Information Architecture for the Web: Course Materials: Email Archives

Welcome to e-class! The Course Website contains the online resources for this course. To get started, suggest that you first explore and beome familiar with the contents and structure of the following sections (Follow the active links below that are also on the navigation menu - - upper left side of the webpage):

Course Materials
Syllabus
Calendar
Requirements
Checklist

When you're ready to begin, work your way through the Course Guide. The guide is divided into three CourseQuests containing the required readings, assignments, and projects.

The course contains five main sections: (1) Website Evaluation, (2) Information Architecture, (3) Coding, (4) Web Development, and (5) Enhancements. If you have questions, I'm happy to help. Just e-mail me (address below).

NOTE: If you are enrolled in this class, you should be receiving these messages e-mailed directly to you. If that is not the case, contact your instructor larrjoh@gmail.com

Course Update Messages

S532 Update (Jan 28, 2012)
Hello everyone;

HUTMATE SCORING
Your first Hutmate was due last Monday; I have scored your website evaluations and analysis reports. The scores have been posted at Oncourse in the Gradebook. Replies / responses to one or more classmate's postings are due tomorrow - - one week later than the original Hutmate posting. Many of you had already completed one or more reply postings and a score has been given. Thanks to those who did not limit themselves to just doing one but added comments, ideas and examples to several. Your participation is appreciated. By exploring several of the reports, you have hopefully gained added insights and ideas that are of benefit. I know that added discussion, examples, and information helps make the course more rich and successful - - especially in a web-based (distance) course.

For the record, Hutmate is a created title / word that loosely connects to the idea of architecture - construction - building (metaphor there somewhere). (8-)

Be sure that you do not confuse usability with accessibility. The latter has to do with special needs users while the former is concerned with everyone's use of a website. The website aspects that were required elements in your Hutmate evaluations were directly related to assigned reading on the same topics. We will be dealing with accessibility later with a Skills Building Activity (SBA).

NEXT WEEKS ASSIGNMENTS
In the Huddleston text, you should read Chapters 7 through 10 and also Chapters 18 and 19.

Posting Pages http://eduscapes.com/arch/code/posting.htm
Posting Pages: Web Hosting http://eduscapes.com/arch/code/posting1.htm
Posting Pages: FTP http://eduscapes.com/arch/code/posting2.htm

Formative Evaluation http://eduscapes.com/arch/code/formative.htm (You will employ some formative evaluation techniques later in the course)
Formative Evaluation: Procedures http://eduscapes.com/arch/code/formative1.htm
Formative Evaluation: Validation http://eduscapes.com/arch/code/formative2.htm
Formative Evaluation: Accessibility http://eduscapes.com/arch/code/formative3.htm

The first Skills Building Activity (SBA1) is due next Monday.
http://eduscapes.com/arch/course/guide1.htm#sba1
It calls for you to setup your personal webspace (to house your web works) and create your first three webpages. Nothing fancy but each page calls for adding new basic coding to achieve specific effects. For some of you, this will be a breeze. Nothing spectacular or creative needed, just establishing a baseline of skills before we move on to the architecture segment of the course. But if you are relatively new to HTML / XHTML coding, this may be a challenge. Therefore don't wait until next weekend to get this started. Give yourself a chance to work through the process, and remember that I am here to help you. Do your best, look over your coding carefully (one typo often changes everything); coding is very 'exacting.' Most of us love it or hate it; but before we move on to using the HTML editing program, you need to have the basics of coding.

Do your coding in a simple text editor such as Notepad for the Windows PC platform and TextEdit with a Mac system. Make sure that the code is 'Plain Text.' DO NOT CODE in MS Word (Avoid hidden coding that will mess up your work and is sometimes difficult to 'see'.

Once you have given it your best and are just about to bang your head against the wall, email me with an explanation of the problem and include the coding file.

