IWSS redesigned the Illinois State Web site in 45 days. Since IWSS added the News section to Illinois State s homepage, traffic to the Media Relations Web site has increased significantly and the site now receives approximately 900 hits per week. IWSS offers online meta tag generators on their Web site for all Web developers on campus.
Meta tags are a part of a Web page's HTML coding and help search engines find sites more easily.
The University Computer Help Desk is open 90 hours a week, and averages 1200 calls a month. The FTSS Literacy Stipends program offers small grants to help faculty and staff enhance their computer skills, especially in the application of computer technology to the teaching and learning process. The FTSS Development Grants program awards small grants to faculty and staff with credit-generating teaching responsibilities for the purchase of software or hardware used to develop course materials. FTSS administers the State Farm Teaching Technology Fellows program, an intensive two-week training program for faculty members to learn effective teaching methods using technology. FTSS supports the graduate research symposium with training and materials.