Faculty Web Pages Analyzed
This is an analysis of some faculty web pages
and what works and what doesn't work
The page for Dr. J. King has a prominent picture as soon as you click on the link. She includes her educational background, interests, and publications. The only link, at the end of the page, is to her email. This web page is not outstanding, but it does convey the message that this is a professor who is serious about her work. A nice improvement for this web page would be a different, less-intimidating photo.
Dr. A Mayer has a website that uses a color photo of the professor in an outdoor setting. This is appropriate because of the nature of her program in sustainability. The web page also includes links to her CV, program, and department. The picture shows a stern-faced, but young woman who may, or may not be, relaxed. The web page also includes a quotation by Rachel Carson advocating for the environment. The web page is attractive and easy to navigate.
Dr. H. L. Gates' web page is simple. Very lengthy amout of text. The background is simple and there is plenty of white space. The photograph shows a smiling middle-aged man who is surrounded by books. This makes it obvious that he is a serious academic. The only link is to his email and to his department. The page could be improved with more variety and either less text or more opportunities for the viewer to link to the text.
A little bit of a disappointment is Dr. V. Wenzell's page. There is nothing more than a brief paragraph and small picture. She looks friendly and relaxed in the picture, but there should be more information on the web page. There are not links to other pages and there has been very little attempt to make the page visually appealing or personal. Since Dr. Wenzell is very personable, enthusiastic, and fun, it seems a shame that her web page doesn't reflect that.
The web page for Dr. G. Haus needs a LOT of work. All you see when you get to the page are coffee beans. What does that have to do with anything? He does not teach coffee culture, but rather special ed and classroom management. A very small picture of a older man looks vaguely like a mug shot. Surely he can find a friend to take his picture. One link to his class provides two pages: one to a power point and the other to a PDF file. To make the class link even worse there is an unforgiveable spelling error on the link to the PDF. The page gives almost no information about his research interests. In order to find out anything about his educational background you have to navigate over to the department page. I would love to work with Dr. Haus to update and beautify his web page.
Dr. P. Girczyc, the director of health occupations at a community college has a very small web page. There is no personal information, but there is a picture of a friendly and relaxed woman who seems to be serious wearing a white lab coat. The only link on the page is to her email and to the department. This page could be improved with some more information about her background and qualifications. Links to pertinent websites might make it easy for prospective students to learn more about the program as well as the director.
Dr. J. Larson's web page is very easy to navigate as there are links at the bottom of the page for biographical information, courses, current research, publications, and further links. The photo is a studio picture of a serious looking attractive woman. The links make the pages pleasant to read as there is not too much text on any page. If there were more white space on the first page, it would be easier to read, but because there is only one paragraph it's not at all difficult. The link pages have more white space than the home page and are arranged asymmetrically. One especially nice feature on the Publications page is the inclusion of covers of her books. I find this a very successful web page. The only improvement I would suggest is a less glamorous picture of the professor.
Dr. West's web page is very basic. There is a surprising black and white photo (because you have to look at the picture to see if it looks like he's pointing a fake gun or if his hands are in a thoughtful, almost prayer-like position in front of him.) There is some plain-looking text detailing his background, publications, and recent courses taught, but more importantly the page discusses his celebrity status on race relations. His official Princeton web page is lackluster compared to his official web page which has plenty of color and multiple links to his many academic and commercial endeavors.
Dr. X. Liu has a very basic, uncluttered, and uninteresting web page. The professor's photo shows her not quite smiling in front of a row of books, so she looks academic. The rest of the web page list only her educational background, classes taught, and research interest. Only one link on the page to her email.
Dr. M. Frantz has a website from the same university as Dr. Liu (above) Although there is a much more interesting photo (he is standing outdoors in a mountainous-looking area, this web page also fails to reveal much more about the professor other than educational background, courses, and areas of research interest. The appearance of the page is boring with the exception of the picture and the beautiful setting.