MORE ABOUT PERSONAL WEBSPACE
At one time we could use GooglePages (No longer supported) to host website projects. GoogleSites replaced that system, and unfortunately that location does not allow the uploading of HTML and CSS files. Rather than using an outside service, I suggest that you use the University services for file storage for this course (Some of this information is also included on the Requirements page http://eduscapes.com/arch/course/require.htm

The easiest approach is to use the tools within Oncourse CL (below).
For help with your accounts go to (First ,login to Oncourse) https://itaccounts.iu.edu/ams_user/ams_main.php

ITS Knowledge base has an extensive Help index such as this one for File transfer http://kb.iu.edu/data/apfj.html You can access more by using the search feature and browsing the menu at top of each webpage.

You have two options for IUPUI space:

1. Option one is to use your university web space.

Follow directions at http://kb.iu.edu/data/alcr.html for using MyPage (You may have been working from there, but need to make sure and explore all the connected / related pages. If you use your existing IU webspace, you will have to get the passphrase problem worked out.

What is SFTP, and how do I use it to transfer files? http://kb.iu.edu/data/akqg.html

2. Option two is to use Oncourse CL. Oncourse provides space to store assignments.

You will upload the files (html, images, css, etc) to your Oncourse Workspace and make it PUBLIC so it can be accessed by others on the web.

Use the following readings to learn more about this space:

* Oncourse CL My Workspace: Overview http://www.kb.indiana.edu/data/aqzy.html
* File storage in Oncourse CL http://www.kb.indiana.edu/data/aroh.html
* In Oncourse CL, how do I make my resource items publicly accessible? http://www.kb.indiana.edu/data/atkh.html

Here are directions to help you upload to this space and ensure that projects can be viewed by others on the web.

Enter OnCourse. Go to the MY WORKSPACE option in the red banner across the top of the Oncourse and you'll see RESOURCES.

Remember, do NOT to use spaces in folder or file names.

To Add a Folder:
Click ADD next to My Workspace.
Choose CREATE FOLDERS.
Enter the name of the new folder such as frogs

To make the folder PUBLIC, so others can see it:
Find your folder.
Click ACTIONS and choose EDIT DETAILS.
Click THIS FOLDER AND ITS CONTENTS ARE PUBLICLY VIEWABLE.
Note: A common error is to forget to make your webpage(s) public so that I and others in the course can view them.

To Upload Single Files:
Locate the folder you wish to add items to such as frogs
Click ADD, UPLOAD FILES and locate the file on your hard drive.
Click ADD ANOTHER FILE to add multiple files.
Click UPLOAD FILES NOW to add the files.
If you upload to the main directly, be sure to select ACTION and choose EDIT DETAILS, and click THIS FILE IS PUBLICLY VIEWABLE.

To Upload multiple files:
Click Upload-Download Multiple Resources and follow the directions for Mac or Windows.
You can upload any kind of document including web pages, Word documents, PowerPoint documents, graphics, video, audio, etc.

Once you've uploaded files return to MY WORKSPACE, you should see the new items on the list.
Click the REVISE link next to the file you uploaded.
You'll see choices.
Under ACCESS, choose DISPLAY TO NON-MEMBERS (PUBLICLY VIEWABLE).
Near the bottom of the page you'll see the web address such as
https://oncourse.iu.edu/dav/~ljohnso followed by directories and subdirectories
Example - https://oncourse.iu.edu/acces

Finally, if you have access to other space on the Web that will support your website - - that is fine. But I expect many of you to use space available through the University.

DIGITAL LEARNING DAY
February 1st has been designated as Digital Learning Day 2.1.12., a culminating event in a year-round national awareness campaign to improve teaching and learning for all children It is a national awareness campaign to celebrate innovative teachers and instructional strategies. "Digital Learning Day is more than just a day" says Bob Wise of the Alliance for Excellent Education, "It is about building a digital learning movement that truly provides a quality education for every child." Learn more and sign up at:
http://www.digitallearningday.org/

Hope the information above is helpful and back with you soon,
Dr.J

S532 Update (Jan 24, 2012)
Hey everyone,
I've enjoyed reading your introductions; interesting to learn about some of your life. Hopefully your reading of everyone's introductions gave you a feel for the wide variety of people we have in the course. Its important that you become part of the course 'community.' You can learn so much from sharing and communicating with each other; each of you bring unique skills and experiences to the course content.

COURSEQUESTS
A CourseQuest is an inquiry-based, web-based course learning environment. I think CourseQuests are a great way to guide you through the course; read them carefully. The three CourseQuests lead you through the materials and assignments.

