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UTMB's Sitefinity classes resume in August, with two in-person sessions planned. Learn more...

There have now been almost 200 attendees taking part in UTMB's Sitefinity classes, and the next series of training opportunities are set for May and June. Learn more...

UTMB will be offering additional web development classes to support digital initiatives across the university. They are the Sitefinity Introductory Training Class and Sitefinity Intermediate Training Class. Sessions are two- and three-hours long respectively, and are repeated on multiple dates.

I shared a message with our web admins about a few important events coming up. That message (with some updates)...

This morning we were working with a user new to our CMS, and as we listened to her project needs and were able to rattle off solutions, I caught myself in one of those neat moments of realization. This thing is real, and while there’s still a lot of work to do, an incredible amount has already been done and put in place...

If developing written content (for web or anything else) is part of your job, you probably know what a styleguide is, and you likely know that UTMB ascribes to a slightly customized version of what’s dictated by the Associated Press guide, the AP Stylebook...

All slots are now full for the Feb. 11 Sitefinity training. We are looking into opening up a couple additional seats. If you’d like to be put on the waiting list, drop a note to itc@utmb.edu.

A high-level introduction for people new to the Sitefinity content management system was hosted Jan. 20. It provided a general project update and overview, defined roles and types of users, and more. The session is now online.

A high-level introduction for people new to the system (web publishers and developers) is scheduled for this week, on Friday morning. Here are details...

Monday morning we filled the last few seats in the morning session for the Feb. 11 Sitefinity Intermediate training. We’ve got a few slots left in the afternoon session, from 1 – 2:30 pm.

About half of the available seats are available for the intermediate Sitefinity training to be offered on Feb. 11. If you’ve already registered (as of today), you are in...

One of the big components of the Web Reboot that we’ve not talked much about in this forum is an overhaul of our social media program...

The launch of any new enterprise-level solution often feels like a game of prolonged “whack-a-mole”: you address one issue, and another pops up. The development and launch of Sitefinity has been no different. The small crew that worked/is working to install and manage the new content management system has tackled and resolved some major puzzles...

A good portion of the three weeks since the November Sitefinity workshop were spent fleshing out documentation and training material (including video tutorials), much of it shaped and inspired by what we heard during the class...

We have reached capacity on our first Sitefinity training session. If you are interested but couldn’t or didn’t make this first classroom session, watch this site for a webcast of the presentation and supplemental training and support materials.

A date has been set for the pilot Sitefinity Content Management System training/workshop. The class will target midlevel web developers, the “designer” role–people who are setting up, building sites and populating initial content.

When we were planning the agenda for the Oct. 27 ITC meeting, there was one really clear theme: what are the next steps...