Local Links
Krause's Homepage
EMU English Department
Eastern Michigan University
mail.emich.edu
My.emich
Book Links
Eric Meyer's
CSS: The Definitive Guide
Lynch and Horton's Web Style Guide
2.0
Nico
Macdonald's What is Web Design?
HTML Links
Krause's
"How To HTML"
Keith Stanger's Resources for
HTML, XHTML, and Web Sites
CSS Links
181
Manualy Selected Style Sheet Resources
css.maxdesign.com.au
CSS Tutorials
and Tips from ELATED.com
CSS Zen Garden
Here's the most recent version of the class calendar.As has been the case, with other things, this will probably change a bit too.
First day of class! Introduction to class rules and requirements; sign up for the class blog space; introduce people.emich.edu and SFTP software; introduce "Krause's How to HTML" web site. HOMEWORK: Reading and work on the "basic HTML" part of the professional/personal web site, due by next week's class.
January 12
Discuss (on the blog and in class) "A Little History of the World Wide Web," Vannevar Bush's "As We May Think," and the Wikipedia entry about Vannevar Bush. In-class work on "basic HTML" part of the professional/personal web site; some more "advance" raw HTML activities. Introduction to basic graphic manipulation with PhotoShop. HOMEWORK: Reading, post Phase I of the professional/personal web site, and email me a link to your web site.
January 19
Discuss (on the blog and in class) "General Graphics Tutorial: Understanding Image Formats" and "Photoshop Tutorial: 10 Useful Tips for Beginners," both of which are on ELATED. More readings TBA. Phase I of professional/personal web site due! In-class work on basic graphic manipulation with PhotoShop continued. Discuss "free" HTML editing options. Introduction to basic DreamWeaver skills.
January 26
Discuss (on the blog and in class) Meyer's Cascading Style Sheets: The Definitive Guide, Read chapters 1 and 2; browse through chapter 7. In-class work and activities on Cascading Style Sheets. print into web assignment introduced.
February 2
Continue working with Meyer's Cascading Style Sheets: The Definitive Guide. More in-class work and activites on CSS.
February 9
Discuss (on the blog and in class) Lynch and Horton's Web Style Guide 2nd Edition, chapters 1 through 4. Related readings TBA. Graduate student presentation, TBA. In-class work on personal/professional site and on print into web assignment.
February 16
Ann Blakeslee to speak about collaborative revision of the English Department Graduate Studies web site assignment. Discuss (on the blog and in class) Lynch and Horton's Web Style Guide 2nd Edition, chapters 4 through 8. Graduate student presentation by Meredith Graupner. In-class work on personal/professional site and on print into web assignment.
February 23
Discussion of Phase II of the Personal/Professional Web site assignment. Peer review "poster session" of print into web assignment: by today's class, you need to have a version of this assignment to share with your classmates. Graduate student presentations, Cheryl Clark and Lori Hubbard. In-class work on personal/professional site and on print into web assignment.
March 2
Winter Break!
March 9
Print into web assignment due! Macdonald's What is Web Design? TBA. Discussion of Phase II of Personal/Professional Web site assignment. Graduate student presentation by Alison Bennett. In-class work on Phase II of Personal/Porfessional Web Site assignment and the revision of the collaborative revision of the English Department Graduate Studies web site assignment.
March 16
No class-- I'll be at the Conference for College Composition and Communication. However, this might be an excellent time to get to gether to work on the collaborative project. I can try to arrange for access to the lab, if desired...
March 23
Peer review of Phase II of the personal/professional web site assignment: by today's class, you need to have a version of this assignment to share with your classmates. Macdonald's What is Web Design? TBA. Related readings TBA. In-class work on the collaborative redesign of the English department graduate studies web site and Phase II of personal/professional site. Graduate student presentation, Kristina Brown.
March 30
Phase II of the personal/profesional web site due! Remember that this includes your brief essay about your revisions to and long term goals for your site. Graduate student presentation, Jennifer Castillo. In-class work on the collaborative redesign of the English department graduate studies web site.
April 6
Peer review of collaborative redesign of the English department graduate studies web site.by today's class, you need to have a version of this assignment to share with your classmates. Discuss Phase II of the Personal/Professional web site. In-class work on the collaborative redesign of the English department graduate studies web site.
April 13
Last day of class! Collaborative web site projects due! During this evening's class, each group will give a presentation regarding "their vision" about how the English department graduate studies web site ought to change.
April 20
The "end of time." Phase III of the Personal/Professional web site due. Any revisions are also due by 7 pm this evening.