Each CourseQuest has an introduction, task, process, product, evaluation, and conclusion. The PROCESS section of the CourseQuest contains readings, practice exercises, and required assignments (i.e., Hutmate Discussion Assignments, Skills Building Activities) for the course. The PRODUCT & EVALUATION section details the required project for the CourseQuest. When you've worked your way through all three CourseQuest, you're done! We are spending the first weeks of the course concentrating on CourseQuest1 http://eduscapes.com/arch/course/guide1.htm

At first, some students can be overwhelmed by all of the links. Keep in mind that the CourseQuests link to the course readings and provide the guidelines for all the requirements. Use the Course Checklist http://eduscapes.com/arch/checklist.html and the Calendar http://eduscapes.com/arch/course/calendar.htm to be sure you've completed the required assignments. The calendar provides the due dates and dovetails / directly corresponds with the CourseQuest content.

ASSIGNED READING
Last week's assigned reading online was all about HTML and XTML coding:
Coding http://eduscapes.com/arch/code/index.htm
Coding Introduction http://eduscapes.com/arch/code/introduction.htm
HTML, (X)HTML, and XHTML http://eduscapes.com/arch/code/introduction1.htm
Editors http://eduscapes.com/arch/code/introduction2.htm
Terminology and Tags http://eduscapes.com/arch/code/introduction3.htm
Deprecated Tags http://eduscapes.com/arch/code/introduction4.htm

Along with the web readings, you had Chapters 1 and 2 plus pages 322 and 338-345 in the Huddleston textbook.

Coding: XHTML http://eduscapes.com/arch/code/xhtml.htm
XHTML: Declaration http://eduscapes.com/arch/code/xhtml1.htm
XHTML: HTML Tags http://eduscapes.com/arch/code/xhtml2.htm
XHTML: Head Tags http://eduscapes.com/arch/code/xhtml3.htm
XHTML: Title Tags http://eduscapes.com/arch/code/xhtml4.htm
XHTML: Meta Tags http://eduscapes.com/arch/code/xhtml5.htm
XHTML: Body Tags http://eduscapes.com/arch/code/xhtml6.htm
XHTML: Text Tags http://eduscapes.com/arch/code/xhtml7.htm

This week read Chapters 3, 4, 6 and 14 of the Huddleston text.
Online, readings:
XHTML: Link Tags http://eduscapes.com/arch/code/xhtml9.htm
XHTML: Images http://eduscapes.com/arch/code/xhtml10.htm
XHTML: List Tags: http://eduscapes.com/arch/code/xhtml8.htm
XHTML: Resources http://eduscapes.com/arch/code/xhtml17.htm

The assigned readings on coding are leading to your first Skills Building Activity (SBA - 1) that calls for developing four simple webpages. You will apply the HTML / XHTML coding to create webpages. That SBA assignment http://eduscapes.com/arch/course/guide1.htm#sba1 will be due in early February. You may start on this anytime but make sure you have completed the assigned reading and have command of the hand-coding before you begin.

HUTMATE DISCUSSIONS
Hutmate1 Evaluation was due yesterday. As you continue moving through the CourseQuest sections, you will complete a series of these discussion assignments. In the week following each Hutmate due date, you are to respond to a classmate's posting. Therefore by next Monday, you should have completed at least one reply / response to someone else's Hutmate1 posting.

For full credit, your reply / response needs to add information, ideas, insights, and examples related to the original posting. Responses in the arena of "I like", "I agree", "I will use" etc. will not gain credit - even though positive feedback is encouraged. Rather for the full score, you need to extend the original Hutmate discussion with substantive additions. You may post as many responses to classmate's postings as you want.

MESSY CODING IN ONCOURSE POSTINGS
Sometimes a posting at Oncourse can have a lot of extraneous coding. This is usually caused by text from a program such as MSWord that has been copied / pasted into Oncourse. In the past, a few students have commented that this can also occur when they keyboard directly into Oncourse. I do know that Microsoft is noted for its hidden coding. Remove it by converting and leaving content as a 'plain text' document before copying and pasting. Many website developers compose their text content in simple text editors like Notepad for Windows users and TextEdit for the Mac platform. Try out your postings in the practice area that has been setup for your use. Note also that you can edit and delete / replace your own postings at Oncourse; therefore you can cleanup and correct any messy coding in your Hutmate postings.

