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Web Management Authority:
1. What Do We Need To Learn?

The attendees were also invited to add to their notes More Commentary on Web Management Authority, which is reported separately from the outline of this page. The lists below focus only on responses to the first half of the Danger in the Construction Zone instructions.

1. To achieve resolution or greater understanding of Web Management Authority,
   WHAT DO WE NEED TO LEARN?

   Summary:

   • We need to learn the skills and technologies addressed with this issue, such as how to design web sites and organize their content.
   • We need to learn about the options for how web publishing can be organized, managed and/or funded.
   • We need to understand the purposes and goals of web sites, and determine who should authorize the information published to serve those goals.

   Transcriptions of Conference Notes:

   • [Multiple] We need to learn/determine the purposes/goals of web sites.
   • We must identify the purpose of the individual segments or offshoots of the college web before devising a plan for web creation and maintenance.
   • Learn HTML.
   • We need to learn how to reorganize the entire management of the Web.
   • Learn how to restructure.
   • Learn how to invest money in the necessary areas.
   • We need to learn how to make a cohesive, ADA compliant web presentation.
   • How to divide the overall task of web development into the basic concepts that need to be addressed.
   • How to provide standardized template and how to do more high tech programming on web pages.
   • How to manage the content for autonomous web sites so there are some quality standards.
   • How to integrate management and creativity.
   • A union or marriage between both techniques.
   • Who controls the content? (The person who puts up the web site?)
   • Constant learning to keep up with what's going on.
   • How to cooperate between technical and content experts.
   • What is the responsibility of the Deans of Instruction, Division Chairs, and Department Chairs in providing the necessary support in the creation of each department's web pages?
   • Who sets policy?
   • Who polices end product?
   • Keeping up on technology, maintain our skills.

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