Did you miss out on the 2024 Web Services Conference? No worries! We've got you covered. You can now watch all the sessions and catch up on what you missed.
The presentations were led by our experts on the Web Services team, some of the topics covered:
- Web content audit best practices
- WMS platform updates
- The McGill current students' digital journey map
- ...and more!
Check out the presentation schedule page to find the recording for a specific session.
Resources we shared during the conference
Presentation slides (Accessible with McGill account)
Web accessibility workshop
- Standard sur l'accessibilité des sites Web (SGQRI 008 3.0)
- Web Content Accessibility Guidelines WCAG 2.2
- What's New in WCAG 2.2, W3C Web Accessibility Initiative WAI
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About using screen readers
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Built-in screen reader technology
- Watch video: YouTube Closed Captioning Experiment (All-Nighter 2014)
- Video and audio accessibility
- How to add captions to video using YouTube: Accessibility for time-based media
- Hemmingway App
- Web Services article: Watch your language! Use plain language to create better websites
WMS site migration resources
- Migration information and Drupal 10 demo site (Includes the migration process, a list of changes, and support resources. Access on campus or with VPN only.)
- Pre- and Post- migration checklists (Changes to make before and after the migration, plus things to verify on the migrated site.)
Student journey mapping
- Nielsen Norman Group, Journey Mapping 101
- Mapping the digital journey of our current students
- McGill Prospective Undergraduate Students Journey Map (2018)
- McGill Current Students Digital Journey Map (2023)
Web Services: Mythbusters
- Web Services article: Maximizing website excellence through digital minimalism
- Translation guidelines
- Opening Links in New Browser Windows and Tabs
- Web Services article: How (not) to use images
- Sign up for the Web Services Digest
- Best practices for hiding menu items
- How parallax effects can harm user experience
- Web Services article: Time to get off the carousel?