Comments on: The Dawn of the Education Era http://www.webstandards.org/2009/03/16/the-dawn-of-the-education-era/ Working together for standards Wed, 27 Mar 2013 12:19:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Alan http://www.webstandards.org/2009/03/16/the-dawn-of-the-education-era/comment-page-1/#comment-74936 Alan Thu, 07 May 2009 12:02:13 +0000 http://www.webstandards.org/?p=1684#comment-74936 Its great to see things like this coming about. Being a newcomer to the web design world and largly trying to learn it from home its great to see people taking the initiative to set some standards of education. Well done. Its great to see things like this coming about. Being a newcomer to the web design world and largly trying to learn it from home its great to see people taking the initiative to set some standards of education.
Well done.

]]> By: Ajeet Khurana http://www.webstandards.org/2009/03/16/the-dawn-of-the-education-era/comment-page-1/#comment-74350 Ajeet Khurana Fri, 17 Apr 2009 20:53:00 +0000 http://www.webstandards.org/?p=1684#comment-74350 @Damon I hear you when you talk about the wasted time on an online college. But no program, online or offline, can actually rely on a good curriculum. The execution of that curriculum, the testing, and feedback mechanism is what makes a real course stand apart all the me-toos. This currculum is hence only a good first step. Many more are needed, and hopefully will follow. @Damon I hear you when you talk about the wasted time on an online college. But no program, online or offline, can actually rely on a good curriculum. The execution of that curriculum, the testing, and feedback mechanism is what makes a real course stand apart all the me-toos. This currculum is hence only a good first step. Many more are needed, and hopefully will follow.

]]> By: Damon http://www.webstandards.org/2009/03/16/the-dawn-of-the-education-era/comment-page-1/#comment-73875 Damon Thu, 02 Apr 2009 12:52:25 +0000 http://www.webstandards.org/?p=1684#comment-73875 I'm so happy to see something like this being done. I'm actually graduating this month from a popular online college, and it has been a complete waste of money. The only good thing that will come from taking classes at this institution is the piece of paper that say's I have a degree. The curriculum is narrow-minded, out of date, and too rudimentary for anyone to take into the workforce. They don't teach the importance of validation (just to do it), they don't teach coding best practices, usability testing, or even accessibility basics. Luckily, sites like this one, A List Apart, and many others have intellectual & insightful articles to help web designers. To be truthful, I have learned more by reading the vast amount of blogs by the top web designers, than I have in 2 years of college. Hopefully WaSP can help remedy this problem, because something drastic needs to change. I’m so happy to see something like this being done. I’m actually graduating this month from a popular online college, and it has been a complete waste of money. The only good thing that will come from taking classes at this institution is the piece of paper that say’s I have a degree.

The curriculum is narrow-minded, out of date, and too rudimentary for anyone to take into the workforce. They don’t teach the importance of validation (just to do it), they don’t teach coding best practices, usability testing, or even accessibility basics. Luckily, sites like this one, A List Apart, and many others have intellectual & insightful articles to help web designers. To be truthful, I have learned more by reading the vast amount of blogs by the top web designers, than I have in 2 years of college.

Hopefully WaSP can help remedy this problem, because something drastic needs to change.

]]> By: Ajeet Khurana http://www.webstandards.org/2009/03/16/the-dawn-of-the-education-era/comment-page-1/#comment-73837 Ajeet Khurana Sun, 29 Mar 2009 21:03:49 +0000 http://www.webstandards.org/?p=1684#comment-73837 The need to consider the web as an academic discipline has been long overdue. I explored the curriculum and found the Foundations section the most compelling. Isn't that what it is all about. I wish there was such a well thought out design when I was a lecturer of MIS at the Univ. of Texas at Austin. A recommendation would be to significantly expand the scope of the syllabus. I see the present one as a good starting point. The need to consider the web as an academic discipline has been long overdue. I explored the curriculum and found the Foundations section the most compelling. Isn’t that what it is all about. I wish there was such a well thought out design when I was a lecturer of MIS at the Univ. of Texas at Austin. A recommendation would be to significantly expand the scope of the syllabus. I see the present one as a good starting point.

]]> By: John http://www.webstandards.org/2009/03/16/the-dawn-of-the-education-era/comment-page-1/#comment-73784 John Fri, 20 Mar 2009 19:59:57 +0000 http://www.webstandards.org/?p=1684#comment-73784 Our hat is off to the hard working Educational Task Force Team.......education is the world's most precious resource. Our hat is off to the hard working Educational Task Force Team…….education is the world’s most precious resource.

]]> By: Zac Gordon http://www.webstandards.org/2009/03/16/the-dawn-of-the-education-era/comment-page-1/#comment-73775 Zac Gordon Fri, 20 Mar 2009 09:52:09 +0000 http://www.webstandards.org/?p=1684#comment-73775 I look forward to seeing this curriculum framework implemented at schools around the world. Thank you to those who worked on the project. I can't wait to help give back to it a bit. p.s. Shout out to <a href="http://teachmetheweb.org" title="Check out this webucator's teaching site" rel="nofollow">Jeff Brown</a> who worked on the sole design course available thus far. I look forward to seeing this curriculum framework implemented at schools around the world.

Thank you to those who worked on the project. I can’t wait to help give back to it a bit.

p.s. Shout out to Jeff Brown who worked on the sole design course available thus far.

]]> By: Pamela Fox http://www.webstandards.org/2009/03/16/the-dawn-of-the-education-era/comment-page-1/#comment-73774 Pamela Fox Fri, 20 Mar 2009 06:52:44 +0000 http://www.webstandards.org/?p=1684#comment-73774 Derek, Great to see you involved in this. I've got some curriculum I've been trying to figure out what to do with, and it seems like this is a good place to contribute it. And of course, I was hoping to find a place where educators would actually find it. Sounds like WaSP is that place. I'll contact WaSP through the official form now. Derek, Great to see you involved in this. I’ve got some curriculum I’ve been trying to figure out what to do with, and it seems like this is a good place to contribute it. And of course, I was hoping to find a place where educators would actually find it. Sounds like WaSP is that place.

I’ll contact WaSP through the official form now.

]]> By: Jon Gibbins http://www.webstandards.org/2009/03/16/the-dawn-of-the-education-era/comment-page-1/#comment-73768 Jon Gibbins Tue, 17 Mar 2009 22:35:27 +0000 http://www.webstandards.org/?p=1684#comment-73768 Congrats to everyone involved. It looks like a lot of hard work went into this and I'm certain it's going to be a great resource. Congrats to everyone involved. It looks like a lot of hard work went into this and I’m certain it’s going to be a great resource.

]]> By: chris http://www.webstandards.org/2009/03/16/the-dawn-of-the-education-era/comment-page-1/#comment-73767 chris Tue, 17 Mar 2009 10:07:57 +0000 http://www.webstandards.org/?p=1684#comment-73767 Nice work guys :D Nice work guys :D

]]> By: Ben Millard http://www.webstandards.org/2009/03/16/the-dawn-of-the-education-era/comment-page-1/#comment-73766 Ben Millard Tue, 17 Mar 2009 10:02:40 +0000 http://www.webstandards.org/?p=1684#comment-73766 There's now a topic about this on Accessify Forum: <a href="http://www.accessifyforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=13326" rel="nofollow">WaSP's New "Best Practice" Curriculum</a>. There’s now a topic about this on Accessify Forum: WaSP’s New “Best Practice” Curriculum.

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