Andrew Cassel – Middlebury CollegeMonday, October 9, 2023, 10:45 AM – 11:30 AM EDT For thirty days in November 2022, we asked audiences to submit prompts which would then be generated into images using AI tools. Community members submitted prompts in the form of a phrase they would use to describe the school to friends […]
Angela Cavaliere – Montgomery County Community CollegeMonday, October 9, 2023, 8:30 AM – 9:15 AM EDT Montgomery County Community College relies heavily on student and user input when ensuring that the college’s technology is usable and that processes are set up in a way that makes sense for our users. We developed the concept of […]
We have started to get requests to add a “Share on Mastodon” link next to the ones for Twitter, Facebook, etc. This is a great sign, but every example I found was overly complicated and utilized modal windows and 3rd party JavaScript libraries. These options are very customizable, but maybe you want something a bit […]
The Higher Education Web Professionals association, puts on one of the most insightful conferences around. This year, the 2020 conference is completely online. Check out my notes from the first day. Keynote Presenter Dr. Gabe Willis, Dean of Students at Southeastern Louisiana University Gutenpocalypse Never: How to Build Accessible Sites in WordPress Using Gutenberg Kevin Fodness – […]
The Higher Education Web Professionals association, puts on one of the most insightful conferences around. This year, the 2020 conference is completely online. Here are a few of my notes from the first day: Lightning Talks Mise-En-Place: How the Technique of Top Chefs Can Improve Your Workflow Jon-Stephen Stansel – Digital Media Specialist – University […]
Red stapler winner! Presented by Lisa Lightbourn and Krista Boniface To get an authentic story across, nothing happens without relationships and trust. In times of high pressure, skepticism, and little time, it can be difficult to get to the heart, truth, and “why†of what moves a person. In this presentation, we’ll show how you can […]
Presented by Justin Arndt Universities are large and sprawling conglomerations, at any size. They are old, dusty, wheezing tomes; and they are a brand new, unpredictable fire of ideas. Before the golden age of the CMS, most of these odd contradictions made their way onto the web domain: Winding overgrown navigation schemes, a diverse biosphere of […]
Presented by Jon-Stephen Stansel  GIFs are the lingua franca of Twitter. They can express complex ideas and emotions that can’t fit into a Tweet, create humor and levity, or add a personal touch to a reply. In higher education, we use them constantly to congratulate students when they’ve just been accepted, share the excitement of […]
Presented by Mark Whittaker Tabs or spaces? Camel case or underscores? We all have our preferences, but they can sometimes clash with how other members of our team write code. Programming style guides can bring teams together to follow a shared set of standards, paving the way for consistent and readable code. During this session we […]
Presented by Nikki Massaro Kauffman “I love how my CMS lets users create accessible, responsive tables!†said no one, ever. No matter how many things a WYSIWYG editor or an author interface gets right, we still don’t have a UI that helps novices create accessible tables… until now. This session will highlight the pain points of […]