High Ed Hangout

Page-turn PDF viewers, smartphone apps, virtual tours, and how The University of Waterloo protects its students from geese. Magazine page turning (PDF viewers) Not accessible “If we use it we could be sued” Create dynamic web content as an alternative Re-purpose source material into new and interesting interfaces (tablet/smartphone/magic new device) University Smartphone Apps Use... Read more »

Highlights from the Smashing Conference in New York, Custom 404 pages, beautiful calligraphy and more. Smashing Conference Update from Scott and Dan http://smashingconf.com/ny-2016/schedule Design for touch Future input devices (touch+keyboard/mouse, voice, etc.) Design everything bigger: touch first Can’t assume based solely on screensize alone anymore SVG Responsive SVG Shared pattern language Take an interface, cut... Read more »

Learn how the (high ed) hangout got started with the HEH! origin story. Site performance: Dan spills his guts on how he got a 100 on the Google page-speed test. UrbanDictionary Word of the Day: Breastie? Origin Story (SXSW 2007, 2008) Mobile admission application experiences How do you plan for web groups Audiences Presentations? Site... Read more »

This episode takes a deep dive into accessibility and how we try to keep our sites accessible. Accessibility WCAG 2.0 AA is the rule for all our schools SiteImprove (GVSU, UALR) Compliance Sherif (Iowa) We need a tool that checks on the fly for content editors – or an API into existing checkers. Training should... Read more »

Site search options, browsers, computer platform of choice, and more… Site Search (what do you use?) Google Custom search with a Google Appliance at GVSU Library Search (collections vs. website) Firefox or Chrome? Safari is the new IE Everyone uses Chrome now (except for Scott, who likes his plugins) What machines do the Geeks use?... Read more »

OK, here we go… the very first hangout! The geeks talk web carousels, site navigation and how to determine your site audience. Carousels Homepage Audience? Prospective students? Current students? Athletics fans? Alumni?