Workshops
The Workshop Information link takes you to a detailed description for each workshop. There you will also find all workshop materials, including presenter notes, exercises and reference handouts.
If the workshop is still in development, one or more links may be dead. A workshop may be under revision as well. The status of any specific workshop is given on the workshop home page, along with date last revised.
To sign up for any workshop you must do so at the Training and Development web site. Once there you have to log in, so I can't provide a direct link for each workshop.
http://cedar.boisestate.edu/hrs/workshops/
The sequence Web Basics 1 through 3, Web Advanced 1 through 3, Accessibility Basics, and Validator Tools together form the Core8. Starting in Spring 2008 the Core8 will be prerequisite for all other web-related workshops. A summary of the Core8 will help you understand what is covered.
Note: I offer no training in FrontPage, GoLive, Dreamweaver, Expressions, or any other WYSIWYG editor.
| Workshop Information | Short Description | Next Offered |
|---|---|---|
| Web Basics 1 | First of three workshops that constitute the basics of web page editing. | January 30 |
| Web Basics 2 | Second of three workshops that constitute the basics of web page editing. | February 6 |
| Web Basics 3 | Third of three workshops that constitute the basics of web page editing. | February 13 |
| Accessibility Basics | How to make your web site accessible to the disabled. | February 19 |
| Google Tips and Tricks | A variety of ways to use Google, both in managing your website and in your own searching. | February 20 |
| Search Engine Optimization | Techniques for getting your pages found by search engines. | February 27 |
| Foreign Languages and Special Symbols | How to use character entities to produce special symbols, and how to designate language in a web page. | March 5 |
| Word to HTML: Techniques | Tips on how to get information out of Word (or Excel) and into web pages as efficiently as possible. | March 11 |
| Web Advanced 1 | Principles of page layout and design. | March 12 |
| Web Advanced 2 | Use server-side includes to manage menus, headers, footers and other included content, plus guidelines on good site architecture. | March 19 |
| Web Advanced 3 | Extended hands-on workshop, putting together what we learned in Parts 1 and 2. Plus new stuff, of course. | April 2 |
| Scoped Search | Learn how to use the BSU Scoped Search scripts | April 9 |
| CSS Puzzle Box | A series of fun exercises in solving challenges using stylesheets. | April 15 |
| Dropdown (and flyout) menus | How to use CSS to achieve accessible and reliable dropdown menus. | April 16 |
| CSS Columns | How to make 2-column and 3-column layouts that will work reliably across browsers. | April 23 |
| Validator Tools | How to read the reports produced by validator tools (W3 Validator, Jigsaw, Cynthia Says), and exercises in fixing problems. | April 30 |
| Forms 1 | Emphasis is on learning the HTML tags for creating forms, plus an introduction to form design. | May 7 |
| Forms 2 | Emphasis is on form design, plus an introduction to form processing. | May 14 |