Time to share an update.

Yes, Peterson’s is now a Nelnet company, no longer Thomson Peterson’s.

Yes, I’ll still be blogging here on SHE. Same voice, perhaps with a new wrapper.

You bet, video is on my mind. It’s kinda like I’m speaking through video these days. As I mentioned to EducationPR blogger Paul Baker recently, I haven’t had any video to share, thus light blogging. But the good news is that I caught up with some attendees at EduWeb earlier this week and I’ll be sharing that video here over the coming days. In fact, after a Quicktime finishes burning on machine B, I’m going to get started on editing that footage.

There was a lot of talk about video at EduWeb; indeed, the entire Higher Ed community seems to be buzzing about the possibilities of video on the web. The days of routine campus tour videos are coming rapidly to an end as the tools of high quality production come within reach, and web video sharing platforms mature.

To this point, I agree with Charlie Melichar: You should be watching Beet.TV. Charlie introduced me to its producer, Andy Plesser, and we fast became buds during some exciting times at SF’s recent Vloggercon, where Andy broke the story about Robert Scoble leaving Microsoft for Bay Area startup PodTech. It was a treat to share in Andy’s excitement at seeing Beet.TV zoom up like a jet.

You may not be surprised to learn that Andy’s also got a stake in academe. He’s the guy behind the incredibly innovative LawClinic.TV, which features interviews with participants in Fordham University’s clinical legal education program.

More on the week of EduWeb and admissions blogging….

I was very pleased with the response to the EduWeb discussion on admissions blogging Rob Pongsajapan and I led. It was exciting to share 2 months’ worth of accumulated research and get feedback, and the small group/lunch format was a perfect place not only for that, but also to make some great new acquiantainces, among them Nina Sossen, who was kind enough to blog our session for Collegewebeditor.com. Nina politely took issue with my use of the term “admissions blogging program,” and I’m committed to explaning what I mean by that more fully, if not for Nina only, then for the rest of you as well.

I was reminded that many are still very new to blogging, and the questions abound. In fact, this week the Uwebd list is alight again with questions about blogging. And much of the advice there validates our findings–for example the importance of selecting the right student bloggers and the idea of selecting student bloggers from among students who already have a relationship with the admissions department. (Think student ambassadors.)

Of course, the session would not have been a success were it not for the generosity of the institutions participating in the study; they’re listed on this page along with the items we covered in our discussion on Monday in Baltimore.

Been visiting Collegewebeditor.com lately? You’ll find a treasure trove of blog coverage from the EduWeb conference there. Karine did a smashing job in recruiting attendees to blog “almost live” for Collegewebeditor. Kudos to Karine; a resourceful and audience-aware blogger she.

Well, that’s all for now. I bid you a wonderful weekend. Next time you visit, an interview with Nina Sossen from UMass Amherst, talking about blogging efforts there, will greet you.