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	<title>www.uwex.edu Web site revitalization blog</title>
	<link>http://www.uwex.edu/redesign</link>
	<description>Check here for updates on the UW-Extension Web site revitalization project. A collaboration between Central IT, University Relations and our users!</description>
	<pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:21:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Progress update</title>
		<link>http://www.uwex.edu/redesign/?p=39</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2008 17:21:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dana</dc:creator>
		
	<category>General discussion</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I wanted to provide a brief update of where we are in the revitalization process.
June 2008:
Designed wireframes outlining key navigation and content areas. Reviewed wireframes with project team and graphic designer.
July 2008:
Graphic designer is developing 2-3 design prototypes for our new home page. We should have a sample design to share on this blog soon!
August [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Exploring other university extension sites</title>
		<link>http://www.uwex.edu/redesign/?p=37</link>
		<comments>http://www.uwex.edu/redesign/?p=37#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2008 21:39:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dana</dc:creator>
		
	<category>General discussion</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[When looking at revitalizing a site, it&#8217;s good to know what your &#8220;competitors&#8221; are doing - what are the best practices out there and what do users expect to find on similar sites.
Googling &#8220;university extension&#8221; results in a wide variety of university Web sites, but there are some common elements found on most of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Extension A to Z</title>
		<link>http://www.uwex.edu/redesign/?p=38</link>
		<comments>http://www.uwex.edu/redesign/?p=38#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2008 16:21:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dana</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Information architecture and content</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Get a glimpse of the new Extension A to Z database we&#8217;re developing. There are 316 listings in the database. This will be one more way for users to find Extension units and programming.
Criteria for a site or page to be a new listing:

Sub-sites of www.uwex.edu (i.e. /ce, /ces, /ics)


unique domains or URLs (i.e. http://www.portalwisconsin.org/)


unique [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Discovery Phase complete</title>
		<link>http://www.uwex.edu/redesign/?p=35</link>
		<comments>http://www.uwex.edu/redesign/?p=35#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 19:07:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dana</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Phase I - Discovery</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Phase I of the www.uwex.edu revitalization was completed in April 2008.
Key finding: The Web site receives a lot of traffic, but users are confused about who we are and have significant problems finding the information they need.
 Audience. 9,697,098 people visited the UW-Extension Web site in 2007. 3,496,779 people visited the home page and top-level [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Project timeline</title>
		<link>http://www.uwex.edu/redesign/?p=34</link>
		<comments>http://www.uwex.edu/redesign/?p=34#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 19:03:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dana</dc:creator>
		
	<category>General discussion</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Project timeline:
Phase I - Discovery (November 2007 - April 2008)

Stakeholder interviews and survey
Staff survey
External audience survey
Analyze server stats and search logs
Review &#8220;Contact Us&#8221; inquiries

Phase II - Planning and Kickoff (May 2008)

Develop project plan and form project team


Phase III - Information Design (April -July 2008)

Content audit
Create sitemap of current top-level site
Develop an intuitive information architecture
Create wireframes
Usability [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What aspects of uwex.edu will change and what will remain the same?</title>
		<link>http://www.uwex.edu/redesign/?p=30</link>
		<comments>http://www.uwex.edu/redesign/?p=30#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 19:50:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dana</dc:creator>
		
	<category>General discussion</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[
Feedback from surveys of stakeholders, clients, and external audiences will help us determine what aspects of the Web site will change.




As of now, here is what will change:


Home page
Top-level pages: jobs, news, about us
Employee pages
Administrative sites: i.e. business services, payroll, governance


What will not change:

Division/unit Web sites (wpt.org, uwex.edu/ces, wisconsinsbdc.org, etc.)
UW Colleges Web sites (www.uwc.edu)
Integrated Web [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Welcome to the blog!</title>
		<link>http://www.uwex.edu/redesign/?p=29</link>
		<comments>http://www.uwex.edu/redesign/?p=29#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 17:30:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dana</dc:creator>
		
	<category>General discussion</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[
Welcome. Thanks for taking an interest in our efforts to improve the functionality, accessibility, usability and design of www.uwex.edu. Updates on the work of the redesign team will be posted here. Please dialogue with us during this process.
This project is a collaboration between Central IT, University Relations and our users.     
The [...]]]></description>
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