos, presentation of news and calendar information, etc. Obviously I like the concept of what you do but am thinking of what would keep me coming back.

One last comment. I deleted this one once already as inappropriate and keep in mind that I am old enough to be your father – The unshaven look does not appear very professional to me – and I emphasize “to me”. I do recognize that this is a very personal choice and I am treading on thin water here *but* I have my reasons. I am *not* recommending going overboard here but a more professional appearance would give more authority to your work – especially if I want to use it to make a point with the administration in support of something that I am championing.

Again, keep up the good work.

signed – The “Old Man”