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Standards education
Patrick H. Lauke / Teaching the Web – W3C Germany and Austria Office Opening / Potsdam / 15 October 2009
WHAT STUDENTS NEED TO KNOW ABOUT WEB STANDARDS AND ACCESSIBILITY
web evangelist at Opera
big picture: importance of web industry
mind the gap: disconnect between industry needs and education
wide spectrum of skills required
web design modules: can you convey web standards / best practice in such short time?
moving target: outdated materials, outdated skills, IT resources, changing requirements
slow to change: lead time for new course creation too long, bureaucratic?
web design: art, science, or both?
IT / computer science focus on “real” development
art / design don't care about code
“hybrid” courses: multimedia design
teaching industry best practice
“why” not necessarily “how”
MACCAWS business case
business case aimed at students
relevance of standards for cross-browser, cross-platform … ubiquitous web
mobile / widgets reuse web standards
rebranding accessibility
accessibility = blind users + screenreaders?
accessibility doesn't have to be hard
accessibility = usability (in most cases)
again:“why” not necessarily “how”
WAI Education & Outreach
Education and Outreach for other web standards lacking?
resources and initiatives that can help…(and incidentally Opera are involved with)
Opera University Tours
Opera Web Standards Curriculum
association with Yahoo! Developer Network
learner-centered articles providing focused, self-contained lessons, split into topics on
HTML, CSS, JavaScript, …
Web Standards Project (WaSP) InterAct
modular curriculum frameworkaimed at educators
● course descriptions● competencies● prerequisites● assignments● exam questions● reading lists
aggregates / structures existing resources(such as Opera WSC)
built by educators and industry experts as a community-driven initiative
various levels from community college to graduate level
living curriculum continuously updated as technologies and requirements change
pragmatic look at both open web standards and proprietary (Adobe Flash, PDF, Microsoft Silverlight, …)
open source learning: open to contribution, encourages sharing of good practice
W3C Open Web Education Alliance Incubator
explore needs and issues aroundweb development education
organising delivery of curriculum toteachers and students
dialogue between industry and education
what does education need from industry?placements, internships, guest lectures…
deliverable: white paper outlining industry body (W3C or other) to further adoption of web
standards in education
involvementfrom Adobe, IWA, Microsoft, Opera, W3C …
bigger vendor-neutral voice for outreach
future challenges?
world wide webtranslation and localisation of resources
colleges and universities…but even earlier?
young designers and developers
call to arms action
studywww.opera.com/wsc
teachinteract.webstandards.org
organisewww.w3.org/2005/Incubator/owea