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CONNECTIONS WARM UP

CONNECTIONS WARM UP. How would you use Connections at your Center? How would you use Connections material in a newsletter/outreach material?. Best Practices for Using Connections & Developing a Center Newsletter. Shannon Harrison Assistant Director Higher Education Services

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CONNECTIONS WARM UP

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  1. CONNECTIONS WARM UP How would you use Connections at your Center?How would you use Connections material in a newsletter/outreach material?

  2. Best Practices for Using Connections & Developing a Center Newsletter Shannon Harrison Assistant Director Higher Education Services Institute of International Education EducationUSA Triennial MENA Conference Doha April 11-14, 2011

  3. “These are the books I never had a chance to finish, and those are the books I never had a chance to start.” Courtesy of The New Yorker

  4. Best Practices for Using Connections & Developing a Center Newsletter • Brainstorming • The Sections of Connections • The Connections Website • Ten Tips for Using Connections • Ten Tips for Producing a Newsletter • The Template • Questions

  5. How would you use Connections at your Center? • How would you use Connections in a newletter/outreach material? Brainstorming

  6. The Sections of Connections

  7. The Website

  8. The Website’s Archive

  9. The Website’s Resources Section

  10. Connections PowerPoints

  11. Save it to your desktop • Forward it to interns • Print out one copy for the center • Split the PDF • Print out specific articles & file Ten Tips for Making the Most of Connections

  12. Breeze through the sidebars • Look at the extra resources • Read the Arm Chair Tour • Be inspired • Reuse Connections content Ten Tips for Making the Most of Connections

  13. “Don’t talk to me about suffering—in my spare time, I’m a writer.” How to Develop a Center Newsletter Courtesy of The New Yorker

  14. Think about the five W’s: Who, What, Where, Why, When Set reasonable goals Know your audience: What are they interested in? What language is most appropriate? Establish a consistent look and feel Use existing resources Ten Tips for Developing a Center Newsletter

  15. Develop reoccurring sections (Do’s & • Don’ts, Ten Tips, Interviews, etc) • Ask others to write • Be creative, adapt features from • popular media to your newsletter • Use pictures • Proofread Ten Tips for Developing a Center Newsletter

  16. The Template

  17. Shannon Harrison sharrison@iie.org To submit an article

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