We’ve been a bit thin on the ground over the past couple of weeks, but there’s still been lots going on…
Go Mobile programme
Linda has been working on the specification for migrating the Undergraduate website into the responsive design in T4. Writing processes and planning the schedule for such a complex site is taxing to say the least.
Lisa has been carrying out post migration checks on the Institute of Neuroscience’s website to get it ready to hand over to the site editor. She’s also been working with the editor from the Open Day site to plan and edit content.
Design and technical developments
We’ve got boxes, grids and image sliders coming out of our ears. Work on the homepage designs for sites in Go Mobile has opened the flood gates. There are still some things to sign off but we’re getting close!
Training and support
We’re running weekly Go Mobile drop-in sessions to support those editors whose sites are part of the Go Mobile programme. If you’re busy editing your new site and have any questions or just need some dedicated time to work on your site feel free to pop along.
Thanks to all who’ve provided feedback on our T4 and Writing and Planning Web Content training. You’ve seemed to enjoy the sessions (so did we!) and have left armed with new ideas and plans for your websites.
We’ll be making some changes based on your comments like providing more targeted, shorter sessions. We’ll also be adding new training as we develop the responsive design and T4. Watch this space!
We’ve received 34 support requests through the NU Service Helpdesk and have resolved 22 of them.
Campaigns and web developments
Lisa has been re-structuring a section of the Sports Centre website.
Industry conferences, workshops & training
Emma C attended this year’s Institutional Web Managers Workshop. The two main themes were working in an agile way (and how this applies to content development) and developing a digital culture across the institution. She’s come away with lots to think about and we’ll see how we can implement some of it to improve the way we work.
Plans for the next few weeks
- Designing and building homepages for the sites in Go Mobile
- Checking and proofreading the new sites
- Reviewing content standards for new content types
- Running some Clarity Grader reports so the Postgraduate site editors can keep on top of their readability
