Here are some examples of convergence that I have found on college and university websites.
My first example is Boston College. What I would like to point out in particular is Agora Services. This is similar to Northeastern's Blackboard site. If you notice across the top of this page students, faculty, and staff have access to a few different things. There is access to voicemail and webmail. There is a link to webcams with live video 24 hours a day on certain parts of the campus. There is also a link to Myfiles, which is used to store and share files on a secure server. There is also a log in area if the user has an account. Here online billing, course registration, online course evaluations (just to name a few) can be accessed.
My next example is Rockhurst University which is located in Kansas City, Missouri. Here prospective students and parents can view student and faculty blogs with real stories about the school and day to day life on campus. On this page there are student and faculty pictures with a link to their bio and blog. The also use blogspot!
My last example is Marquette University which is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. On the Prospective Undergraduate Students page there is the use of flash across the top of the page. Right below the flash is a section called Choose your Major. Here students can take an online quiz that will help them decide what to major in at the school. Right next to this is Live at Marquette. Students can take a virtual tour of parts of the campus. Next to this is Get Involved. This is a video on how to get involved on campus.
Planning a visit to Marquette? They offer virtual tours, pictorials, and view books. You may even schedule a tour. Marquette also offers something different...Podcasts. There is an option to download tours on an ipod and use as a guided tour on campus at any time desired. http://www.marquette.edu/student/ugrad/onlinetours.shtml
These are just a few examples among many other colleges and universitys that use convergence on there sites.
2 comments:
I know it is simple and the technology has been there for a while, but the whole idea of using an iPod for a guided tour is really neat.
A nice focused look at colleges -- I think you could talk about any of these in class.
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