Interactive Maps and Virtual Campus Tours
Cascade Server User ConferenceTuesday, September 17th, 2013
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Who is BarkleyREI?
Full-service interactive agency
Specialize in “information and application rich” projects
Decade of higher education experience (50+ clients)
Extensive Cascade Server experience
25+ employees
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Clients
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Washburn University Virtual Tour
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Who is BarkleyREI?Who is Washburn University?
Located in Topeka, Kansas
7,300+ students
Founded in 1865
Named after early benefactor Ichabod Washburn
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Who is BarkleyREI?Who is Washburn University?
RWD website redesign launched on Cascade Server in May 2012
School of Law RWD redesign launched May 2013
Washburn Institute of Technology RWD redesign in progress
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Website Goals
Business Objectives
Website Strategies
Website Tactics
Our Approach
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Business Objective Increase enrollment among traditional full time undergraduate students
Website Goal Generate campus visits
Website Strategy Showcase the campus and its facilities
Website Tactic Improve the Virtual Tour
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Welcome video / intro text
Map
Gallery
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Making the site easy to maintain
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All Gallery Items entered on the Details pages show in the Gallery
The ‘Must See’, ‘Academics’, ‘Campus Life’, etc. categories carry over
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Summary
Responsive Design
HTML5
Categorized
Multimedia
Easy content entry in Cascade
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Chapman University Interactive Map
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Who is BarkleyREI?Who is Chapman University?
Located in Orange, California
Founded in 1861
Nearly 7,000 students across 7 Schools & Colleges
Students from all 50 states, the U.S. territories, 60+ countries
RWD homepage launched Nov. 2011 on Cascade Server, full redesign live in March 2012
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Who is BarkleyREI?
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Who is BarkleyREI?Map features
Dozens of listings across 14 categories
RWD
Google Map
Zoom
Map vs. Satellite view
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Summary
Responsive Design
HTML5
Google map
Categorized
Easy content entry in Cascade
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Questions?
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Thank YouAdditional questions or comments, please contact:
Chris Cox, Client Services Director412-427-7088
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