Web Development

Packaging client side Javascript using jQuery

Presenter(s): 
Edward Henn, University of California at Davis School of Law
Jason Aller, UC Davis School of Law

Make the most of the Javascript code you've written by using the power of the jQuery plugin architecture to make reusable modules. This session introduces jQuery with a live demonstration of the power of selectors and moves on to best practices for developing jQuery plugins. Demonstrations include an interactive wayfinding plugin, reusable code for student websites, and the architecture of a web application designed for simple roll out to multiple platforms.

Schedule info

Time slot: 
25 June 09:00 - 10:00
Room: 
267

Audience

Track: 
Technologist

The Future (of Web Development) is Now: key features of HTML5 that are ready for the web

Presenter(s): 
Timothy Wilson, St. Mary's University of San Antonio School of Law

Although HTML has been in continuous evolution since it was introduced to the Internet in the early 1990s, the latest release, HTML 4, has been the recommended standard of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) since 1997. Over the past few years, however, the W3C has been leading efforts to revise HTML 4 to make it more interactive and more workable in the modern web environment. This standard known as HTML5 is slated for recommendation by 2014. Even though HTML5 is technically still in development, a number of its key features can capably be incorporated into current web design.

Schedule info

Time slot: 
25 June 09:00 - 10:00
Room: 
367

Audience

Track: 
Technologist

App Development for Mobile Devices: Go Native, Go Web? What Types of Apps?

Presenter(s): 
Rich McCue, University of Victoria Faculty of Law

Deciding that you need a Mobile App for your law school or law library is the easy decision. Deciding whether you'll develop Native Apps for the iPhone, Android, BlackBerry and Windows Phone, or focus on a Web App is the more difficult decision. In this session we will discuss the pros and cons of Native Mobile App development, as well as look at some of the limitations of HTML5 Mobile Web Apps.

Schedule info

Time slot: 
23 June 16:00 - 17:00
Room: 
367

Audience

Track: 
Librarian
Track: 
Technologist

From IA to Implementation: Using Drupal 6 as a foundation for Web, Portal, and Digital Signage

Presenter(s): 
Patricia Ramert, Thomas Jefferson School of Law
James Cooper, Thomas Jefferson School of Law

After choosing Drupal 6 as the Web site CMS, Thomas Jefferson School of Law (TJSL) started the process to overhaul their Web site. Eight months later TJSL launched a dynamic and easy-to-navigate site in addition to a simplified user interface for content maintainers. Using the CMS as single source of data, information is easily distributed to the Web site, student organization sites, digital signage, and student portal. Hear about the process of discovery, mock-ups, research, launch, maintenance, benefits, lessons learned, and the future.

Schedule info

Time slot: 
24 June 10:30 - 11:30
Room: 
433B

Audience

Track: 
Technologist

Black Box Full of Drupal

Presenter(s): 
Leslie Grove, University of Georgia Law School
Jason Tubinis, University of Georgia Law School

Most beginner discussions of Drupal start with the premise that you're building a Drupal site from scratch. But what if you're not the one building it? What if you suddenly find yourself in an environment that already has a Drupal site, and now you're responsible for maintaining it? In 2009 the University of Georgia School of Law launched a new Drupal site designed by an outside vendor. In this session we will share tips and tricks for IT professionals who find themselves in any similar situations.

Schedule info

Time slot: 
24 June 14:30 - 15:30
Room: 
433B

Audience

Track: 
Technologist

Score! Winning Points and Adding Value Through Application Development That Matters

Presenter(s): 
Gary Wilhelm, University of North Carolina School of Law
Doug Edmunds, University of North Carolina School of Law

Web and application developers often suffer from neglect or wallow in obscurity while other members of the IT department--those in the trenches offering end-user support--receive the most praise and recognition (or the most wrath, depending on the day). Not so at the UNC School of Law, where developer/programmer, Gary Wilhelm, is recognized for the value he brings to the organization as a whole.

Schedule info

Time slot: 
24 June 14:30 - 15:30
Room: 
367

Audience

Track: 
Technologist
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