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CONTROLLING YOUR FACULTY PROFILE PAGE

Update Your Profile1. Go to http://cms.ubc.ca/

2. Sign-in with your CWL information

Your Dashboard

To edit your profile, press “edit”

Composing & Editing in WordPressText formatting must be done through WordPress

Let’s have a look at the various profile field sections available to edit…Note: Each field section includes the same formatting options.

By default, the visual text editor formatting toolbar is collapsed. Expand the formatting options by selecting the “Toolbar Toggle”.

Stay on the visual editor tab!

Composing, Editing, & Formatting(Same as MS Word!)

Lynda.com tutorial: http://www.lynda.com/WordPress-tutorials/Advanced-text-formatting/154417/160998-4.html

< 4 minute YouTube Video: https://youtu.be/EcAxOWitcT0?t=30s

Pasting From Word

Updating Your Profile Photo

Updating Your Profile Photo

Updating Your Profile Photo

Adjust image (centre, crop, zoom, etc.)

Select “Crop Image” button to

save adjustments.

Saving Your Edits

WordPress will not save any of your updates or revisions unless you select the “Update” button that is located near the top right-hand section of the web page.

Unfortunately, this is not named “Save”... but Update will save and update all your changes to your web profile page immediately.

You also have the option to “Preview Changes”, but remember to select Update before you log out if you like the changes made, or else none of your content edits will be made.

Using (Embedding) LinksWatch Lynda.com video tutorial(must have Lynda.com account to view)http://www.lynda.com/WordPress-tutorials/Creating-managing-links/154417/160999-4.html

WordPress.com Guide:http://en.support.wordpress.com/links/

YouTube video to add Hyperlinks (start video at 3min 45sec – 5min)

http://youtu.be/RluipLzSKTc?t=3m45s

Adding a Hyperlink in WordPress:http://youtu.be/2XmJ6M7HnDo?t=58s

RESOURCESUBC Writing & Style Guide: www.publicaffairs.ubc.ca/styleguide/

Web Writing FoE Workshop: clf-educ.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2015/04/Writing-for-the-Web-Julie-Acres-Workshop.pdf

UBC Faculty of Education Web Writing Guide: clf.educ.ubc.ca/web-writing-guide/

Basic WordPress Guide: clf.educ.ubc.ca/wordpress-guide-master/wordpress-guide/

CTLT ongoing WordPress Clinics (weekly): events.ctlt.ubc.ca/events/wordpress-and-wiki-clinic-47/

CTLT CMS Manual – Adding Content in WordPress: support.cms.ubc.ca/cms-manual/adding-content/

Naming Conventions, Guidelines, & How-To’s

ecps.educ.ubc.ca/people/faculty/

Consistency + Best Practices = Credibility

Info to Include / Not Include

1. Name – First, Last, academic credentials (Ph.D., Ed.D. NOT: Phd/PhD or Edd/EDD/EdD)

Not required, but if you wish to include ONE middle initial, include a period after the letter.Eg.) Bruce C. Wayne

Info to Include / Not Include

2. Faculty Position

Titles should be ONE of the following here:Professor, Assistant Professor, 12-Month Lecturer, Department Head, Deputy Head, or Associate Professor

Info to Include / Not Include

3. If applicable onlyAdd cross-appointments & include a website URL to cross-appointed department/faculty

Info to Include / Not Include

4. Email address

(This should already be entered and visible. No other email addresses should be listed.)

Info to Include / Not Include

5. Check-off affiliated program area(s)(This should already be entered and visible)

Info to Include / Not Include6. If applicable, include your specialization.

Examples:• SPED Area Coordinator• Director, ________________________• Dorothy Lam Chair in Special Education• Coordinator, _____________________• Registered Psychologist• MERM Affiliate• Study Leave Dates – see next slide

Study Leave (Optional)

Option, but not mandatory to state leave dates.

is KING

BUT…

Analytics from our web traffic show that very few site visitors are scrolling down on these profile pages to view ALL of its content.

Website user experience research told us that site visitors viewing faculty profiles are interested primarily in the following highlights:

research areas / interests contact information courses taught additional research / lab website links / social media

You already have a CV…What if the CV was uploaded as a PDF and offer it as a downloadable or PDF web-readable option?

Web page profiles are like a business card. It should look polished and professional, while still user-friendly!

An example of excellent faculty profile pages...

SFU’s Faculty of Educationhttps://www.sfu.ca/education/faculty-profiles.html

https://www.sfu.ca/education/faculty-profiles/jnesbit.html

https://www.sfu.ca/education/faculty-profiles/cheryl-amundsen.html https://www.sfu.ca/education/faculty-profiles/camundsen.html

Certainly, text-heavy web pages can seem impressive when scrolling endlessly through years and years of publications…

But, is it user-friendly?

Is the user visiting the profile page intending to read the full CV?

What is the user’s experience when landing on such an immense web page?

How does it make the user feel?

A solution for those that want to see and do more...

UBC Blogsblogs.ubc.ca

Some UBC Blogs Examples• http://blogs.ubc.ca/epic/ (Barbara Weber’s EPI Centre)

• http://blogs.ubc.ca/chendricks/ (Well-designed and sitemap layout!)

• http://blogs.ubc.ca/alexdick/(Clean, simple, yet accessible and user-friendly Professor-run weblog)

• http://blogs.ubc.ca/normanstanfield/(Another faculty weblog, busier than most, but still organized and well laid out. It seems to have a lot of options that would be desirable for students - like syllabi posted.)

• http://blogs.ubc.ca/jsegal/(A great faculty weblog that resembles that of a clean, articulate CV. Black on white is great and lots of white space provides users with an easy experience.)

Hundreds of students and staff are utilizing the FREE UBC Blogs tool!

Check out their FAQ section for more information: blogs.ubc.ca/support/faq/

I met with Dan to go over basic functions and best practices when managing a website.

Within a week, he was able to take the simple tools that I laid out for him and create a wonderful website! I am very proud of how far this site has come, in such a short amount of time!

See for yourself!blogs.ubc.ca/dancox/

Dan Cox on UBC Blogs!

o Wonderful writing techniques for the web

o Knows his audience, targets appropriately

o Great use of top-navigation menu and page topics

Pat wanted to migrate her very old FoE website to the WordPress Content Management System (CMS).

In order for her to update the old website, Pat would require advanced HTML coding experience, as well as know how to use software applications -such as Dreamweaver. With a CMS like WordPress, it makes it easy for everyone to have a weBlog or a website!

See for yourself: blogs.ubc.ca/patmirenda/

Most Recently, Pat Mirenda!

Stay Tunedfor an Upcoming UBC Blog

Workshop!

Julie Acresjulie.acres@ubc.ca