This section designed to supplement Web Editor Training.
“Having an up-to-date and engaging web presence is no longer an option. It's essential
to achieving recruitment and retention goals.” — Marie Wise, Web Coordinator, Lower Columbia College.
About OU Campus
Lower Columbia College uses OU Campus Content Management System software (CMS) to simplify the process of creating, editing and publishing web content.
Web Editors login to their web pages to manage content. Once published, content is
live immediately.
LCC purchases the software under a 25-user yearly license. Users (web editors) are
managed by OU Campus administrators in the Office of Effectiveness & College Relations.
Training is provided in hands-on, online or custom sessions. Ongoing training and
technical support is provided.
Web Social Policy/Procedure
Web Editor Training
Learn how to edit content in the OU Campus system!
This Canvas course provides the basic information web editors need in order to perform
editing tasks in OU Campus. It is designed for editors who prefer to learn on their
own schedule, or who cannot attend a hands-on training, This course is also a great
refresher in basic skills all editors need to master.
All web editors are sent an invitation to join this course. If you have not done so,
please accept your invitation or contact the Web Coordinator.
All web editors have a custom (sandbox) area to practice web editing skills. These
pages do not appear on the public website and are not searchable.
Learn how to create content your audience can understand and act on!
This Canvas course provides the foundational concepts that web editors need to understand
in order to create usable, accessible and 'actionable' web content. Reference is made
to best practices recommendations and research provided by leading usability experts.
All web editors are sent an invitation to join this course. If you have not done so,
please accept your invitation or contact the Web Coordinator.
Custom Training
Please contact our Web Team for customized training options. Thank you!
Web Editor Professional Development
Regularly issued newsletter containing quarterly updates, important topics, and tips
and tricks for becoming an experienced web editor.
Access Accessibility training materials provided by the Washington State Board for
Community & Technical Colleges (SBCTC) and collected from Accessibility 101, the Canvas training provided to LCC employees in February 2017, Or, see specific
section related to Basic Web Accessibility.
Online Materials to Download
Also available in Google shared team drive for Web & Social Media Managers. Contact
Web Coordinator to be added to this team drive.
Training Materials to Check Out
Contact Web Coordinator to inquire.
- Designing Web Usability by Jakob Nielsen
- Prioritizing Web Usability by Jacob Nielsen and Hoa Loranger
- Federal Plain Language Guidelines
- Writing for the Web by dotmarketing
- Research-Based Web Design & Usability Guidelines by US Department of Health & Human Services
- Working with Plain Language: A Training Manual by William H. DuBay