Web standards curriculum
WaSP InterAct is a “living, open web standards curriculum.” Put together by an amazing group of dedicated educators and industry experts, the curriculum is designed to teach students the skills of the web professional—and ease the burden of colleges and universities, struggling to develop timely and appropriate curricula for our fast-moving profession.
Schools that teach web design struggle to keep pace with our industry, and those just starting their curricula often set off in the wrong direction because the breadth and depth of our medium can be daunting. The WaSP InterAct curriculum project seeks to ease the challenges schools around the world face as they prepare their students for careers on the Web. … Its courses are divided into six learning tracks that provide students with a well rounded foundation in the many facets of the web design craft.
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Outstanding. I read through the curriculum and it’s all there, all the important basics. I recently graduated from a web design/development program, and while I learned a lot and had fun doing it, there are many practices and theories I had to teach myself. It is extremely hard for colleges to keep up because most of the good/great developers/designers have no interest in teaching at a college.
I on the other hand, plan on going back to teach. The only way to make the programs better is to be actively involved. Well done, I’m sure it will have a huge impact if the colleges use it.
I’ll have a good look through the curriculum later, but straight away I’ll say this is fantastic.
I did a “new media” degree at uni and came out knowing pretty much nothing. ImageReady slicing and Photoshop filters were the order of the day, coupled with a bit of Flash (ooo, look – you can make a square move from one side of the screen to another!) and when I actually got into the world of professional design/development, I was staggered at how little of the basics I knew. Thankfully I’d managed to get a p/t job as a designer whilst I was at uni, and I learnt EVERYTHING from that (and I am eternally indebted to the senior designer there!), and I’ve always been of the opinion that had I not got that p/t job, I would’ve finished uni and gone straight back into my previous profession.
Absolutely fantastic resource, not just for students and educational institutes but for anyone working in this broad industry.
Thanks for bringing this to light Z.
I am an instructor at Spokane Falls Community College.
Your article was brought to our attention by a web developer in Spokane, WA… Colin Manikoth at BHW1.
The article resonated with the faculty and we shared it with our advisory committee. We plan on implementing the “Web Standards Curriculum”.
The work is greatly appreciated…
-Greg Stiles
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I am blown away by this. Well done. While I no longer teach, this is a solid resource I can pass along to my former faculty colleagues as well as students that occasionally tap me on the shoulder for web design tips.
What are the preferred means to contribute back to this curriculum, in the true spirit of open source?
I teach web design at a high-school in Edmonton, AB. While we cannot dedicate a full-time approach to our courses as can be done in post-secondary studies, we present a “You CAN become a freelance web designer” approach to our younger students.
Thank you for this resource! I wish our curriculum development branch would look at this material… This is an outline that I can really sink my teeth into. It’ll address the students who take my course because “it sucks less than French.” It’ll give me a solid direction for those who plan to make this a career.
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