week 2 [09/08 – 09/14]

this week’s training focused on accessibility. the perspectives videos helped me understand the importance of features i hadn’t really considered when building websites like keyboard navigation or screen reader use. the readings also introduced me to a few features that are necessary in order to make a website accessible. an example of a technical feature […]
march professional development

this month, i chose to work on StoryMap JS. since my project for this year uses ArcGIS StoryMaps, i wanted to try an alternative and see what I could make. i appreciated the fact that the UI was pretty straightforward to use and that adding points on the map were easy, but i did come […]
week 10 [11/10-11/16]

this week’s training was in audacity. I have had some experience using the program so it was not that difficult to get back to using it. as such, I think that helping someone learn how to use the program will be pretty straightforward. I found it interesting that you could download the app through muse […]
week 9 [11/03-11/09]

This week, we worked on documentation. I made documentation for the first StoryMap I made for my project – the management timeline. I think good documentation clearly outlines information users will need to access content and create new content – if there is any. I also think good documentation needs images, or some sort of […]
week 8 [10/27 – 11/02]

this week’s training was on WeVideo. i found the tool pretty simple and straightforward to use and will have no problem helping my peers learn how to use it. i did find myself getting frustrated with a few of the site’s quirks like the seeker jumping to where it was previously in the clip you […]
week 5 [09/29 – 10/05]

this week, i worked on the ArcGIS training. i found it to be interesting as StoryMaps is also hosted by Esri and may be the primary platform i use for my project. when looking at the data provided, i noticed that the data on the first line of the file contains all the headers related […]
week 4 [09/22 – 09/28]

this week, I worked on the omeka training. it wasn’t really difficult to learn how to use, but i would say that adding an item and filling in its description became tedious (especially because there is no way to save descriptions if you navigate backwards, which happened more times than i would like to admit). […]
week 3 [09/15 – 09/21]

i visited CERA this week to gain a better understanding of what happens at CERA and the different projects and prescribed burns that occur. it was a very educational experience and i would like to thank Jake and Emily for agreeing to take me out there. i have also started learning how to use storymaps […]

project work

week 2 [09/08 – 09/14]

this week’s training focused on accessibility.

the perspectives videos helped me understand the importance of features i hadn’t really considered when building websites like keyboard navigation or screen reader use. the readings also introduced me to a few features that are necessary in order to make a website accessible.

an example of a technical feature that can be implemented is labelling UI elements with labels that match their visuals. a conceptual design feature is making transcripts/audio descriptions of any video and audio content.

after doing the readings, I ran this website through an accessibility checker and ended up fixing contrast issues and adding an alt text to the image on the home page. there seems to be a header issue that shows up on the checker but it isn’t necessarily one I can fix as it relates to page name styling and I can’t edit that with elementor.

i also managed to meet with my project leads and I’m heading to CERA next week to get a look at what exactly I will be basing the project on. the sample information I have received has also been helpful in getting insight into what I am meant to do or focus on over the course of the year.

⋆˙⟡ Steph

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