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Thursday, April 11, 2013
Welcome to CSS
Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) is a style sheet language used for describing the presentation semantics (the look and formatting) of a document written in a markup language. Its most common application is to style web pages written in HTML and XHTML, but the language can also be applied to any kind of XML document, including plain XML, SVG and XUL. CSS can be both a tricky and easy to learn. The syntax itself is easy, but some concepts can be difficult to understand. Web design might not be the most accessible area to everyone, but CSS and HTML can be very useful, and these are two parts of coding which are really easy. I mean to change the color of your font you just need to type: “color:red”, does it get easier than that?
CSS
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CSS has a simple syntax and uses a number of English keywords to specify the names of various style properties. A style sheet consists of a list of rules. Each rule or rule-set consists of one or more selectors, and a declaration block. Prior to CSS, nearly all of the presentational attributes of HTML documents were contained within the HTML markup; all font colors, background styles, element alignments, borders and sizes had to be explicitly described, often repeatedly, within the HTML. CSS allows authors to move much of that information to another file, the style sheet, resulting in considerably simpler HTML.
Headings (h1 elements), sub-headings (h2), sub-sub-headings (h3), etc., are defined structurally using HTML. In print and on the screen, choice of font, size, color and emphasis for these elements is presentational.
Prior to CSS, document authors who wanted to assign such typographic characteristics to, say, all h2 headings had to repeat HTML presentational markup for each occurrence of that heading type. This made documents more complex, larger, and more difficult to maintain. CSS allows the separation of presentation from structure. CSS can define color, font, text alignment, size, borders, spacing, layout and many other typographic characteristics, and can do so independently for on-screen and printed views. CSS also defines non-visual styles such as the speed and emphasis with which text is read out by aural text readers. The W3C has now deprecated the use of all presentational HTML markup.
What Is Instructional Design?
Instructional Design (also called Instructional Systems Design (ISD)) is the practice of creating "instructional experiences which make the acquisition of knowledge and skill more efficient, effective, and appealing."
There are many instructional design models but many are based on the ADDIE model with the five phases: analysis, design, development, implementation, and evaluation. As a field, instructional design is historically and traditionally rooted in cognitive and behavioral psychology, though recently Constructivism (learning theory) has influenced thinking in the field. The concept of learning design arrived in the literature of technology for education in the late nineties and early 2000s with the idea that "designers and instructors need to choose for themselves the best mixture of behaviorist and constructivist learning experiences for their online courses". But the concept of learning design is probably as old as the concept of teaching. Learning design might be defined as "the description of the teaching-learning process that takes place in a unit of learning (eg, a course, a lesson or any other designed learning event)".
There are many instructional design models but many are based on the ADDIE model with the five phases: analysis, design, development, implementation, and evaluation. As a field, instructional design is historically and traditionally rooted in cognitive and behavioral psychology, though recently Constructivism (learning theory) has influenced thinking in the field. The concept of learning design arrived in the literature of technology for education in the late nineties and early 2000s with the idea that "designers and instructors need to choose for themselves the best mixture of behaviorist and constructivist learning experiences for their online courses". But the concept of learning design is probably as old as the concept of teaching. Learning design might be defined as "the description of the teaching-learning process that takes place in a unit of learning (eg, a course, a lesson or any other designed learning event)".
Instructional Design Resources
List of links for instructional design
GRADUATE PROGRAMS
http://www.learningsolutionsmag.com/articles/670/
http://www.
http://texas.wgu.edu/
http://www.utcoursesonline.
http://www.utcoursesonline.
http://www.kaplanuniversity.
http://ed.fullerton.edu/msidt/
MOODLE
https://moodle.org/
Round Rock Isd uses Moodle
http://moodle.roundrockisd.
