Agenda for first meeting of Web Developers Group at Idaho State University. Offers general guidelines and suggestions to improve coordination of university web work between central WebComm office and "embedded" web developers throughout campus.
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Developers Agenda
1. Web Developers Meeting
Office of Web Communications
Idaho State University
15 November 2007
2. ABOUT: Office of Web Communications
Formed in late November 2006
One director: Graham Garner
One full-time senior web developer: Laird Duncan
Three student positions (one filled)
Derek Aitken
Oversee the entire ISU Web site
Take direct responsibility for “The Commons”
3. PURPOSE: of WebComm
Create consistent design and function of ISU’s Web
presence
Reinforce branding image of the University
Maintain best practices at both front and back ends of
the site (design view vs. coding)
Enforce usability standards; W3C and ADA
4. SPIDERS: on the Web
Different types of spiders
Work on different parts of the Web
Still part of one Web
Your work can strengthen or weaken the whole
Coming up with new ideas to apply to the whole can
be beneficial
Doing your own pattern in your own section just
makes you stand out – and not in a good way
6. ADDRESS: Security
Who has access/belongs to
publishing groups
Cease using these directories as
storage spaces
Y-drive exposure
Deleting web sites
7. ADDRESS: Server Access
Other servers, i.e. Pharmacy,
Business, Education, Physics
Contact information for server
administrators
Grant WebComm access
8. UNITE: As a Campus-wide Force
Everyone aware of current
standards and efforts
WebComm acts as clearinghouse
and focal point
Collective experience and goal
9. STOP: Doing These Things
Grabbing things from “View Source” and
pasting them in
Using web space as a storage space
10. START: Doing These Things
Using the templates
Use the server-side includes
Use the style sheets
Recommending changes to the templates
11. ACCEPT: What You Cannot Change
Wordmark
Global navigation
Placement of local navigation
Text styles (h1, h2, h3, h4, p)
12. EXPLORE: Things You Can Change
Images
The content area
Types of pages
Contact Us, Forms, Downloads, Galleries,
Slideshows, Video, Audio/Podcasts
Template schemes (future plans)
Colors
Divs; columns or sections
13. INFLUENCE: Global Change
If you have a great idea … propose it
If you have a problem … share it
If you have a question … discuss it
If you find a solution … bring it
Open communication will help us all know
where we have been, where we are, and
where we are headed
14. Upcoming Issues
Search engine replacement
Exploring events calendar options
Redesign timeline (flexible)
Started Oct. 15
Templates by Feb. 1
Beta site by Spring Break (March 24)
New site goes live (July 1)