When we revised our digital standards in 2019, our objective was simple: We wanted to compile our web-related policies and best practices in a concise and well-organized document. In doing so, we hoped to make it easier for our web management community to create better websites. Since then, this resource has grown to impact more […]
As the enterprise web services group at Carleton University, we are responsible for over 600 websites. Two years ago we transitioned to an Agile framework for managing our projects and it has transformed the way we work. In this presentation I will talk about what we were doing before Agile, why we adopted the framework, […]
The number of PDFs, Word documents, PowerPoints and images in academic courses is staggering. Based on 2020-21 global data (across 5.9 million courses), there is an average of 15 PDFs, nine Word documents, five PowerPoint presentations, and 34 images per course. Cumulatively, that’s over 375.6 million content items that could cause barriers for students! Naturally, certain […]