CEHD Web

Purpose

This site has guidelines and information to help communications professionals in the College of Education and Human Development (CEHD) plan, develop, and maintain a website efficiently.  While this information is targeted internally, we also wanted to make it accessible so that other colleges can see how we do our web sites.

Accessibility and user experience (UX) go hand in hand. Resources for increasing our knowledge of structuring content and UX so we can meet expectations and delivery information equitably.

Calendars / Events

When selecting a calendar system we evaluate which option helps us best showcase and distribute our events. Some options have a built in RSVP feature.

Forms Creating / Sharing

We have a few options for creating forms. Determining wether the information being gathered is public or private, how the data will be managed, and how the form will be shared. will guide you to the correct choice. 

Quality Assurance

Tools to help us monitor our sites for broken links, typos, accessibility, and many other useful things that help us present our best maintained content. 

Video Hosting / Sharing

Caltura, Vimeo, and YouTube, which is best? It all comes down to audience and presentation.

Web Analytics / SEO

We sometimes call this fortune telling because people tend to project their desires into the data. How to get the most from our web traffic reports and structure pages to perform as intended in searches. Spoiler alert, like gardening, it takes time and patience. 

Web Publishing 

The tools we use to build and manage websites in the college. Help guides to keep the work flowing and tips for planning.