Have a great week. Email me with any problems or concerns,
Dr. J

S532 Update (Jan 12, 2012)
Hi everyone,
Hope you are 'off to races' with the course materials this week. For those who are in both of my online courses this semester (S621 Audio & Video Sources and this course), you will necessarily have some duplicate information. By now you have probably found the menu bar on the left side of the course pages - - subheadings cascade down as you open different section. Keeping with that racetrack scenario, realize that you can travel 'round the track' in different ways; i.e., most follow the CourseQuest http://eduscapes.com/arch/course/guide1.htm as it guides you from one activity to the next while keeping track of the assignments and dues dates on the course Calendar http://eduscapes.com/arch/course/calendar.htm

Some of you have already posted your introductions to the class at Oncourse (All to be in by next Tuesday night). The remainder of your class work is focussed on reading the course materials related to evaluation of websites and then looking critically at lots of websites and using the insights and ideas gained to help you in completing the first Hutmate Discussion 1 http://eduscapes.com/arch/course/guide1.htm#h1

ASSIGNED READING
The Calendar lists / connects to assigned reading, and I may not always send those out - - but here early in the course, I want to make sure everyone understands the reading assignments. For this first week, you are to read online (Generally bold red text in the Course material takes you to linked internal or external page(s)):
Evaluation (Starting point; index page) http://eduscapes.com/arch/evaluate/index.htm
School and Library Websites http://eduscapes.com/arch/evaluate/arch1.htm
School Websites http://eduscapes.com/arch/evaluate/arch1a.htm
Classroom and Teacher Pages http://eduscapes.com/arch/evaluate/arch1b.htm
Online School Newspapers and Magazines http://eduscapes.com/arch/evaluate/arch1c.htm
Project Pages http://eduscapes.com/arch/evaluate/arch1d.htm
Student Pages http://eduscapes.com/arch/evaluate/arch1e.htm
School Library, Media and Technology Pages http://eduscapes.com/arch/evaluate/arch1f.htm
Public Library Websites http://eduscapes.com/arch/evaluate/arch1g.htm
Academic Library Websites http://eduscapes.com/arch/evaluate/arch1h.htm
Special Library Websites http://eduscapes.com/arch/evaluate/arch1i.htm

Also read
Website Evaluation Criteria http://eduscapes.com/arch/evaluate/arch7.htm
Background Information http://eduscapes.com/arch/evaluate/arch7a.htm
Overall Impressions http://eduscapes.com/arch/evaluate/arch7b.htm
Content Aspects http://eduscapes.com/arch/evaluate/arch7c.htm
Design Aspects http://eduscapes.com/arch/evaluate/arch7d.htm
Navigation Aspects http://eduscapes.com/arch/evaluate/arch7e.htm
Technical and Usability Aspects http://eduscapes.com/arch/evaluate/arch7f.htm
Maintenance Aspects http://eduscapes.com/arch/evaluate/arch7g.htm
Content Enhancements http://eduscapes.com/arch/evaluate/arch7h.htm
Website Awards http://eduscapes.com/arch/evaluate/arch12eval.htm

There will be added reading assignments each week, and they will include some assigned reading from the Huddleston textbook.

On the Calendar's right column, tasks due dates are shown. For example,this week you need to complete your Introductions.

COURSE GRADING
In my scoring, I start with the criteria that is contained within each assignment. Reminder that an A grade or full score (all available points) is reserved for outstanding work / achievement throughout a course. There is more specific information about the scoring of Hutmate postings and replies / responses given with the assignment / Course Guide page. Hutmate1 postings are due on the Monday following this next week (Jan 23) , and your replies / responses needed to be completed in the week after that (Same pattern is followed for all Hutmates during the semester).

In general, I'm online working most days. Next Monday is a holiday, and I plan to get outside much of that day (We are experiencing a Jan thaw here, it is reaching high forties in the daytime, and it is forecast to continue thru the weekend). Have fun exploring and critically evaluating varied sites.

