Course Information
| Session |
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| Credits | 1.5 CEUs or 15 PDHs |
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| Registration dates | We accept registrations through the first week of classes, unless enrollment is full, and unless the class was canceled before it started due to low enrollment. |
Developing a Website Content Strategy
$250.00
Dates: January 6 - February 2Credits: 1.5 CEUs or 15 PDHs
In this four-week course, you will learn the process of developing a website content strategy, from the first phase of conducting an audit of your content, to the second phase of analyzing your current environment, to the final phase of establishing a sustainable strategy that will ensure your content is useful, usable, and findable. You will walk through each of these three phases and discuss how to adapt various types of approaches for implementation at your own institution. You will learn how to discover your unique content problems, present them to your organization, and subsequently establish new roles, responsibilities, and workflows for the entire lifecycle of your content.
This course can be taken as one of six courses needed to earn our Certificate in User Experience (UX), but can be taken as a stand-alone course as well.
Course Description
In this four-week course, you will learn the process of developing a website content strategy, from the first phase of conducting an audit of your content, to the second phase of analyzing your current environment, to the final phase of establishing a sustainable strategy that will ensure your content is useful, usable, and findable. You will walk through each of these three phases and discuss how to adapt various types of approaches for implementation at your own institution. You will learn how to discover your unique content problems, present them to your organization, and subsequently establish new roles, responsibilities, and workflows for the entire lifecycle of your content.
This course can be taken as one of six courses needed to earn our Certificate in User Experience (UX), but can be taken as a stand-alone course as well.
Heidi Burkhardt
Heidi Burkhardt is a Web Project Manager & Content Strategist at the University of Michigan Library. In this role, she leads efforts around the library website, as well as projects for other platforms and applications within the web presence. Heidi consistently brings a content strategy lens across projects and advocates for thoughtful, well written content. She previously served as the User Experience Specialist at Michigan and has over 10 years of experience in libraries. Heidi holds a B.A. in English from Oakland University and a Masters in Library and Information Studies from Wayne State University.
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