Web Design/About the web design learning project

Web Design → About the web design learning project This page is part of the Web Design project.

Given that everything we need to learn about Web Design is already freely available online, the purpose of this course isn't to provide yet more content! Instead, this resource aims to provide a flexible learning pathway linking the excellent online resources together with fun learning activities. The best bit is, if you find a great resource or can improve this course in any way, you can update it (Be bold!)

Course Overview

The current structure for each topic in this course is:

• Outline
• Suggested Activities
• Your learning Resources
• Related Qualifications

... but feel free to change or experiment if you think you can improve it!

Each topic in the course includes suggested activities and may also be linked to qualifications within your country, helping you to demonstrate your skills or build a portfolio that you may be able to use for assessment (and if the qualifications for your country aren't listed, why not add a link!)

The most successful learning activities so far have been the Challenges (like CSS Challenges, JavaScript Challenges, PHP Challenges, XML Challenges etc.) Perhaps this is a good format to build on instead of the more formal structure outlined above.

Group/classroom activities

If you are lucky enough to be learning together with a group of people, you might want to break up your class or project work with some fun group activities related to your Web Design course that challenge the way the web is used for learning!

See also

• Topic:Web Design - main page for this learning project

Introduction to web design

HTML: What is HTML, Advanced HTML Tutorial, HTML Challenges, Lists and Tables, The Structure of HTML, Pen and Paper HTML activities
CSS: Learning Basic HTML and CSS, CSS challenges, Embedded CSS, Basic HTML and CSS Tutorial, Inline CSS, Develop cascading style sheets
PHP: Simple functions in PHP, Dynamic websites, PHP challenges, Dynamic websites with PHP, Generating a receipt with PHP, Responding to HTML forms with PHP,
Javascript: An Introduction to Programming with Javascript, JavaScript Challenges, Getting to know Javascript events, Getting to know the Document Object Model with Javascript, JavaScript pen-n-paper activities, Web Programming Intro, Produce basic client side script for dynamic web pages
XML: XML challenges
Databases: Creating Database Tables
Projects: A small website project, A step-by-step web design project, Build a basic web page, Build a small website
Challenges: Web design, HTML, AJAX, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, XML, Information Architecture, Algorithms
Activities: Web design group learning activities, Pen and Paper HTML activities, A Web Design Quiz show, Ordering Tasks for a Web Project, Paired Bio Pages, Scoping a Small Project, Emerging Technologies Research Activities
Project management: An introduction to Project Management, Developing a Client Project
Design: Accessibility, Design Principles for Web Design, Design Suggestions
Testing: Testing Website performance, Website Performance Test Plan
Publishing: Getting Your Site On the Web
Certification and standards: Cert IV Website Qualifications in Australia, Australian Qualifications, Web design qualifications
Professional development: Developing your online portfolio, Contribute to personal skill development and learning, Useful Applications, Useful Books, Emerging Technologies, Using the Internet as a Learning Tool
Course meta-information: Web Design, About the web design learning project, New Structure, Sample Timetable