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2015 Sessions

Chris Woods, Joyce Chan

Web-based, touch screen interfaces – a homegrown perspective

A presentation on the current use of touch screens at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT). This will include descriptions of past, current and future plans for our information kiosks, digital alumni and d...

Alumni, Engagement, Innovation, Mobile, Recruitment, Redesign, Strategy, Technology, UX

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Dan Bashaw

Beyond the Blog – Migrating to WordPress as your CMS

In 2014, Brescia University College migrated our full range of web sites from a mix of static HTML and expensive proprietary systems to WordPress as a CMS....

Blogging, CMS, Redesign, Technology, Web, WordPress

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Denis Boudreau

Inclusive UX: We are all disabled, or soon might be.

By design, the Web was meant as a universal platform where everyone could easily access information. But ask anyone who has a disability impacting how they use computers and you will soon discover that for many, navigating th...

Accessibility, Design, Redesign, Technology, Usability, UX

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Jude Doble, Kirsty Budd

This doesn’t suck! UWaterloo students excited about their new portal

Has your institution perfected student communications? ... Neither have we, but we think we have a game changer....

Email, Governance, Innovation, Intranet, Redesign, Strategy, Student Affairs, Technology, Usability, User-Generated Content, UX, Web

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Adrian Liem

UBC.ca – A Shift in Paradigm

In 2014, the University of British Columbia released a new version of its top-level website, UBC.ca. The change marked the beginning of a fundamental shift in paradigm in how UBC approaches its main web channel, moving from a...

Brand Identity, Campaign, CMS, Collaboration, Content, Design, Process, Redesign, Stories, Testing, Tools, User-Generated Content, UX, Web, WordPress

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Brian Hawkins

Why a beautiful campus but a digital wasteland?

Every college has access to shovels, soil, seeds, trimmers, yet why are some campuses places of beauty for education while others are not? It's not the tools, it is an expression of values, leadership, and discipline that ena...

Brand Identity, CMS, Design, Frameworks, Redesign, Strategy, UX, Web

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2014 Sessions

Casandra Vallee

Building a Responsive College Site

How did we create a website that works on the many different platforms our students are using, but still allows us to easily maintain content? Responsive design to the rescue!...

CMS, Redesign, Responsive, Web

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Nichole McGill

Putting users first: The Overhaul of uOttawa.ca

The new uOttawa.ca website went live in November of 2013 to the musical tweets and likes of students and for those who are passionate about creating a user-design experience....

Bilingual, CMS, Drupal, Redesign, Responsive, Usability, Web

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Mathew Hoy

Redesigning the Redesign

The instant your fancy new website goes online is the instant you notice all the things that are wrong with it. Resenting the political aspects of the site, disliking the size of a font, how those two - little - things don’...

Design, Politics, Process, Redesign, Strategy, Web

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Dave Hale, Doug Wotherspoon

The Connected College | Designing a Digital Enterprise

In 2012, Algonquin College completed a significant rebranding effort, giving birth to the Connected College. Taking its new positioning to heart, the College began shaping an ambitious plan to demonstrate industry leadership ...

Conversion, CRM, Innovation, Intranet, Redesign, Salesforce, Social Media, Technology, Vendors, Web, WordPress

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Teodora Dotzeva

When design and functionality are not enough

The success of a web transformation project is dependent on more than just design and functionality. That's too limiting. It must be seen in the context of a comprehensive and inclusive marketing plan....

Accessibility, Process, Redesign, Web

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