Entries tagged: Teaching

Analysing virtual learning environments

There is no clear standard for judging what constitutes a virtual learning environment. The term has been used to brand everything from a set of collaborative desktop tools to a fully immersive virtual world. Perhaps, then, we should choose a different starting point, and concentrate on asking questions that will allow us to decide whether a specific self-described VLE will be suitable for our needs or not.

CSS: rules and properties

Cascading style sheets come in version 1 and version 2. All modern browsers should work with CSS 1.0, but there is still not widespread support for CSS 2.0.

HomePage 2.0

About two years ago I began to ask how the students’ home pages could be used as a pedagogical resource. I began to look at how other institutions fared, with a view to surveying the possibilities and presenting a plan of action; and it was here that this project began.

PS: photographs to use in exercises

The photographs listed here are available for download. They are used in the one-day Photoshop Foundations workshop, and they are also available for you to use for any other exercises.

Structuring Information

Structuring Information is next being taught in the Media Lab (Room 323) at 9.15 Monday and Wednesday mornings beginning on February 5th 2007. This course is intended for Year 1 and Year 4 multimedia students.

The Daily Tweet

is demonstrating Hellotxt to first year students
is back in the lab, preparing for a Marinetta session

VI: first steps

There are four steps that you need to complete before you can even start the course assignments. These are listed here. Each step links to a page with more detailed instructions.

VI: structure and outline

The course will be in two parts. Each part will consist of a task or set of tasks. There will be two end dates. The details are here

Virtual Industries Assignment 1

An explanation of assignment 1 of the Virtual Industries course, Business Opportunities in Second Life, organised and accredited through Arcada.

Virtual Industries Assignment 2

An explanation of assignment 2 of the Virtual Industries course, Business Opportunities in Second Life, organised and accredited through Arcada.

XHTML: rules and tags

XHTML is a version of HTML that is designed to be a valid version of xml. This makes it useful for dynamic web sites and other database-driven uses.

XML: dtds and schemas

If a browser accepts an xml document without complaining then the document is said to be well-formed. If the xml document meets your requirements, when it is checked with a DTD or schema then is is a valid xml document.