DigitalGov University On-Demand Training

On this page:

• Analytics
• APIs and Data
• Challenges and Prizes
• Contact Centers
• Customer Service
• Digital Government Strategy
• Mobile
• Plain Language and Writing for the Web
• Requirements and Best Practices
• Social Media
• Technology
• Usability and Accessibility
• Web Content Creation and Maintenance
• New Media Talks

What is On-Demand Training?

On-demand training allows you to learn anytime! See the class pages below for webinar recordings, slide presentations, and  transcripts. Not all classes provide all materials.

Analytics

• Using Google+ in Government (September 2012)
• A Public Value Analysis Tool for Open Government Planning (June 2012)
• Joe Pagano Memorial Web Analytics Lecture Series: The Future of the Web and New Media in Government (December 2011)
• The Basics of Social Media Metrics (December 2011)
• Telling Compelling Stories with Numbers: Data Visualization and Communication (October 2010)
• Creating Web Metrics Reports that Rock (October 2009)

APIs and Data

• API Webinar Series: Case Studies from Federal Register, NASA, and GSA (September 2012)
• API Webinar Series: Case Studies from the FCC, FAA, and Department of Labor (September 2012)
• API Webinar Series: APIs for Dummies—An Introduction to APIs (July 2012)
• Forum Call: APIs and Government (December 2011)
• Telling Compelling Stories with Numbers: Data Visualization and Communication (October 2010)
• Socrata: Making Data Social (August 2010)

Challenges and Prizes

• Vendor Showcase: Challenge and Competition Services (February 2012)
• Challenges and Prizes: You Plus Outside Expertise Equals Success (February 2012)
• Engage and Innovate with Challenges and Challenge.gov (December 2011)
• How to Use Challenge.gov: Supporting Federal Agency Challenges & Prize Competitions (September 2011)
• Best Practices for Federal Government Contests and Online Challenges—Panel Event (November 2010)

Contact Centers

• Government Contact Center Customer Satisfaction Survey Results (February 2012)
• The Drivers of Customer Satisfaction in Contact Centers (October 2011)
• 2011 Government Contact Center Conference Presentations (September 2011)

Customer Service

• Using Google+ in Government (September 2012)
• The Essentials of Customer Experience: Going Beyond Customer Service (June 2012)
• Get Serious About Customer Service: Best Practices for Implementing the Customer Service Initiative in Your Agency (October 2011)
• Leveraging the Government Experience Through QR Codes (September 2011)
• The Magic of Exceptional Customer Service (September 2010)

Digital Government Strategy

• API Webinar Series: Case Studies from Federal Register, NASA, and GSA (September 2012)
• Digital Strategy Series: Governance Recommendations (September 2012)
• API Webinar Series: Case Studies from the FCC, FAA, and Department of Labor (September 2012)
• API Webinar Series: APIs for Dummies—An Introduction to APIs (July 2012)
• Forum Call: APIs and Government (December 2011)

Mobile

• Data Visualization and Infographics in Government (October 2012)
• API Webinar Series: Case Studies from Federal Register, NASA, and GSA (September 2012)
• API Webinar Series: Case Studies from the FCC, FAA, and Department of Labor (September 2012)
• Mobile Webinar Series: Mobile First (July 2012)
• API Webinar Series: APIs for Dummies—An Introduction to APIs (July 2012)
• Mobile Webinar Series: Responsive Design (June 2012)
• Mobile Platform Development Series: Apple (May 2012)
• Mobile Platform Development Series: Microsoft (April 2012)
• Mobile Platform Development Series: BlackBerry (April 2012)
• Mobile Apps vs. Mobile Websites (December 2011)
• Going Mobile (May 2011)
• Mobile Strategy at the Smithsonian (July 2011)

Plain Language and Writing for the Web

• Using Plain Language to Communicate Health Information (November 2011)
• Plain Language in Regulations and Policy (October 2011)
• What Not to Web: Plain Language and Writing for the Web Made Easy (September 2011)
• Plain Language: The Act, What It Means, What You Need to Do (August 2011)
• Write Plainly: An Update on Plain Writing Principles and the New Law (January 2011)
• Plain Language in Practice: Writing for the Web (October 2008)

Requirements and Best Practices

• Data Visualization and Infographics in Government (October 2012)
• Using Google+ in Government (September 2012)
• Digital Strategy Series: Governance Recommendations (September 2012)
• Mobile Webinar Series: Mobile First (July 2012)
• Meeting Federal Web Requirements and Best Practices (January 2011)
• Best Practices for Federal Government Contests and Online Challenges—Panel Event (November 2010)
• Best Practices of Multilingual Websites (September 2009)
• Best Practices for Blogging (May 2009)