Contact me with any questions and concerns; we will only be gone during the daylight hours.
Larry

Let's Get Started . . . S532 Information Architecture (Jan 9, 2012)
Hello,
Hope you are ready, it's time to get going with this course. Just a few startup instructions.

There are no face-to-face or scheduled chat sessions for this course. Many students enjoy taking an online course because they don't have to be in a particular place at a particular time. HOWEVER, this means that you're responsible for making your own personal schedule in order to meet the course requirements on time. Some people find that this the most difficult part of the course. Will rely on your self-discipline, your person attention to be successful in distance learning.

My job is to help you successfully complete this course and expand your skills in developing effective web-based materials. I spend much of my time at or close to a computer hooked directly to the Internet, so I'm happy to hold personal e-mail discussions whenever you feel the need to talk. Therefore anytime that you have questions or a problem, e-mail me - - I'll get back with you as soon as possible.

For those who have taken one of the other Lamb - Johnson Web classes, this one is a little-bit different. All the other classes have some degree of project-based assignments; however most of this course requires completing actual webpage products. Assigned reading provides the needed background and instruction for completion of the assignments.

I hope that you have been able to purchase the required textbook, a practical text that will take you step-by-step into the learning.

ASSIGNMENTS
Start with these links:
Entry page for S532 website http://eduscapes.com/arch/index.html
Open Course Materials http://eduscapes.com/arch/course/index.htm
Explore the Syllabus, Calendar, Requirements, and Resources
Syllabus http://eduscapes.com/arch/course/syllabus.htm
Calendar http://eduscapes.com/arch/course/calendar.htm
Requirements http://eduscapes.com/arch/course/require.htm
Resources http://eduscapes.com/arch/course/resources.htm

Follow the instructions on the Requirements page, go into Oncourse and Introduce Yourself (I see that some of you have already been there / done that).

Then follow the instructions setup in the Course Guide
Begin with CourseQuest 1 http://eduscapes.com/arch/course/guide1.htm (Coordinate the guide with the calendar).

And keep an eye on that course calendar.

We are going to take some 'first steps' in starting up the course; I will be following up with another update message in a couple of days . . .

REFRESH / RELOAD WEBPAGES
There have been changes made some parts of the course materials. If you have explored webpages, you may have an older webpage version still stored on your computer's memory. Therefore it is a good idea to hit the refresh / reload tab on your browser to insure that you are seeing the latest version.

Other recommendations - Microsoft products are often bloated with hidden coding; therefore they can bring in unexpected coding that interferes in simple things like copy and paste postings made in Oncourse and unexpected coding in HTML work. Therefore you need to know how to eliminate those problems. I rely on simple text editors such as TextEdit (Mac) and Notepad (PC) for making sure that the keyboarded code is clean. Convert text content to plain text and then copy and paste. Check your postings to make sure that they are 'clean.'

Similarly if you are still using MicroSoft's browser (Explorer), it's time to replace or at least augment your browser use to include some of the more reliable packages (Firefox, Chrome, Safari). In working with our webpage development, a good habit to gain is looking at our work in a number of different browsers to check how your work appears.

RECOMMENDATION
As you are getting started, I strongly recommend that the only page that you print out be the Checklist. I would not print-out course materials for reading; it's takes a lot of time, ink and paper (money spent) plus you cannot grab the connected resources in this hypertext Web environment. Those are resources through which you should browse, looking for key information and ideas related to the course content. If you need to print out directions for specific assignments, wait to do that at the exact time you are beginning to work on that assignment.

SOFTWARE - ADOBE CREATIVE SUITE 5
As mentioned previously, very shortly you will need access to the latest version of Adobe Dreamweaver software. It is one part of the Adobe Creative Suite 5 Design Premium software package (Available in Mac or PC versions) https://iuware.iu.edu/ As a student, you can download the software free at the IUWare site. Don't delay; get that done in the next few weeks. Have found that waiting till the last weekend leads to finding out that something does not work and then you have no extra time to find and resolve the problem. If you have a slow internet connection, it may take a while. You can arrange to purchase the disks if needed but you MUST have the software for this course.

