Sunday, May 10, 2009

Thing 46: WebJunction

I've been a member of WebJunction for quite some time (since the beginning, I think) but I haven't been a very active member. 

Why not? 
I'm not using an RSS feed on it - so I don't see new topics of conversation and I forget to regularly check it for news and information.

There are so many great resources - that I just can't keep up with them all.

It was fun to go back and look through it again. I was disappointed to see that there hasn't been a huge amount of information posted there. We have the same issue with the MEMO ning. It seems that people may stop in to take a look but they don't see it as a resource or come back often to visit and gather new information or take part in the forums. 

I wonder how we can change that - so that these resources become powerful ones that media specialists view as necessary tools of their jobs. I think WebJunction has done a great job of organizing materials and offering courses - and I don't really know the usage statistics, so perhaps I'm speaking out of turn - but I'm guessing there could be more traffic to make it more successful. 


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  1. WebJunctionMay 18, 2009 at 6:07 PM

    Hi Laurie, Thanks for your comments. I'll give two quick and easy (and low-tech) suggestions for keeping tabs on what's happening on WebJunction. First, if you aren't already a subscriber, sign up to receive the monthly e-newsletter Crossroads. It'll let you know what content and programming we are featuring for the month. You can do that right on the WJ.org homepage. Also, we have a Hot Topics page: http://www.webjunction.org/hot. We update that each month to show the newest and most popular content on the site. Bookmark it and take a peek each month.

    We do have thousands of visits to the site (anywhere from 50,000 to 85,000 each month), but definitely the vast majority of our users are there to read, enroll in courses, and find answers to their questions--and are less likely to leave a footprint (in the form of content, discussion post, comment, etc.) during their visit. But we know that active participation is vital for a thriving online community, so we hope to encourage folks to dive in and get noisy!

    Thanks again for your comments.

    Sharon Streams
    Content Manager, WebJunction

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