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Social Media

• Using Google+ in Government (September 2012)
• Mobile Webinar Series: Mobile First (July 2012)
• Mobile Webinar Series: Responsive Design (June 2012)
• Minimize IT Security Risks While Using Social Media (May 2012)
• Storify: Creating Stories by Curating the Best of Social Media (May 2012)
• Hatch Act: Dos and Don'ts for Feds on Social Media (April 2012)
• Mobile Platform Development Series: BlackBerry (April 2012)
• Yammer: The Power of Social Networking Inside Government Agencies (March 2012)
• Facebook Timeline Briefing (March 2012)
• Engaging Audiences with Twitter (January 2012)
• Engage and Innovate with Challenges and Challenge.gov (December 2011)
• Joe Pagano Memorial Web Analytics Lecture Series: The Future of the Web and New Media in Government (December 2011)
• The Basics of Social Media Metrics (December 2011)
• Tumblr—How Blogs Connect You With Citizens (November 2011)
• Crowd-Sourced Wikis for Government (November 2011)
• Back to Basics: The Essentials of Facebook and Twitter (October 2011)
• How to Use Challenge.gov: Supporting Federal Agency Challenges & Prize Competitions (September 2011)
• Connecting Citizens: Foursquare and the National Archives and Records Administration (August 2011)
• Going Mobile (May 2011)
• Designing Social Media Policy for Government: Eight Essential Elements (April 2011)
• SMS Best Practices: Lessons Learned from a Text Messaging Pilot at CDC (February 2011)
• WordPress for Government Blogs and Microsites (January 2011)
• Best Practices for Federal Government Contests and Online Challenges—Panel Event (November 2010)
• Socrata: Making Data Social (August 2010)
• Facebook: Strategies and Stories from Successful Government Agencies (March 2010)
• How to be "Social" at Work—Guidance for Government Employees Who Participate in Social Media (February 2010)
• Forum Call: IdeaFactory—Using Social Media to Engage Employees at TSA (January 2010)
• Scribd.com: Uses in Government (July 2009)
• Facebook: Uses in Government (April 2009)
• Developing a Successful Video Strategy With YouTube (March 2009)

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Technology

• Data Visualization and Infographics in Government (October 2012)
• Using Google+ in Government (September 2012)
• API Webinar Series: Case Studies from Federal Register, NASA, and GSA (September 2012)
• Digital Strategy Series: Governance Recommendations (September 2012)
• API Webinar Series: APIs 201—Case Studies from the FCC, FAA, and Department of Labor (September 2012)
• Game On! How Gamification Can Work in Government (July 2012)
• Mobile Webinar Series: Mobile First (July 2012)
• API Webinar Series: APIs for Dummies, an Introduction to APIs (July 2012)
• Mobile Webinar Series: Responsive Design (June 2012)
• Mobile Platform Development Series: Apple (May 2012)
• Mobile Platform Development Series: Microsoft (April 2012)
• Mobile Platform Development Series: BlackBerry (April 2012)
• FedRAMP Concept of Operations Briefing (February 8, 2012)
• Forum Call: APIs and Government (December 15, 2011)
• Mobile Apps vs. Mobile Websites (December 8, 2011)
• Leveraging the Government Experience Through QR Codes (September 2011)
• USASearch: Enhancing Your Website's Search (July 2011)
• Mobile Strategy at the Smithsonian (July 2011)
• Going Mobile (May 2011)
• SMS Best Practices: Lessons Learned from a Text Messaging Pilot at CDC (February 2011)
• WordPress for Government Blogs and Microsites (January 2011)
• Intro to Virtual Worlds (October 2010)
• Socrata: Making Data Social (August 2010)
• The Science of Search: Competitive Intelligence for the Government Web Manager (April 2009)

Usability and Accessibility

• Mobile Webinar Series: Responsive Design (June 2012)
• Usability Testing and Debriefing Best Practices (March 2012)
• Usability Testing: The First Fridays "Discount" Method (January 2012)
• No FAIL Accessibility Testing (June 2011)
• Improve Efficiency and Usability with Design Templates (November 2010)
• Three Essential Tips for Creating a Task-Based Website (January 2010)
• OptimalSort—Card Sorting Made Easy (December 2009)
• User-Centered Design for Government Websites (September 2009)

Web Content Creation and Maintenance

• Data Visualization and Infographics in Government (October 2012)
• Digital Strategy Series: Governance Recommendations (September 2012)
• Mobile Webinar Series: Mobile First (July 2012)
• Mobile Webinar Series: Responsive Design (June 2012)
• USASearch: Enhancing Your Website's Search (July 2011)
• WordPress for Government Blogs and Microsites (January 2011)
• Meeting Federal Web Requirements and Best Practices (January 2011)
• Drupal/Acquia—Implementing the Open Government Directive with Open Source Drupal (January 2010)
• Three Essential Tips for Creating a Task-Based Website (January 2010)
• Wiki Tools: Uses in Government (October 2009)
• The Science of Search: Competitive Intelligence for the Government Web Manager (April 2009)

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New Media Talks

• Data Visualization and Infographics in Government (October 2012)
• Using Google+ in Government (September 2012)
• Game On! How Gamification Can Work in Government (July 2012)
• A Public Value Analysis Tool for Open Government Planning (June 2012)
• Minimize IT Security Risks While Using Social Media (May 2012)
• Storify: Creating Stories by Curating the Best of Social Media (May 2012)
• Hatch Act: Dos and Don'ts for Feds on Social Media (April 2012)
• Help Customers StumbleUpon Your Site (February 2012)
• Tumblr—How Blogs Connect You With Citizens (November 2011)
• Crowd-Sourced Wikis for Government (November 2011)
• Back to Basics: The Essentials of Facebook and Twitter (October 2011)
• Facebook: Strategies and Stories from Successful Government Agencies (March 2010)
• How to be "Social" at Work—Guidance for Government Employees Who Participate in Social Media (February 2010)
• Forum Call: IdeaFactory—Using Social Media to Engage Employees at TSA (January 2010)
• Drupal/Acquia—Implementing the Open Government Directive with Open Source Drupal (January 2010)
• OptimalSort—Card Sorting Made Easy (December 2009)
• Wiki Tools: Uses in Government (October 2009)
• User-Centered Design for Government Websites (September 2009)
• Scribd.com: Uses in Government (July 2009)
• Best Practices for Blogging (May 2009)
• Facebook: Uses in Government (April 2009)
• Developing a Successful Video Strategy With YouTube (March 2009)

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Content Lead: DigitalGov University Team
Page Reviewed/Updated: October 12, 2012