Moodle Book Series
http://www.packtpub.com/
BLOGS AND OTHER PROFESSIONAL RESOURCE WEBSITES
http://www.
http://christytucker.
http://instructionaldesign.
http://www.glassdoor.com/
http://community.articulate.
http://www.webresourcesdepot.
http://www.techlearning.com/
http://theelearningcoach.com/
SOFTWARE
http://www.virtualsalt.com/softtools.htm
http://trainingforce.com/the-beginners-instructional-design-toolkit
YOUTUBE CHANNELS
http://www.youtube.com/user/eLearnerEngaged?feature=watch
http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCz9w-sllDpT-z762oNRYBNw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYrq1uAJ-PE&playnext=1&list=PL622CCBDF28CD42F3&feature=results_main
http://www.youtube.com/user/eLearningAcademy?feature=chclk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lva6X2hvWjc&playnext=1&list=PLFC6D1877BBA7DF80&feature=results_main
GRADUATE PROGRAMS
http://www.learningsolutionsmag.com/articles/670/
http://www.
http://texas.wgu.edu/
http://www.utcoursesonline.
http://www.utcoursesonline.
http://www.kaplanuniversity.
http://ed.fullerton.edu/msidt/
MOODLE
https://moodle.org/
Round Rock Isd uses Moodle
http://moodle.roundrockisd.
Moodle Book Series
http://www.packtpub.com/
BLOGS AND OTHER PROFESSIONAL RESOURCE WEBSITES
http://www.
http://christytucker.
http://instructionaldesign.
http://www.glassdoor.com/
http://community.articulate.
http://www.webresourcesdepot.
http://www.techlearning.com/
http://theelearningcoach.com/
SOFTWARE
http://www.virtualsalt.com/softtools.htm
http://trainingforce.com/the-beginners-instructional-design-toolkit
YOUTUBE CHANNELS
http://www.youtube.com/user/eLearnerEngaged?feature=watch
http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCz9w-sllDpT-z762oNRYBNw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYrq1uAJ-PE&playnext=1&list=PL622CCBDF28CD42F3&feature=results_main
http://www.youtube.com/user/eLearningAcademy?feature=chclk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lva6X2hvWjc&playnext=1&list=PLFC6D1877BBA7DF80&feature=results_main
Instructional Design Portfolio and Getting A Job
Skills
What are the 3 most sought software skills for an Instructional Designer?Instructional Designer Requirements
Instructions for Making a Portfolio
How to Develop an Instructional Design ePortfolioLike all home pages, the one for your instructional design portfolio should include an introduction to the site and what your visitor may find here.
Getting a job as an Instructional Designer
Sample Online Portfolios
Kyle Creasons Instructional Design Portfolio ... video production and editing, graphic design, 2D animation/compositing, 3D animation and web development.Here you will find four e-learning projects. A technical training for HEC Montreal university, an instructional Video, an HTML website, and an online guided tour.
Kathy Cannon. eLearning Specialist & Instructional Designer in Cambridge, Massachusetts. eLearning Portfolio
Your instructional design need has found a solution! TrainSmart has the knowledge, skills, tools, creativity, drive, and partnering attitude you are looking for to close the gaps that define your need.
Tonia has 10 years of instructional design and eLearning project management experience.
My name is Boshra Zawawi. I hold a MEd in the Instructional Design and Development program under the College of Education and Human Development from George Mason University.
Monday, April 8, 2013
Instructional Design
I really think that after I graduate I want to go into Instructional Design.
(n):The process by which instruction is improved through the analysis of learning needs and systematic development of learning materials. Instructional designers often use technology and multimedia as tools to enhance instruction.
Career Outcomes & Job Titles
People likely to be interested in a degree in instructional design
for online learning are often training or education professionals
pursuing instructional design specialist or developer positions in a
variety of online learning settings, including educational institutions,
corporations, the military, health care, or government.Potential Employment Settings
- Adult education program
- Community college
- Continuing education program
- Corporation
- Educational consulting firm
- Government—local, state, federal
- Health care
- Land-based or online college or university
- Military
- Military education
- P–12 education
- Public or private corporation
- Vocational school
Common Job Titles/Positions
- Computer-assisted instruction specialist
- Coordinator of e-learning
- e-Learning developer
- Education and development specialist
- Instructional design specialist
- Instructional designer
- Instructional technologist
- Learning consultant
- Training specialist
The Average Salary of Instructional Designers
by Elvis Michael, Demand Media
Instructional designers, also referred to as instructional
coordinators, develop products such as curricula and instructional
materials for a variety of educational institutions. They also teach
instructors and educators how to deliver the educational content to
students using effective techniques, including books and technology, to
successfully educate students.
