The Mississippi River begins in Minnesota and snakes its away down to through Louisiana bayou and into the Gulf of Mexico. While it remains to be seen if she will take a riverboat, University of Minnesota content strategist Amanda Costello will make her way to New Orleans as one of the keynotes for Confab Higher Ed this November. Costello, who works at the University of … [Read more...] about Talking Silos and More with Amanda Costello
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Making Change at Confab Higher Ed 2014
Last week, a bunch of smart higher education content professionals landed in Atlanta for the second annual Confab Higher Ed cake party. Er, rather, the second annual Confab Higher Ed conference. More than just a project show-and-tell, the conference presenters used their accomplishments and experiences to touch on some of the pervasive themes that inform all of our work. These … [Read more...] about Making Change at Confab Higher Ed 2014
Department-Level Content Strategy
The following guest post was written by Erin Martin, Web Communication Leader for the departments of Horticulture and Crop and Soil Science at Oregon State University. Last year, I scraped up enough funding to attend Confab Higher Ed, the inaugural higher education content strategy conference held in Atlanta. As I was wandering around, meeting inspiring folks and talking shop … [Read more...] about Department-Level Content Strategy
Power to the People at Confab Higher Ed
What happens when you bring more than 350 higher ed content professionals together? Amazing things — lots of knowledge sharing, a renewed sense of purpose, and a Bill Murray sighting. Confab Higher Ed, held November 11-12 in Atlanta, Georgia, has come to pass. But those who attended the inaugural event are still chewing on all the food for thought shared by speakers and … [Read more...] about Power to the People at Confab Higher Ed
Higher Ed Takeaways From Confab Minneapolis 2013
Last week, I attended Confab Minneapolis 2013. And it rocked. I was joined by an international community of content professionals to challenge our thinking and help advance the evolving discipline of content strategy. We also enjoyed a lot of cake. As in past years, the higher ed community was well represented. If you missed the event, don’t fret. Confab Higher Ed has yet to … [Read more...] about Higher Ed Takeaways From Confab Minneapolis 2013