Dr. DeRoche's web page includes a studio type picture of her with her clarinet. She looks very professional, but also approachable. The page itself is nothing spectacular. Just the small photo and text about her academic background and musical qualifications. A list of her classes doesn't offer any further information other than the course names. There are two links, one to her personal email and the other to the site for the clarinet studio. That site is also rather plain. This could be a much better site if it showed more about the music and the classes.
and what works and what doesn't work
The page for Dr. J. King has a prominent picture as soon as you click on the link. She includes her educational background, interests, and publications. The only link, at the end of the page, is to her email. This web page is not outstanding, but it does convey the message that this is a professor who is serious about her work. A nice improvement for this web page would be a different, less-intimidating photo.
Dr. A Mayer has a website that uses a color photo of the professor in an outdoor setting. This is appropriate because of the nature of her program in sustainability. The web page also includes links to her CV, program, and department. The picture shows a stern-faced, but young woman who may, or may not be, relaxed. The web page also includes a quotation by Rachel Carson advocating for the environment. The web page is attractive and easy to navigate.
Dr. H. L. Gates' web page is simple. Very lengthy amout of text. The background is simple and there is plenty of white space. The photograph shows a smiling middle-aged man who is surrounded by books. This makes it obvious that he is a serious academic. The only link is to his email and to his department. The page could be improved with more variety and either less text or more opportunities for the viewer to link to the text.
A little bit of a disappointment is Dr. V. Wenzell's page. There is nothing more than a brief paragraph and small picture. She looks friendly and relaxed in the picture, but there should be more information on the web page. There are not links to other pages and there has been very little attempt to make the page visually appealing or personal. Since Dr. Wenzell is very personable, enthusiastic, and fun, it seems a shame that her web page doesn't reflect that.
The web page for Dr. G. Haus needs a LOT of work. All you see when you get to the page are coffee beans. What does that have to do with anything? He does not teach coffee culture, but rather special ed and classroom management. A very small picture of a older man looks vaguely like a mug shot. Surely he can find a friend to take his picture. One link to his class provides two pages: one to a power point and the other to a PDF file. To make the class link even worse there is an unforgiveable spelling error on the link to the PDF. The page gives almost no information about his research interests. In order to find out anything about his educational background you have to navigate over to the department page. I would love to work with Dr. Haus to update and beautify his web page.
Dr. P. Girczyc, the director of health occupations at a community college has a very small web page. There is no personal information, but there is a picture of a friendly and relaxed woman who seems to be serious wearing a white lab coat. The only link on the page is to her email and to the department. This page could be improved with some more information about her background and qualifications. Links to pertinent websites might make it easy for prospective students to learn more about the program as well as the director.
Dr. J. Larson's web page is very easy to navigate as there are links at the bottom of the page for biographical information, courses, current research, publications, and further links. The photo is a studio picture of a serious looking attractive woman. The links make the pages pleasant to read as there is not too much text on any page. If there were more white space on the first page, it would be easier to read, but because there is only one paragraph it's not at all difficult. The link pages have more white space than the home page and are arranged asymmetrically. One especially nice feature on the Publications page is the inclusion of covers of her books. I find this a very successful web page. The only improvement I would suggest is a less glamorous picture of the professor.
Dr. West's web page is very basic. There is a surprising black and white photo (because you have to look at the picture to see if it looks like he's pointing a fake gun or if his hands are in a thoughtful, almost prayer-like position in front of him.) There is some plain-looking text detailing his background, publications, and recent courses taught, but more importantly the page discusses his celebrity status on race relations. His official Princeton web page is lackluster compared to his official web page which has plenty of color and multiple links to his many academic and commercial endeavors.
Dr. X. Liu has a very basic, uncluttered, and uninteresting web page. The professor's photo shows her not quite smiling in front of a row of books, so she looks academic. The rest of the web page list only her educational background, classes taught, and research interest. Only one link on the page to her email.
Dr. M. Frantz has a website from the same university as Dr. Liu (above) Although there is a much more interesting photo (he is standing outdoors in a mountainous-looking area, this web page also fails to reveal much more about the professor other than educational background, courses, and areas of research interest. The appearance of the page is boring with the exception of the picture and the beautiful setting.
Dr. DeRoche's web page includes a studio type picture of her with her clarinet. She looks very professional, but also approachable. The page itself is nothing spectacular. Just the small photo and text about her academic background and musical qualifications. A list of her classes doesn't offer any further information other than the course names. There are two links, one to her personal email and the other to the site for the clarinet studio. That site is also rather plain. This could be a much better site if it showed more about the music and the classes.