Qualifications
Instructional designers generally obtain a master’s degree in an education discipline. Some employers require a teacher's license or school administrator’s license to be considered for employment. As technology becomes increasingly used in classrooms and through distance learning, instructional designers are required to have good technical skills using a variety of computer software and applications.Salary
As of May 2011, the Bureau of Labor Statistics estimated an average salary of $59,280 per year or $29.50 per hour for instructional designers. The highest employment levels were in the educational services industry, employing 83 percent of industrial designers, and in government agencies, employing 10 percent of instructional designers.Contributing Factors
Salaries can vary based on the type of employer and responsibilities of the job. Some instructional designers are self-employed. Among employers, the highest wages were paid by the federal government, where instructional designers earned an average salary of $87,790 per year, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The District of Columbia paid wages that were higher than in any state in the United States, with an average salary of $81,140 per year.Career Outlook
The Bureau of Labor Statistics expects 20-percent growth during the decade from 2010 to 2020 for this occupation. Growth is expected due to an increased interest in improving the effectiveness of a teacher’s role. Instructional designers help teachers develop their skills to educate students and improve their grades, contributing to projected job growth that's faster than the average 14-percent growth expected across all occupations.School of Education Master's Degree Graduates
Course Substitution
My last quarter!!!!! I do not have an internship I was able to do a Course Substitution. Now instead of the internship I am taking
IMD235 Style Sheet Scripting
The course syllabus does not list anything about what is going to be taught in the class.
I did find this from the academic catalog but what is listed in the catalog is usually not what we do in class especially with the prof teaching this class
IMD235 Style Sheet Scripting (3.0 cr)
(Prerequisite: IMD222 Intermediate Scripting Languages)
Students will develop and refine skills in the application of Cascading Style
Sheets for creating standard-based XHTML layouts. Browser compatibility
will be addressed, along with practical solutions to various common
design problems.
This is about all the info I have on the class but since I have already been to one class I know everything that is listed is wrong and not what we are going to do!!
TYPICAL Ai!!!!!!!!!
IMD235 Style Sheet Scripting
The course syllabus does not list anything about what is going to be taught in the class.
I did find this from the academic catalog but what is listed in the catalog is usually not what we do in class especially with the prof teaching this class
IMD235 Style Sheet Scripting (3.0 cr)
(Prerequisite: IMD222 Intermediate Scripting Languages)
Students will develop and refine skills in the application of Cascading Style
Sheets for creating standard-based XHTML layouts. Browser compatibility
will be addressed, along with practical solutions to various common
design problems.
This is about all the info I have on the class but since I have already been to one class I know everything that is listed is wrong and not what we are going to do!!
TYPICAL Ai!!!!!!!!!
Weekly
Outline
Week
1: Lecture:
Course
Introduction. Review general class and computer protocols.
General
Overview of Projects
Lab: 4 ideas concepts for
Project 1
HWK:
Homepage
and Secondary page design for Project 1
Week 2: Critique:
Review of
Homework
Lecture:
Current
trends
Custom
fonts
HWK: Revisions
to Homepage Design
Code
Homepage
Week 3: Critique: HWK
Critique
Lecture:
Designing for responsive layouts
Lab:
Work on Designs
Lecture: Textures
and Details
HWK:
Revise designs
Code Second Page
Week 4: Critique:
HWK
Critique
Lecture: CSS3
animation
Lab:
Animation
Mini Project 1
HWK: Code
Third and Fourth page
Week 5: Critique:
Design
review
Lab:
in class work
HWK:
Finalize website
Week 6: Critique:
Project
1 Critique
Lecture: CSS3
tutorials
Lab:
CSS3 Mini project
HWK:
Homepage and Secondary page designs
Week
7:
Critique:
HWK
Critique
Lecture: In
Class Mini Project
HWK: Revise
Designs
Code Homepage
Week 8: Critique:
Project 2 Review
Lecture:
Styles on the web
Lab:
Mini Project
Mini Project Group Pitch
Project:
Finalize Design
Code
Second page design
Week 9: Critique:
Project
progress
Lab:
Project Pitch
Project:
Code third and fourth page
Week 10: Lab:
In class work
Week 11: Critique:
Final Class Presentations
