Browser wars 2016
We are presented with a plethora of options when it comes to browsers and devices to access the web with, but which ones do the world at large use? Does this make a difference in how we design and build websites? This…
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How students use smartphones, and when an app is (not) appropriate
This is how students actually use smartphones Gareth sent me this interesting infographic about how students use phones. A few interesting stats stood out for me: 29% of students say they use their phone for learning.…
Printing out webpages
Did you know that all University webpages print out in a print-friendly format automatically? From time to time we are asked if we can add ‘print-friendly’ pages to the website. But this functionality has always been…
Making the Student Handbook mobile-friendly
Yesterday I wrote a post about our first steps into the mobile web. Today I will look at what I had to do to make it happen. Learning about the principles The first step was to think about the principles behind mobile…
First steps into mobile
I thought I would try and take the advice of Brian Kelly who has suggested that web team members write a post a month about their work. It is particularly interesting that after coming back from IWMW I was struck by…
Horizon scanning at IWMW10
Earlier this month Gareth and I attended the Institutional Web Management Workshop 2010 (IWMW10), held at the University of Sheffield. It was my first time at IWMW, and since I still feel slightly new to the Web in a…