By Michael, on March 22nd, 2006%
Some interesting thoughts on how we learn Web Design:
It has long been my criticism of high-school and university curriculum, that they teach WSYWIG programming, but not true coding. Even if they do approach actual code, standards and accessibility are mere mentions. As a result, they turn out thousands of students that can use FrontPage and DreamWeaver, . . . → Read More: Learning Web Design – accessibility first
By Michael, on March 19th, 2006%
Bill Gates mocks MIT’s $100 dollar laptops – Maybe the quotes have been taken out of context, but it really seems that Bill doesn’t get it – the $100 dollar laptops aren’t about . . . → Read More: Bill Gates mocks MIT $100 dollar laptops
By Michael, on March 14th, 2006%
Over the past year, a few of us on the TALO email group have been thinking about how Blogging might help governments – and specifically educational institutions – to connect more directly with the public… “talking with your customer”.
Back in June last year, we considered Corporate Blogging at TAFE, then later in the year looked at . . . → Read More: Blogging the Brand
By Michael, on March 13th, 2006%
Just wondering if anyone has got some tips for introducing learners to JavaScript? Whether you’ve learned Javascript on your own or you’re currently helping others to learn – I’d be keen to hear your ideas!
I find the difficulty is finding practical examples of where simple Javascript is useful to students. In the past we’d use image . . . → Read More: Learning Javascript
By Michael, on March 8th, 2006%
There’s a great discussion happening on the TeachandLearnOnline list at the moment, with the subject The future of the lecture.
As with all good discussions, it all started with some great questions from Sheree:
It seems that our lecture theatres are becoming more empty as the years go by. With the arrival of lecture streaming and placing lecture . . . → Read More: The future of the lecture
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