The National Consortium for Teaching about Asia is seeking an update and upgrade of the current website. This website highlights and promotes NCTA programs, resources, and the Freeman Book Awards. It was oirginally designed in 2014 to:
- describe NCTA and its mission;
- allow potential K-12 educators to search for and find programs in their area of interest;
- feature NCTA programming and other resources for teaching about East Asia; and
- feature the Freeman Book Awards.
To stay relevant in ever changing times, NCTA wants to seek a new host to counteract the slow upload time of the current site and improve overall service.
The project will be awarded to a contractor who can deliver the following:
- a new, secure, responsive and updatable site;
- a new server/host;
- a platform (either Drupaul or Word Press) that replicates most of the content as will be discussed with NCTA representatives;
- improved SEO ranking;
- redesigned homepage to better highlight our offerings;
- improved navigation options;
- improved search functions to be able to find local programming as well as national offerings;
- a more robust/different search function to obtain information on available courses;
- updated sitemap for uses to better access information;
- updated formatting on several pages including but not limited to Freeman Book Awards, Class Apps with search functions with these pages;
- diminish the number of clicks necessary for site visitors to find information;
- redesign how visitors interact with the resources, including allowing searches of our resources;
- new design for the calendar highlighting our programming;
- inclusion of a database of organizations that will be used to promote our programs
- we are in the process of developing this database. We are seeking the creation of a controlled access, selective filtering/search system for outreach contact information. This system must feature taxonomies that allows for multiple filtering options, the option to select multiple criteria within a given filter, and the ability to export filtered results into a spreadsheet-style file format (cvs/xlsx). Additionally, there must be a way for the addition, deletion, and editing of individual entries into this system based on a system of permissions. This system and its data must not be visible or accessible from any public-facing page on the site. It must also feature a log-in, user creation, and user management system that is accessible to the site administrator and that is separate from the overall site administration menus;
- ongoing maintenance contract for updates and troubleshooting problems;
- website backup.
Proposals should be submitted via email by September 1, 2021 to lynn.kalinauskas@nctasia.org. Proposals must include:
- a description of the plan to address the features mentioned above
- a timeline for design and implementation
- a detail of responsibilities (functionality checking, maintenance, etc)
- an itemized estimate that allow NCTA to prioritize its requests
- information expertise and prior experience with similar projects