Creating Web Pages

Departmental Web Sites

Many elements go into successful web sites -- concise and timely content; an attractive, consistent format; and an intuitive, well-organized structure are elements that will set your site apart. Good web design isn't only what you see; it's also what you think and feel as you navigate a site.

In this section you will find information on creating web pages whether you need to update your current site, or create a new site.

If you need help defining website needs, site mapping, writing an RFP, finding vendors, reviewing designs, or planning for the future of your site, there are MIT resources available to you. The Departmental Consulting and Application Development (DCAD) team's Web Communications Services and the Publishing Services Bureau (PSB) have joined in partnership to offer seamless assistance for your web publishing needs. Please call x3-3500 to set up an appointment, or write to web-consult@mit.edu.

Class Web Sites

Stellar, MIT's Web-based learning management system, provides the easiest way to publish class materials on the web. Stellar also supports class sections, allows on-line homework collection, and has a built-in discussion board. Visit the Stellar Home page to find out more about Stellar and view examples of Stellar class Web sites. To request a Stellar site for your class use the Stellar Website Request Form (certificates required).

Faculty or instructional staff who prefer to create a class web site manually can request an Athena course locker using the course locker request form. Course lockers come with a www directory that is pre-configured to allow the publishing of web pages under web.mit.edu. A typical class web site URL would be http://web.mit.edu/(subject number)/www/.