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November 2016 – Web Usability with Laura Ruel

This Webmasters meeting featured a special guest, Assoc. Prof Laura Ruel from the School of Media and Journalism. Laura Ruel is a Hugh Morton Distinguished associate professor of design, user experience and interactive media for the school’s visual communication sequences. She also is the academic director for UNC’s Master of Arts in Technology and Communication degree program. She spoke to us about web usability testing on a shoestring, when there is no time or money and you don’t know where to begin.

Presentation:

  • Web Usability Testing Presentation (pdf)
    Users are always RIGHT!
    Usability and Eyetracking to Improve Web Sites
    Laura Ruel, Hugh Morton Distinguished Associate Professor
    School of Media and Journalism | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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July 2016 – Digital Signage

Tuesday, July 12th @ 2pm

There has been a growing interest in digital signage on our campus and webmasters/developers are often charged with maintaining the solution and its infrastructure.   Presenters will talk about the solution they are using within their departments.  They will address the technology and technical expertise required, cost, functionality, and current use.

This will be a lightning talk style program with 5 presenters:

Dan Barker, SCALA
Presentation: Scala system hosted by Finance and Administration IT

Lee Hyde, digitalsignage.com

Tom Livers, RISE
Presentation: Risevision

Daniel Reeves,  custom solution
Presentation: July 2016 Digital Signage Webmasters Presentation (pdf)

Diana Woodhouse, Digital Signage Website for Student Affairs.

April Meetup – ITS Communications and Digital Services Presentation

We are having our first official meet up of the year in April!  Kate Hash from ITS Communications & Digital Services will present on some of the new exciting offerings/projects coming from UNC Digital Services team. Please join us to hear about current mobile development, new plugins and other initiatives that the group is working on.  Communicators, web developers and anyone interested in learning about how UNC Digital Services is impacting the campus community is invited to attend.

Location: Graduate Student Center (http://gradschool.unc.edu/gsc/)
Date: Thursday, April 2, 2015
Time: 2:00 – 3:00 PM (room reserved until 3:30 for follow-up discussion)

October Meetup: Video Production

Location:  Grad Student Center

Date: Thursday, November 6th
Time: 2:00PM – 3:00PM (room reserved until 3:30 for follow-up discussion)

We’re getting back together in October! Rob Holliday and Melanie Busbee, from the Office of Communications and Public Affairs, will speak to us about storytelling with video. You can see some of their work here. Communicators, web developers, and anyone interested in learning about the creative process and engaging audiences should attend. We’ll explore topics such as:

Getting started and basics
Tools, software, and equipment
Resources
Tips and tricks  
Compression
Sharing and distribution
Much more!

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