The document describes various Web 2.0 features that can be included on academic department websites, such as student showcases, RSS feeds, blogs, ability to comment on stories, aggregated headlines and blog posts, featured videos, maps showing recent visitors, links to social media pages directly on the front page, polls, news, forums, and blogs about the campus community. Departments are using platforms and widgets to incorporate these interactive features.

1. Examples of Web 2.0 Features on Academic Department Websites

2. STUDENT SHOWCASE

3. RSS Feeds

4. RECENT BLOG POSTS

5. ABILITY TO COMMENT ON STORIESRSS feeds

6. Press release with comments

8. AGGREGATED HEADLINES, BLOGPOSTS

9. FEATURED VIDEOSSchool of Communicationand Information at Rutgers

10. San Jose State University School of Information ScienceGOOGLE MAP SHOWING RECENT VISITORSLINK TO FACEBOOK PAGE OR TWITTER, RIGHT ON FRONT PAGE

11. Polls, news, videos

12. Twitter widget; blogs, forums

13. Blog about the OU community

14. Department 2.0 platform at Utah State ITLS