Ideas for the slide show on home page:
Use single slides excerpted from the various Core Concept Keynotes…when we have those done. There are a number of different plugins for supporting slide shows, and we want one that loads well for most of our website users.
We have different groups of potential users of our site. One, initially, are individuals and orgs that we would like to collaborate with… or demonstrate our competency/ credentials… in some cases to help support a grant application… or other where we need a calling card at a professional level.
Secondly, farther down the road, would be students taking a course. Those two groups might need different slide shows!
Maybe the slide show becomes the “here’s waldo”…fun, engaging, lead in to the visitor appropriate venue.
Hey Kris, your pix now appears here…for me anyway.
Fun and engaging never hurts… will think more about various slide show “types”, and if there’s a way to adapt what shows to the particular user who is looking. Adaptive and dynamic learning plan…
What’s also of note perhaps, is that one can add a comment directly in the comments list on the dashboard…