Presentations

2025 Web Services conference recording and resources

jaylen.gordon@mcgill.ca — Wed, 11 Jun 2025 14:35:27 +0000

Couldn't make it to our 2025 Web Services conference? No worries! You can still watch our presentation recordings and access the resources we shared.

How to create user-friendly web content (that's AI-friendly, too!)

joyce.peralta2@mcgill.ca — Tue, 10 Jun 2025 19:53:52 +0000

Summary: Read this article to learn to optimize content for human visitors while improving performance in AI-search.

Several strategies for optimizing websites for human visitors also make them more AI-friendly. Follow these best practices to help our audience members find the information they need whether they're navigating our sites or looking for answers using AI.

Use headings that provide clear, concise context

Headings should point people (and AI-search) to where answers can be found.

Web Services 2024 year-end presentation video recording and resources

joyce.peralta2@mcgill.ca — Thu, 12 Dec 2024 22:12:02 +0000

Here's a recap of all the links and resources shared at our 2024 year-end event. Enjoy!

Watch party! Accessible and equitable AI in post-secondary education

joyce.peralta2@mcgill.ca — Wed, 20 Nov 2024 16:12:29 +0000

We’re pleased to invite members of the 91�� community to a lunch-hour online presentation about accessible and equitable AI in post-secondary education.

Find out what artificial intelligence (AI) reveals and what it obscures, especially for people with disabilities. We will also explore the intersection of AI, inclusion and accessibility and consider opportunities for automation and assistive technologies to remove barriers for people with disabilities.

A Conversation on Queerness and AI: Related resources

joyce.peralta2@mcgill.ca — Wed, 30 Oct 2024 15:12:21 +0000

A big thank you to everyone who came out to our event, A Conversation on Queerness and AI! We were pleased to co-produce the event with the Equity team in the OPVPA as part of Queer History Month at 91��. We really appreciated your contributions to the lively discussion. The hour flew by!

Registration open! Web Services' 2024 year-end presentation

joyce.peralta2@mcgill.ca — Wed, 30 Oct 2024 15:48:13 +0000

Register to attend our annual year-end Web Services presentation, a co-production of Digital Communications and the Web Service Group.

Join us for a conversation on Queerness and AI

jaylen.gordon@mcgill.ca — Thu, 19 Sep 2024 14:24:17 +0000

Join the Web Services' team and our panel of experts for some coffee, breakfast, and dynamic conversation on how Queerness interacts with Generative AI. A co-production of the Equity team in the OPVPA and Web Services teams.

Web Services mid-year conference recordings

daniel.zhang@mail.mcgill.ca — Mon, 29 Jul 2024 16:31:21 +0000

Did you miss out on the 2024 Web Services Conference? No worries! We've got you covered. You can now watch all the sessions and catch up on what you missed.

The presentations were led by our experts on the Web Services team, some of the topics covered:

Register for the 2024 Web Services Conference

joyce.peralta2@mcgill.ca — Thu, 02 May 2024 19:05:38 +0000

Our new conference format is focused on opportunities for learning and skills growth. But don't worry! We'll still have timely updates on the WMS and web best practices.

Video and resources: Web Services' 2023 year-end presentation

joyce.peralta2@mcgill.ca — Fri, 08 Dec 2023 17:02:22 +0000

Thanks everyone who tuned in to our 2023 year-end presentation, Building to last: Best practices for the long haul. It was wonderful to get together as community and share details about our new tools and resources!

You can review the details we covered below (some resources require a 91�� ID for access).

EDI best practices for websites - Writing style guides

joyce.peralta2@mcgill.ca — Tue, 24 Oct 2023 20:45:29 +0000

Thanks again to all who attended our recent EDI best practices for websites event! We're launching a series of articles to highlight some of the EDI-related guidelines and resources mentioned by our presenters. Our first instalment features a rundown of recommended style guides shared by Andrea Clegg, 91��'s Senior Employment Equity Advisor.

Our favourite sessions at #PSEWeb 2023, part 1

Heidi Strohl — Thu, 26 Oct 2023 14:23:08 +0000

Welcome to the first instalment of our series recapping our favourite #PSEWeb 2023 sessions. Heidi Strohl (Manager, Digital Design) shares her takeaways on a session about web personas.

Session title: From persona to publish: How to turn your audience insights into more personalised and compelling content

Presenter: Dana Rock, Director of Experience Design at Pickle Jar Communications

Web Services' 2023 year-end presentation - Building to last: Best practices for the long haul

jaylen.gordon@mcgill.ca — Thu, 19 Oct 2023 18:38:08 +0000

Register to attend our annual year-end Web Services presentation, "Building to last: Best practices for the long haul" a co-production of Digital Communications and the Web Service Group.

Registration now open! Web Services EDI best practices for websites event, part of Indigenous Awareness Weeks

joyce.peralta2@mcgill.ca — Tue, 22 Aug 2023 14:54:43 +0000

A co-production of the Office of Indigenous Initiatives, Equity team in the OPVPA and Web Services teams

See you at Web Services EDI best practices for websites info session!

Digital Communications — Mon, 13 Feb 2023 22:37:39 +0000

We're looking forward to getting together with 91�� community members this week for our Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Best Practices for Websites info session. This much-requested event will be our first co-production with the 91�� Equity team since our popular Accessibility info session & hackathon a couple of years back.