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COE Web Committee, Nov '05

Destructive Creation Creative Destruction (only one of these is a good thing) Troy Hurteau - ITECS. COE Web Committee, Nov '05. Overview. Discuss the Direction of the College Web Our Top Secret Strategy Playing Roles University/College/Departments IT/Users Technologies

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COE Web Committee, Nov '05

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  1. Destructive CreationCreative Destruction(only one of these is a good thing) Troy Hurteau - ITECS COE Web Committee, Nov '05

  2. Overview • Discuss the Direction of the College Web • Our Top Secret Strategy • Playing Roles • University/College/Departments • IT/Users • Technologies • What Are We Not Doing That We Should Be? • What Are We Doing That We Shouldn't?

  3. Top Secret Strategy • New Template • Flexible Box Model - Shared • CSS Styles – Customizable • New Design Goals • Accessibility & Usability Enhancements • Integrated Scripts • Content Miracle • Finding a Content Management Solution

  4. Shared Flexible Box Model • Sharing Structure, Not Look & Feel • Programmatic Use of <div>, <span>, class and id • Content & Navigation “Chunks” • Every Chunk Can Be Styled the Same • CSS Allows For Shared or Custom Look & Feel • Browser/WYSIWYG PHP Detection • Content Migrates • One Change Propagates The Entire Site Instantly • Soft or Firm Look & Feel Sharing

  5. Shared Box Model Illustration

  6. Design Goals • Pure CSS Layout • Easy Migration to Future Looks • Browser Detection for Compatibility Fixes • Text Only Navigation • Readily Available Fonts (Helvetica Neue/Arial) • Clearer Sense of Location • Built In Accessibility & Usability • Discourage Arbitrary Styling

  7. More Design Goals • Divorce Political Structure and Site Structure • Front Page Supports Finding Groups & Content In the College • Navigation On the Front Page Allows Deep Linking & Is Easily Changed • Everyone wants to be on the front page • Site Structure Organizes Real Content • Careful Organization Helps Balance Lack of Content • Emphasizes Primary Missions

  8. Enhancements • Bleached Content In the WYSIWYG • (Optional) Hiding of Positional Styles In WYSIWYG Editor • Encourage Users To Not Style Content • Printable Versions (Integrated Script) • Unhidden Skip Links • Contact On Every Page (Integrated Script) • Bread Crumb Navigation Indicates Location (Integrated Script)

  9. More Enhancements • Highlighting Indicates Current Section (Integrated Script) • One Template (to rule them all) • Better Use of Caching • Expose Contribute Connection Keys (Integrated Script) • Quick Links & Quick Accessibility • Self Monitoring (Integrated Script) • Shared Content (Ties Into Location Scripts)

  10. The CM Layer • What CMS? • Still the Big Unknown • Option Buffet (And/Or) • Contribute • PhpCMS • PhpWebsite • XML • Wiki • RSS

  11. New and Shifting Roles • How Will the University, College and Departments Affect the Web? • Appearance • Content Management • Policy • The Role of IT and the User • Splitting the Work Smarter • Teaching Old Dogs

  12. The Technology Piece • It's a Real Bear • Technology Addiction • “You'll have to pry it from my cold dead hands” • Serving a Buffet Vs. a Four Course Meal

  13. The Technology Puzzle The Part We Still Haven't Pinned Down

  14. Shoulds and Should Nots Discussion Starter: • IT Should Provide Facilities To Get Work Done • More Work on The Web • IT Shouldn't Author Content (Other than Computing Support Content Obviously) • IT Shouldn't Foster Exceptions • Users (Without Technical Knowledge) Shouldn't Implement Dynamic Systems • PHP everywhere is a double edged sword, fortunately most users don't know how to take it out of the scabbard

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