We Don’t Need No Education: Web Governance Through On-Demand Online Training
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House of hoarders.
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Used Site improve to manage the basic website.
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Integrated personal data with industry data
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Content wasn’t focused on audience
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75% of traffic does not go through the homepage
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97% of users says website is most reliable
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Content was off brand, they came in farther in on the funnel
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Used mandatory training until it became true!
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Moved site off campus; and began working
Strategic Development Initiative
Built all WWW’s (about 10) on a new system and implementation
Web Admin training
| LESSON | TOPIC | COMPLETION |
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| Intro | planning for changewhat to expectUMW toolboxshared vocabgetting help | Getting Started Quiz |
| Content Basics | intro to content strategywriting for the webSEO | content quiz |
| Compliance Issues | AccessibilityCopyright BasicsExpectations & best practices | Compliance quiz |
| Wordpress 101 | Logging InGetting StartedCreating and Editing ContentManaging Media | WordPress Quiz |
Advanced Training in Development
| COURSE | MATERIAL |
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| Advanced Wordpress | Gravity FormsTablePressAdvisoriesContent GridTabs & Accordions |
| SiteImprove | IntroductionUsing the QA ToolsThe Dictionary |
| Department Specific Training | Residence Life - Managing Residence HallsGreat Lives - Managing LecturesGraduate Admissions Pages |
Starter Kit
- Lesson plans
- Scripts and Slides
- Video Links
- Resources (sources)
- Quizzes
Challenge: Build your own starter kit!
DON’T CREATE EXPERTS; MAKE THEM ACCOUNTABLE
Training should be evaluated once a year and everyone goes through it again.
Give them the actual things to fix accessibility problems. They should be doing it with their monthly report.
Accessibility
Do it everywhere; All people are responsible for ensuring everything meets the accessibility standard
Git for the Stubbornly Resistant Organization
- Git for Teams Emma Jane Hogbin Westby
- Merge vs rebase terminology