The Social Academic with Jennifer van Alstyne | Online Presence for Professors How To Make A Personal Academic Website with Jennifer van Alstyne
Apr 13, 2023
Discover the essential steps for creating a personal academic website tailored for educators and researchers. Learn how to strategically plan your content, ensuring clarity and simplicity. Explore accessibility tips like font and color selection to enhance user experience. Uncover crucial steps to test your website across devices and gather feedback before launch. Get motivated to take the leap and connect with a community supportive of academic website creation.
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Website As Central Academic Hub
- A personal website is the best long-term way for professors to manage their online presence.
- It can showcase teaching, research, publications, speaking, and service in one place.
Plan And Write Content First
- Plan your website structure first by listing pages like About, Research, Teaching, and Publications.
- Write all page text in a document before building to speed up development and share with designers.
Write For Web Readability
- Edit academic writing for the web: simplify sentences, remove jargon, and use shorter paragraphs.
- Add clear headings to help skimmers find relevant information quickly.