Monthly Meetups

Melissa Green from the Center for Instructional Technology will be joining us this month to share highlights and experiences from this year’s UA System Scholars Institute series. The Scholars Institute fosters a shared community of knowledge among members of the three UA System campuses. This summer’s online series includes live presentations, panel discussions, Q&As and […]

Every year we devote a meetup to share and discuss the tools are in use in web groups across campus that help everyone efficiently run on all cylinders. This year however, as we all know, teamwork has become a very different picture. No longer are we walking across halls for a quick confab, or sharing […]

On the heels of hosting a successful digital conference in July, Rachel Cherry from WPCampus (and WebTide alum!) will be joining us to talk about technologies developed by the WPCampus community to support live event broadcasts, the efforts undertaken to ensure accessible usability, and the role digital platforms can play to build collaborative and educational […]

For our September session, we are excited to host Bamatracker.com developer David Marconnet who will share his work to bring engaging visual context to the mountain of COVID-19 data collected daily from schools and agencies across the state of Alabama. Discussed topics will range from the technical nuts and bolts of information management to navigating […]

This month we are delighted to host a project spotlight as members from the Arts & Sciences eTech team will be presenting a chat on the recent A&S homepage redesign launched by the group early this fall. Covered details will range from design evolution to content user research undertaken - as well as the impact […]

As the year winds down - with Zoom meetings a-plenty still on the books and everyone rushing to get end-of-year projects out the door - we will not be having a dedicated meetup this month. Don't fear however, there will be more WebTide community events just around the corner! Here is wishing everyone a fantastic […]

With the spring semester now fully rolling in - web teams across campus are working hard to get things off to a smooth and productive start. This also means that time is at a premium for most groups at the moment - so we will be waiting until February to catch up with everyone and […]

Did you know that policies are now managed centrally in the Office of Compliance, Ethics, and Regulatory Affairs?  Get an overview of the process for getting policies approved and posted to the web, and get a sneak peak of the new functionality that will be coming to the UA Policy webpage soon!

Oh no! Not more buzzwords!! In the world of the web maker, around every avenue and corner, there lies in wait a novel approach and corresponding acronym - just waiting to pounce. Many of these can spark thoughtful consideration while others sometimes prove more, dare we say it... academic? For this WebTide we will be […]

The University of Alabama Museums has been increasing their online presence through pre-recorded videos, live streaming, social media, and website building. UA Museums’ Communication Specialist, Rebecca Johnson, will give an overview of what they have been doing to build awareness, how they pivoted during the pandemic, and what they hope to do moving forward!

Join us for a conversation with Joey Stowe from the OIT Enterprise Development & Application Support (EDAS) group as he discusses the progress made so far in creating the next generation of the MyBama campus information platform.

UA Director of Web Strategy Kyle Fondren joins us to discuss and answer questions about the upcoming web policy rollout.

This month we will be foregoing our monthly meetup in lieu of the UA Spring Break holiday. We hope everyone has a fun and restful week, and we look forward to seeing everyone again in our April chat!!

Rainey Way, Executive Director of Business Analytics and Process Improvement, will talk about Agility - the Continuous Improvement Program her team is rolling out across the University. On Agility's "Respect for People" side, she'll focus on Psychological Safety, Stakeholders, and the Psychology of Change.  She’ll introduce non-value add activity, otherwise known as waste as well. […]

May is quite the busy time of year in most shops as we all work to wrap up final committments from the spring academic semester and gear up for exciting projects over summer - and maybe even try to squeeze in a small breather! To that end, we will be taking a recess this month […]

Summer is officially here, and we have an awesome amplitude of Alabama Fahrenheits to prove it! Also in ample supply are cool campaigns and projects flickering across web maker screens campus wide. Come join us as we have a dedicated open forum to share stories amongst teams, touch base for what has been a busy […]

Come join us as we have an open forum to share stories amongst teams, touch base on projects campus wide, and tell tales of successes and challenges. We will also cover upcoming conferences and engagement opportunities that are around the corner. We can’t wait to see you!

Come join us as we have an open forum to share stories amongst teams, touch base on projects campus wide, and tell tales of successes and challenges. We will also cover upcoming conferences and engagement opportunities that are around the corner. We can’t wait to see you!

Come join us as we have an open forum to share stories amongst teams, touch base on projects campus wide, and tell tales of successes and challenges. We will also cover upcoming conferences and engagement opportunities that are around the corner. We can’t wait to see you!

Kyle Fondren and Matt McAdams from the Division of Strategic Communications give an update on the development of Minerva, the next generation of the UA web framework; and preview the Harper update for 2023.

Come join us as we have an open forum to share stories amongst teams, touch base on projects campus wide, and tell tales of successes and challenges. We will also cover upcoming conferences and engagement opportunities that are around the corner. We can’t wait to see you!

For this meetup, Taylor Anderson from UA's Office of Information Technology will be joining us to discuss website updating, possibilities for campus-wide wide Sucuri/Wordfence licensing, and the use of tracking cookies and pixels (including Meta Pixels, Microsoft Clarity, etc.) across campus - with regard to user-consent considerations. Come join the conversation!