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  • Student Blog: Janelle DeCoste

    I am a 3rd year NESA “fast track” and Neural Psychology student at the University of Lethbridge. During the school year I work through the City of Lethbridge lifeguarding and teaching swimming lessons, as well as odd volunteer work through local organizations. Recreational time for me is spent staying active and keeping healthy. Swimming and the gym have been passions of mine for many years, and most recently have come to enjoy yoga as a part of my daily routine. I am an avid reader of numerous genera’s, as well as a “self proclaimed” artist in the privacy of my own home. My scholastic endeavours and accolades at the University will come to a close in December of 2012 will my programme’s completion, and am looking forward to sharing my personal experiences at the U of L!

    Visit my blog at: http://sites.ulethbridge.ca/jenelle-decoste

  • Student Blog: James Forbes

    My name is James and I’m a History major at the U of L. Originally from BC, today I’m proud to call Lethbridge home. I enjoy travelling, listening to music, and doodling. I also enjoy reading, which can come in very handy as a student! There’s something incredibly special about the university experience, and I hope my blog can capture a snapshot of what it’s all about. This is my blog… This is our U.

    Visit my blog at: http://sites.ulethbridge.ca/james-forbes

  • Student Blog: Lindsey Meredith

    Hey! I’m going into my fourth year of university, but I switched programs partway through, and I just completed a 16-month co-op. So technically, I’m a fourth-year first-first year, if that makes any sense. I started at the U of L as a Biology student and I wanted to tranfer into the Vet program at the University of Saskatchewan, but after taking a pretty broad range of classes in my first two years, I realized I love talking and business. I’m now a Management student majoring in Marketing, but I’m just going into my first year of Management classes. In my spare time, I am also the Captain of the JDC West Lethbridge business case competition team.

    View my blog at: http://sites.ulethbridge.ca/lindseymeredith

  • Student Blog: Briana

    Student Blog: Briana

    I’m a fourth-year Women’s Studies/Education major at the university. I love reading, coaching, playing volleyball and eating cheesecake. I collect notebooks. I love Lethbridge and the student life – except for the broke part! I’m always enjoying my experience at ULeth and I’m excited for where this crazy ride takes me!

    Visit my blog at http://sites.ulethbridge.ca/briana/

  • The “Unofficial” Social Media Blog

    The “Unofficial” Social Media Blog

    Have a passion for all things social? So does University of Lethbridge WEB team member Michael Warf. On his social media blog, Michael aggregates posts from around the web (attributing the sources) that he finds interesting or useful to the University community.

    Visit Michael’s “Unofficial” Social Media Blog here:

    http://sites.ulethbridge.ca/socialmedia

  • Express Yourself with your own Blog!

    Express Yourself with your own Blog!

    Blogs are now available to anyone with a University of Lethbridge ID. To signup, simply email a request for a blogging account to webmaster@uleth.ca – and a member of our talented web team will set the wheels in motion. In the future, accounts will be automatically setup on request – but we are keeping a closer eye on things in the early stages.

    Once you’ve received an email confirming your account setup, feel free to point a web browser to http://sites.ulethbridge.ca/YOURBLOGNAME/wp-admin to login with your provided username and password. Once verified, you’ll be sent to your new blog’s “dashboard”.

    The dashboard is referred to as the “back end,” and only you (and any users you’ve assigned) can see it. Think of the dashboard as a behind-the-scenes control panel for your blog, where all your blog’s information and settings are stored. Virtually any time you want to update or modify your blog, you’ll need to access your dashboard.

    The “front end” is what the outside world sees. So to make any changes to the front end (write a post, change your design template, etc.), you must access the back end (your dashboard). To see the front-end of your blog, click on the blog’s title in the upper left-hand side of the dashboard.

    Now that you’ve got this page set up, feel free to return to your main dashboard and get acquainted with the menus. You can’t break anything, and if you do, we can help. Also, don’t feel like you need to understand everything you’re looking at. With patience and practice, you’ll eventually learn what everything means.

    For further information on the how’s and why’s of WordPress, please consult this handy guide over at wordpress.com – still stuck? Send a quick email to webmaster@uleth.ca and we’ll do our best to parachute in and help out.

  • Drupal at Work

    Drupal at Work

    What’s Drupal? It’s what the U of L Web team builds its sites in, an open-source content management system (CMS) with an active development community. Josh Schroeder, our in-house developer, updates a blog that showcases useful tips and tricks with the product, as well as what is going on with Drupal users in Southern Alberta.

    Visit Josh’s blog at http://sites.ulethbridge.ca/drupal

  • Feed Your Inner Filmmaker with a Video Blog

    Feed Your Inner Filmmaker with a Video Blog

    You’ve got a blogging account on http://sites.ulethbridge.ca, you’re comfortable with how you can create posts with photos and text – but what about video content? Video blogs are simple, here’s a few tips on turning that basic blog into one that would make Bollywood blush:

    1. Get a YouTube Account
      While there are many online services that allow you to upload and embed video in your blog posts, YouTube is probably your best bet. It’s free, gives you the ability to stream your stuff in HD, and if numbers are your thing – has great analytics to show you who’s watching what.
    2. Be Professional (Maybe)
      It’s your blog, express yourself – record a tutorial, share some tips, an event, or simply chat to your audience – but remember – try to use a microphone and find a clean background that doesn’t distract from your message. If your webcam is mounted on your computer, great – if not, place it on a stable tripod or table. If you are in your room, try to clean up the stray socks and plate of last night’s pizza before recording.
    3. Get Comfortable
      Use a script, or cue cards if public speaking isn’t your forté, try to find a spot with a lot of light – it’ll make the images cleaner and make your web camera look like a million bucks. Try to remember to look at the camera, you’ll engage your viewer better when you’ve got eye contact.
    4. Remember YouTube’s 10 Minute Limit
      The best vlog posts are quick to the point without a lot of dead air. It might be useful to run through what you’ve got to say once or twice before actually recording – if you find yourself rambling, there’s always editing software to hack it down, but remember – after 10 minutes YouTube shuts off.
    5. Embed your video into your blog post
      Got everything ready to go on YouTube? Now bring it on over to http://sites.ulethbridge.ca and embed it right into your blog post for the whole world to see. You can do that by switching the tab in your visual editor from “visual” to “html” , cut-n-paste-ing the resulting code YouTube gives you to embed – blammo! the YouTube player is embedded right into your blog p0st.

    Need more info or a hand with vlogging on sitestage.ulethbridge.ca? Contact your friendly neighbourhood University of Lethbridge web team via email – we’ll take care of the rest!