Category: Training, support & events
Reports from our training and events, both UWP-run and external; updates on new training we’re developing, and why.
As June comes to a close the WPC Session heard further updates on EdWeb’s progress and the development of a new University Web Accessibility Policy. To close the session participants watched a webinar entitled “The Mobile Content Mandate” presented by content strategist Karen McGrane.
This month’s WPC session focused on how to create forms in EdWeb and case studies on sites using Drupal to self-generate content.
I’m going to attend the annual Higher Ed web managers conference (IWMW 2015) in July, and will be contributing a 3 hour ‘masterclass’ – their term, not mine! – on how to conduct usability testing in an agile project.
This week at the website support clinic, we received a visit from a member of staff looking for advice on how to prepare her website for the upcoming migration to EdWeb. As so often happens, other work had got in the way and the site was in need of a bit of attention. The site […]
Our next Social Media training session takes place next Monday, 18 May. The course is aimed at those responsible for creating or maintaining a University social media presence and covers best practice tips and advice to ensure help you stay within University guidelines.
The UX Scotland conference is happening in Edinburgh again next month. It’s a great opportunity on the doorstep for anyone involved in user experience design, research and management, and I’m really pleased to be attending again this year.
We’ve been running EdWeb showcase events this week. Demand for places has been high so we’ve arranged an extra session on Wednesday 13 May, and are looking for dates in June too.
Our new demonstration site launched last week, and building it has been a journey for all of us. At the end of last week, we published a new site in EdWeb, intended to showcase what the system can do.
April has been a busy month for all things EdWeb and this month’s Web Publishers’ Community session was designed to provide university staff with the information they need for a smooth transition over to the new Content Management System. Those with a head for technology were also in for a treat, with Billy Wardrop giving […]
Due to high demand for the service, on 5 May 2015 we’re going to run a special website support clinic dedicated to assisting people with their EdWeb migration preparation tasks.