Instructional Activity Ideas
I'm open to many different kinds of ideas related to design, technology use, tools, trends, processes, inspiration, etc. You will be asked to choose a date for your activity, which will be placed on the class agenda. Each student is responsible for at least one activity.
Some examples of possible ideas include:
- Social Media – Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, + etc (which could include integrating likes, feeds, widgets, etc into a site or creating business pages or things like the Open Graph meta information for Facebook)
- Design Trends or Techniques
- CSS3 Techniques or newer standards, like flexbox, grid, 3D transforms, etc.
- CMS Systems – Wordpress, Drupal, others (how to customize or use in some way)
- SEO, E-Commerce, or E-Marketing related topics
- SASS or LESS for dynamic stylesheets and CSS preprocessing
- Processing and/or p5.js (a Processing-like JS library)
- HTML5 APIs, like Geo Location or Local Storage
- The Future of the Web and/or Interesting new technologies
- Add this or Share this buttons/widgets
- Google Analytics and/or Google Adsense
- Other Selected Google Tools (like integrated Google Calendars or Google Translate or Webmaster tools)
- Interactive PDFs
- The <canvas> tag and what it can do
- The <audio> and/or <video> tags in HTML5
- The Business of Design (contracts, pricing, etc)
- New software or new tablet/mobile/touch tools
- jQuery, Moo Tools, or Prototype, or YUI techniques or explorations
- Bootstrap or Foundation frameworks
- Cool, useful JavaScript/jQuery plugins for specific functionality
- Javascript and/or web frameworks and libraries
- Design ideas or techniques
- Useful software (Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, Animate, etc) tips, tricks, or demos
- A review of useful open source software, such as Aptana Studio, Brackets, or GIMP
- Find an interesting article in Smashing Magazine, A List Apart, or elsewhere that has something useful and of interest to the class and use it to develop your presentation
- Something you’ve learned that others might be interested in too
Syllabus information about the Instructional Presentation/Activity
In recognition of the unique knowledge and skills that each student brings to the class, you are encouraged to help your fellow students and contribute to the collective intelligence of the class. You will be asked to prepare and lead aroud a 20-minute instructional presentation, demonstration, or activity for the class. To accompany (and complement) your oral presentation, you will be required to create an online article, tutorial, or learning object that details your chosen topic and provides links to additional information and resources. The instructor can provide ideas for appropriate topics or you can choose your own topic (with instructor approval). If you choose, you may partner with another student for this presentation/activity.