The course/major is Internet Computer, a BSc. The unit was run in first semester of this year (2005). I would prefer not to mention the name of the Uni to the list but feel free to add me to MSN ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) or ICQ (18618174) and I will discuss it with you or anyone else who is interested.
I must say that, to the absolute credit of the lecturer, they have adopted a new xHTML text book for next year, I believe largely due to my feedback. The lecturer, who I met with out of class several times, was largely unaware of the powers of CSS but a visit to pages like CSS Zen Garden really opened her eyes. They were aware of W3C and there was limited discussions about things such as colour blind users and a slide or two about things like screen readers. About a month ago I got an email, out of the blue, to visit her office. She thanked me for our conversations during the year and told me that the unit had adopted an xHTML text book for next year! Then she gave me a brand new copy of the new text book which must be worth over $100! At the end of the day if I had done that unit without my prior knowledge and experience I would never of known of the problems. I would not of said anything and things may not of changed. Lloyd On 11/23/05, Herrod, Lisa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Lloyd, > > can you tell us the university, the course/faculty and the year you did that > course? Just to put it in context. By no means as a way of shaming them into > the present... > > -----Original Message----- > From: Lloyd [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, 23 November 2005 3:11 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [WSG] University textbook or other resources? > > > Ted, > > I am not an instructor - I am a University student. For the one web > class I have done so far at University (Doing an Internet Computing > degree at the end of my first year) I was lucky enough to learn HTML > 3. Unclosed and capitalised tags are what this stuff is all about I > was told with authority. And using CSS in the first assignment? No > that is beyond the scope of the assignment (But we were allowed inline > styles in the second assignment). > > Sorry for the sarcasm but I dream of a lecturer covering things like > accessibility, especially with decent books and knowledgeable and > interested tutors :-P > > Lloyd > > On 11/23/05, Ted Drake <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Lloyd, are you an instructor? > > If so, check with the book publishers for instructor test books. I was > able > > to get one of Molly H's books to see if it was appropriate for a class and > > they are happy to send you others. > > > > Zeldman's book isn't accessibility oriented but is a great foundation for > > students. > > > > Ted > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > On Behalf Of Lloyd > > Sent: Tuesday, November 22, 2005 4:42 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [WSG] University textbook or other resources? > > > > Hi, > > > > Have you considered "Building Accessible Websites" by Joe Clark? You > > can read it for free online. > > http://www.joeclark.org/book/ > > > > :-) > > > > Lloyd > > > > On 11/23/05, ivanovitch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Folks > > > > > > I've been asked if there are useful university-focused textbooks or > > > other resources suitable for teaching accessible web design. > > > > > > So far 'Effective website development' (Darlington) and 'Principles of > > > web site design' (Skalr) have been proposed as possible options. > > > > > > Thoughts? > > > ****************************************************** > > > The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ > > > > > > See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm > > > for some hints on posting to the list & getting help > > > ****************************************************** > > > > > > > > ****************************************************** > > The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ > > > > See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm > > for some hints on posting to the list & getting help > > ****************************************************** > > > > > > > > ****************************************************** > > The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ > > > > See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm > > for some hints on posting to the list & getting help > > ****************************************************** > > > > > ****************************************************** > The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ > > See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm > for some hints on posting to the list & getting help > ****************************************************** > ****************************************************** > The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ > > See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm > for some hints on posting to the list & getting help > ****************************************************** > > ****************************************************** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help ******************************************************
