Let’s not forget the greatest thing about a holiday break is the holiday part. While Halloween is definitely my favourite holiday, Xmas is a very close second. Mainly I just love to give gifts, watch Christmas specials, listen to Christmas music, and drink obscene amounts of eggnog.
This year however, I probably received the greatest gift of all:
The Smashing Pumpkins’ music videos on DVD.
Completition Status: Ongoing
Staff Guidance: Suloni, Stacy
Description: Created mockups for a narrower version and mobile version of the Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience Lab website. Currently, I’m working on the CSS to implement the mockups.
http://labs.la.utexas.edu/church-lang/
Tutorial: InDesign Tutorial
Ongoing, I’m working on finishing the postercard soon.
Update: Persian Teaching Resources website
Description: Changed the text on the home page; then, fixed alignment issues that resulted from overflow.
Project: COLA Mobile Site
Completion Status: Still working
Staff Guidance: Stacy
Update:
Since the break I went ahead and took over for the project. Considering we’re having to work with legacy code it’s definitely challenging. For the moment I had to put aside the project to concentrate on another one during the break.
project: Korea 330 Update
completion status: In progress
staff guidance: Suloni, Ryan
description/plans: Just working on CSS to make everything look more cohesive. Updated splash graphic as well. http://sites.la.utexas.edu/korean330s/
project: InDesign Postcard Tutorial
completion status: In Progress
staff guidance: Suloni, Leroy
description/plans: Rewatched InDesign Youtube tutorial and am working on Postcard
project: WP Plugins
completion status: Completed
staff guidance: Stacy
description/plans: Updated COLA and UT branding plugin. http://sites.la.utexas.edu/kb/category/cascade-cms/. Waiting for possible Faculty Ipad Initiative COLA/COFA merge graphic.
project: WordPress Portfolio
completion status: in progress
staff guidance: Suloni, Andre, Stacy
description/plans: Creating PSD for layout of the site. It’s hard making a design for yourself! Also been messing around with WordPress locally.
DECEMBER ACTIVITIES
project:STA Tutorials
completion status: In progress
staff guidance: Suloni, Andre
description/plans:Working on teaching Cascade Permissions and site creation. Done for now.
project:Cascade Permissions
completion status: in progress
staff guidance: Suloni, Andre
description/plans:Working on getting people Cascade and DB Permissions. Receiving tutorial requests along the way.
project: STA List
completion status: Stalled
staff guidance: Suloni, Andre
description/plans: Cascade and DB conflict. Working on getting STAs a list (like staff list) where we can update our profiles. This would help direct clients towards the right resources. We may just update our profiles and create another Staff listing group called STAs?
project: LAITS Features Archived
completion status: DONE
staff guidance: Suloni, Andre
description/plans: Created archive folder and page for features. http://www.utexas.edu/cola/laits/features/past-features/list.php
project:Cascade Tutorial
completion status: in progress
staff guidance: Suloni, Andre
description/plans: Tutorials scheduled. Video Update tutorial for Sarah. Change in process.
project: WP Confab
completion status: in progress (1 more meeting)
staff guidance: Stacy, Suloni
description/plans: To introduce and establish an efficent LAITS WP practice. Notes from the first and second meeting are posted on basecamp: https://liberalartsits.basecamphq.com/W5100285
project: WP Tutorials with Stacy
completion status: in progress
staff guidance: Stacy, Suloni
description/plans: Intro to WP – Genesis! Notes from the first tutorial are posted on basecamp: https://liberalartsits.basecamphq.com/W5100538. Still need to work on adding the content assignment!
ON HOLD HOLD…
project: Desktop Cleaning
completion status: in progress
staff guidance: Suloni
description/plans: Clean comps, clean desktop, standardize bookmarks and dock.
Project – Dreamweaver Tutorial
Project – Not Even Past Banners
The Break: It’s been really nice to get a break. I might put up a few pictures later.
Project: Mobile COLA
Completition Status: Ongoing
Staff Guidance: Stacy
Description: Edit the CSS & optimize the COLA site for mobile browsers. Since I went on break, Leroy has been working on it. If it’s still not done, I’ll be helping to finish it.
Project: Faculty Publication Citations
Completion Status: Complete
Staff Guidance: Lauren
Description: Hundreds of citations; Lots of text. But it’s finally done.