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April Meetup – Daily Tar Heel

Sooner or later most of us will likely face the demanding undertaking of a major website redesign. To help you prepare for this the Webmasters group is providing an informal presentation and discussion focused on what all is involved in the redesign process.

Daniel Pshock, the webmaster of The Daily Tar Heel website (http://www.dailytarheel.com) and an integral part of the ~2-year long redesign project, will be walking us through their team’s process, design decisions, and insights the DTH picked up along the way. His talk will also include his experiences working with developers remotely, a bit on how the launch went, and what the plans are now that it’s live.  Following Daniel’s presentation there will be a chance for you all to ask questions and/or share how your own redesign process/experience relates (or doesn’t) with the DTH process.

Whether you are a ‘communicator’, design professional, web manager, or developer, you will find something of interest in this topic be that in the development and results, or in the design and decision making process. So, come join us on Thursday, April 24th at 2:00 PM!

Please note that this presentation will be held on a different day/time than our usual first Thursday. Details below:

Location:  Grad Student Center  (http://gradschool.unc.edu/student/gsc/)
Date: Thursday, April 24th
Time: 2:00P.M. – 3:30P.M

Responsive Web Design – Educause 2013

From Educause 2013 (Oct 15)

“As students, faculty, and staff increasingly access campus information through mobile devices, the need to ensure that the desired information and services are easily and effectively accessed grows. Responsive web design provides an approach that makes content available on a variety of devices. This half-day session will review the basic tenets of responsive web design, including addressing topics such as user experience and best practices, the evolution of HTML5 and CSS3, and accessibility.

Lynda.com now available

(Cross-posted to ITS website)

Lynda.com is now available to all Faculty and Staff. Lynda.com is an online library of courses on software tools and skills. To learn more, watch the introductory movie about the serviceand watch How to use lynda.com.

Here are just a few of the benefits to using lynda.com…

Courses include a wide variety of technology and disciplines

  • Up-to-date content helps to keep your skills current
  • New courses are added every week
  • Access to instructors’ exercise files let you follow along as you watch tutorials
  • Closed captioning and searchable, timecoded transcripts for increased comprehension
  • Beginner to advanced courses to learn at your level
  • Watch complete courses or individual tutorials as you need them

To access lynda.com, go to UNC Lynda.com Sign-In .  The site is setup for Single Sign On so you can log on with your Onyen and Password. Additional information can be found on theUNC Lynda.com webpage.

If you have any additional questions regarding lynda.com please email software@unc.edu.

Web Archiving Resources

On Thursday, March 7th, Meg Tuomala spoke to the Webmasters group about web archiving at Carolina.

** Presentation Slides **

Resources from her presentation included below:

Web Archiving Resources

 University Archives and Records Management

 

 

 

 

Web Design Trends for 2013

Although no one knows exactly what lies ahead in the area of web design and development, it’s a safe bet to assume 2013 will continue to be a year of  rapid change. I’ve compiled several predictions in the following post. Agree or disagree with any of these thoughts? Add your input and ideas to the comment thread! Continue reading

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