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Social Applications and Content (SAC)

SAC1: We Don’t Make the Rules: Developing Student-Centered Online Instruction in Academic Integrity for First-Year Students
This session will share the experiences of a team charged with responding to academic integrity infractions at other institutions by creating an online instructional effort that targets first-year students and plays by their rules in communicating information about academic integrity and research competencies.

PRESENTERS: Rob Withers, Miami University
Jen-chien Yu, Miami University
Kwabena Sekyere, Miami University
Eric Resnis, Miami University

SAC2: Game Changer: The Facebook Platform
This summer, Facebook released their new Facebook Platform, allowing developers to build applications and interfaces directly inside the social-networking site. This platform opens up a wealth of opportunities for colleges and universities and has the potential to impact everything from admissions to academic departments to fundraising.

PRESENTERS: Mike Richwalsky, Allegheny College
Josh Tysiachney, Allegheny College

SAC3: Supporting a Central Web Presence with a True Communications/IT Partnership
The Office of Web Communications (OWC) and Integrated Web Services (IWS), part of Cornell Information Technologies, collaborate under a strong partnership model to support Cornell's central Web presence. The collaboration, which has evolved from a client-vendor model to a true partnership, takes best advantage of the specialized expertise of both organizations and makes efficient use of existing University resources in support of Cornell's strategic goals.

PRESENTERS: Diane Kubarek, Cornell University
Al Gonzalez, Cornell University

SAC4: Streamlining Publications: Unifying Print and Web Production Processes
Ever had a cumbersome production process where you needed to produce both a print and Web publication? This session will show how we transformed one production process from bottlenecked chaos to a unified system that reduced cost, saved time, and allowed the client to make rapid changes.

PRESENTERS: Sara Clark, Missouri State University
Stacey Funderburk, Missouri State University
Amy Schuldt, Missouri State University

SAC5: Skim the Bloat: Use Wordpress as a Mini-CMS in Your Next Project
Learn how to take your next great concept to completion in under a week with the nimble power of Wordpress.

PRESENTERS: Drew Geraets, Concordia University, St. Paul
Thomas Knoll, Concordia University, St. Paul

SAC6: Lessons Learned from a Web Redesign and CMS Introduction
The presenter will discuss staffing needs, strategic decisions, university politics, policy issues, design debates, content development, training, and other issues to consider when embarking on a redesign and CMS process.

PRESENTER: Newton Smith, Western Carolina University

SAC7: Opening Up: A Showcase of Open Source at Carleton College
Open source software is a critical part of Web Services at Carleton. In this session, we'll demonstrate the software we use, highlight examples of integration, and discuss the benefits and potential pitfalls of choosing open source.

PRESENTER: Nathan White, Carleton College

SAC8: Social Networking Software: Meeting the Expectations of the MySpace Generation
Social networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace are popular destinations for today's prospects, students, and alumni, and those populations are beginning to look to their higher-ed institutions for similar online experiences, where they can connect with friends and stake out an online identity.

PRESENTER: Mark Heiman, Carleton College

SAC9: Second Life, First Opportunities
Second Life has become a fever among people and, although it is not a complete novelty, the truth is that SL provides a really interesting new media for interacting, for broadcasting live events and classes (live or not), and also for allowing other educational experiences.

PRESENTER: Martha Carrer Cruz Gabriel, University of Sao Paulo

SAC10: Monitoring Your Web Identity
Your school's Web identity consists of the official Web experiences you produce — as well as everything that's being published about you out on the wild, wild Web. With new content being published every day, how do you keep track of it all?

PRESENTER: Jay Collier, Bates College

SAC11: The Illusionist: Pulling Web Content out of Thin Air
“I need this site up within the week.” We have all heard it. A request for a new website, and the only forthcoming information is the deadline. In this session, we will discuss how you can generate the content for a site when you are not a content owner.

PRESENTER: Suzanne Wayne, Penn State College of Education

SAC12: Web site, website, or WWW site? An Editorial Guide to the Galaxy
You can’t keep your pages blank for long — so how do you fill them with something other than “lorem ipsum”? This session offers tips for writers and non-writers on managing Web content pages of all kinds, from home pages to detailed articles.

PRESENTERS: Sarah Stanek, Santa Clara University
Karyne Levy, Santa Clara University

SAC13: Single Source Website for Full Spectrum Access
Is it possible to build a website with a single set of content pages (including rich media) that will work with the full spectrum of devices that want to access it, including adaptive technology, graphical browsers, PDAs, and mobile devices?

PRESENTER: Richard Ells, University of Washington