Comments on: High-quality, standards-compliant instructor-led XHTML/CSS print courseware?

Question: High-quality, standards-compliant instructor-led XHTML/CSS print courseware?

Jairus — Wed, 15 Mar 2006 07:27:03 -0800

High-quality, standards-compliant instructor-led XHTML/CSS print courseware. Does it exist?

By: orlin

orlin — Wed, 15 Mar 2006 09:52:23 -0800

The ACOM site is free. I think it is good although I have no way to compair it to any other courses. Good luck...

By: orlin

orlin — Wed, 15 Mar 2006 09:53:19 -0800

PS -- you can print the materials for reference -- that's what I did

By: Jairus

Jairus — Wed, 15 Mar 2006 09:59:17 -0800

It's HTML, not XHTML, sadly.

More importantly, it encourages tables for layout, and a number of other bad practices that I'm trying to stay away from.

By: o2b

o2b — Wed, 15 Mar 2006 13:24:00 -0800

There is a sincere lack of decent courceware for standards-based HTML development.

That's not to say there isn't any out there, I'm just not aware of any. You might be better off buying Zeldman's book.

By: Jairus

Jairus — Wed, 15 Mar 2006 13:35:15 -0800

Can't teach a class with Zeldman's book.

By: juiceCake

juiceCake — Wed, 15 Mar 2006 14:07:22 -0800

I'm writing one myself (and plan to use it when I teach such courses) but it's a long way from being complete.

However, I haven't seen it myself, but I've heard of Head First HTML with CSS & XHTML. You might be able to check it out for suitability or lack thereof. There's a thread here about it on that cesspool of open source partisan opinion, Slashdot.

The cover makes the prospective of even looking at the book a chore but I'd just thought I'd throw it out there.

By: ceri richard

ceri richard — Wed, 15 Mar 2006 15:11:54 -0800

Minz Meyer's classes at IWA are highly recommended on a mailing list I subscribe to (wise-women.org).

Westciv have free online courses that you could use as the basis for expanding and writing your own?

By: Jairus

Jairus — Wed, 15 Mar 2006 20:22:52 -0800

ceri richard, I'm using the Westciv courses right now, I've worked out a licensing agreement that allows me to do everything I need to do with them -- and while they're great for remote instruction, they're not as workable as I'd like in a classroom setting.

I'll take a look at Head First and the Meyer's course, thanks.