The Web Marketing Association is looking for the best education Websites in the world as part of their 28th annual international WebAward Competition for Web site development at www.webaward.org. The WebAwards is the standards-defining competition that sets benchmarks for 86 industries, including education, schools and university websites, based on the seven criteria of a successful web site. The deadline for education websites to enter to be judged is May 31, 2024.
“The education sector faces intense competition in web development, driven by the high expectations of its digitally native audience,” noted William Rice, President of the Web Marketing Association. “In today’s digital era, an educational institution’s website is its most vital asset for communication, disseminating information, and engaging students. The WebAward Competition serves as an ideal showcase for educational websites to demonstrate their innovation, creativity, and effectiveness in fostering learning and ensuring student achievement. Websites in the education domain are held to a much higher standard, reflecting the sophistication of students who have been immersed in the internet from a young age and demand exceptional quality to be truly engaged by an educational institution.”
Education Websites are judged on seven criteria including design, innovation, content, technology, interactivity, copy writing and ease of use. Each WebAward entry in the Education category is judged against other education entries and then against an overall standard of excellence.
All education entrants benefit from receiving valuable feedback in terms of their specific criteria scores compared against the average scores for their industry. They also may receive specific comments from the WebAward’s professional judging panel on their Web site development efforts.
Winners of a WebAward in the education categories will also receive:
- A limited-edition Commemorative NFT
- Increased visibility for their company
- Marketing opportunity to promote the company website to the media
- Links to your site from the highly ranked WebAward site to help SEO
- Social media posts for your company and personal feeds
- A highlight for your resume.
- Admiration of peers, friends and co-workers
- Unlimited bragging rights
Each year, the Web Marketing Association names the Best of Industry for the various education categories based on the score they receive from the WebAward judges.
Recent winners of the Best Education Web Site include:
- 2023 – WSI for Texas Health School
- 2022 – C&G Partners (Design Firm) and NYU Kress Painting Conservation (Client) for The Kress Program in Paintings Conservation
- 2021 – Forum One for I’M DETERMINED
- 2020 – Backpack Interactive for PASSPORT 2 MARS
- 2019 – Blackbaud K–12 for The Shipley School
- 2018 – BrandExtract for City of Houston – Out 2 Learn
- 2017 – eSchoolView for Chagrin Falls School District
- 2016 – MasterClass for MasterClass Website
- 2015 – C&G Partners LLC for Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation
- 2014 – Risdall Advertising Agency for Minneapolis School Finder
- 2013 – RED Interactive Agency for Walking with Dinosaurs
- 2012 – St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital for Cure4Kids for Kids
- 2011 – Florida Institute of Technology for Florida Tech Decision Dashboard
- 2010 – Risdall Marketing Group for Mounds View Public Schools
- 2009 – American University for American University Web Site
- 2008 – TribalDDB for START A CHAIN REACTION
- 2007 – Creative Channel Services, LLC for Virgin Mobile – Train on Your Terms
- 2006 – National Geographic for Discover Antarctica
- 2005 – Disney Online for Hot Shot Business
- 2004 – General Motors for GMability Education
- 2003 – Disney Online for Hot Shot Business
- 2002 – Freddie Mac for Your Route to Homeownership
Recent winners of the Best School Web Site include:
- 2023 – Finalsite for The Langley School
- 2022 – Finalsite for Holderness
- 2021 – mStoner, Inc. for INTERLOCHEN CENTER FOR THE ARTS WEBSITE REDESIGN
- 2020 – Finalsite for GREATER ATLANTA CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
- 2019 – theOrigo Ltd. & Vocational Training Council for VTC Occupation Dictionary Website
- 2018 – Colburn School and mStoner, Inc. for Colburn School Website Redesign
- 2017 – Finalsite for Brooks School
- 2016 – Blackboard Creative Services for Durham Public Schools
- 2015 – Blackboard Schoolwires Design Team for Barrington 220 Community Unit School District
- 2014 – Bradley Chee Web Design for Granite Bay High School Website
- 2013 – Brightlabs for Mentone Girls’ Grammar School
- 2012 – Bluetube Interactive for UGA Performing Arts Center
- 2011 – WhippleHill Communications for Glenelg Country School
- 2010 – Designkitchen for Wheaton College 150th Anniversary Web Site
- 2009 – WhippleHill Communications for Latin School of Chicago
- 2008 – WhippleHill Communications for Vail Mountain School
- 2007 – Tellus for Bethany School
- 2006 – WhippleHill Communications for St. George’s School
- 2005 – Tellus for West Clermont School District
- 2004 – eSiteful Corporation for Plano Independent School District
Recent winners of the Best University Web Site include:
- 2023 – Luther College for Luther College Website
- 2022 – Office of Communications & Marketing for CUNY Graduate Center
- 2021 – mStoner, Inc. for MARYMOUNT MANHATTAN COLLEGE WEBSITE REDESIGN
- 2020 – mStoner, Inc. for UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT BRADFORD WEBSITE REDESIGN
- 2019 – Primacy for Suffolk University Website
- 2018 – Knowble Media for Illinois College
- 2017 – The Culinary Institute of America for ciachef.edu
- 2016 – IN.gov for Ivy Tech Community College
- 2015 – Westwerk for FOCUS.BoiseState.edu
- 2014 – Systems Alliance, Inc. for Stevenson University
- 2013 – Behavior Design for The Cooper Union Website Redesign
- 2012 – University Marketing and Communications for 30 Days of EnTERPreneurship
- 2011 – Denison University & Fahlgren Mortine for TheDEN
- 2010 – Corey McPherson Nash for University of Notre Dame Mendoza College of Business
- 2009 – BrowserMedia for University of Maryland Women’s Basketball
- 2008 – Market United for Murdoch University Switching
- 2007 – The Art Institute of Pittsburgh for The Art Institute of Pittsburgh
- 2006 – Xavier University for The Road to Xavier
- 2005 – Geary Interactive for Sand Diego State University Timeline
2004 – School of Visual Arts for School of Visual Arts web site
2003 – 160over90 for Chestnut Hill College Admissions site
2002 – University of Houston for University of Houston – Division of University Advancement
The 2024 WebAwards are sponsored by the following leading organizations: PR.com, iContact, and eTailConferences. The Web Marketing Association thanks these companies for their commitment to the entire online marketing community.
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Educational Websites can be entered into consideration for the 2024 Best Educational Website and other education-related WebAwards at the WebAward Website.