Back with you soon,
Dr. J

Get Set . . . S532 Information Architecture (Jan 7, 2012)
Hello everyone,
Class does not officially start until next Monday, Jan 9th. But that is approaching quickly. If you are busy or are still traveling and enjoying the break between semesters, you do not need to do anything besides get ready to jump into the course on Jan 9th. But if you are ready to start . . .

Welcome to e-class! The Course Website contains all the resources for the course. Go to the Course Materials section http://eduscapes.com/arch/course/index.htm to read the Syllabus, then explore the Calendar, Requirements and Checklist.

When you're ready to begin, work your way into the first section of the Course Guide. The guide http://eduscapes.com/arch/course/courseguide.htm is divided into three CourseQuests containing the required readings, assignments, and projects.

The course sites (Oncourse and the online course materials at eduScapes website) are setup and ready to go, so you are welcome to explore and even get started with posting your introduction at Oncourse.

The course calendar is one of the starting points that will be highlighted.
http://eduscapes.com/arch/course/calendar.htm

S532 Web Architecture http://eduscapes.com/arch/index.html is one of two courses that I teach that focus entirely on materials development. We start with three short exercises requiring you to refresh and expand your html coding skills - - these include validating your coding, and completing accessibility checks on your work (the latter is a requirement for government sponsored sites). Once you have command of basic html coding, we switch to using the Adobe Dreamweaver software to complete your final project. Web architecture is demanding, requires a commitment to master the processes. However you are not alone; I'm there to help you and if you do not give up and will keep communicating - - you should be able to successfully complete the course.

I am still waiting to hear from some persons enrolled; that's not unusual but if you have not e-mailed - - check in (e-mail me) between now and next Monday. Let me know if there are any changes needed for your e-mail (preferred e-mail address?). I have no problem sending to two different e-mail addresses - just want to be sure that you promptly receive all communications. Also if you have a preferred name version / nickname to be used, also let me know.

EMAILED UPDATES
I will be sending periodic e-mails to everyone to try and keep you up-to-date on assignments, due dates, and what's-going-on for the class. I will place an archive of these e-mails online at the course website, so that you can always check them later.

My wife (Annette Lamb) and I both teach online courses in the IUPUI SLIS program. You can learn a little more about our lives at http://www.eduscapes.com/lamb/ - a webpage at our eduScapes website (also where we house the online materials for the course). Feel free to share some of your life with me also, especially since we do not meet face-to-face. In an online course, it is essential that everyone keep in contact and communicate any situation, problems, or concerns that are affecting performance in the course.

INTRODUCTION
I see a few familiar 'faces' (guess that would be names) on the roster and also several people new to me. Maybe I should introduce myself, at least provide a little more information directly related to this course. In the past, I've been a middle school and high school teacher, a school library media specialist, an instructional media administrator at a community college and a university, and I now teach online courses for IUPUI SLIS. I've been doing web-development since sometime in the 90s, but really geared up in 1998 with the development of our popular educational website http://eduscapes.com (eduScapes has now grown to a 'family' of websites with a few distinct URLs, but all under the eduScapes umbrella: 42eXplore, Escrapbooking, etc.). Today eduScapes gets ten to twelve million hits each month, more than 1.5 million visitors, and usually over 80 million KBytes downloaded.

I know that there is usually a wide variety of students in this course. Some of you have teaching experience and / or library experience, while others may be working in areas such as business or information science. I look forward to learning more about you! I enjoy teaching online courses and exploring the world around us. I usually teach one or two classes each semester at IUPUI, but I no longer live in Indiana. For a decade Annette and I were nomads of a sort, living in our motorhome (full-time RVers) and traveling all over North America. We were teaching in the IUPUI SLIS program for over half of that time. The motorhome has a satellite Internet system mounted on the roof. In the Spring of 2008, we moved into a home we had built in rural southern Utah. We live on Boulder Mountain at 7,300 ft elevation, near the small towns of Torrey and Teasdale and close to Capitol Reef National Park (20 miles away). It's sunny here today and spitting occasional snowflakes, not expecting much accumulation. So far this winter we have had over thirty inches of snow (Nov-Dec) but most of that has melted; we can see the ground in many places.

The best and quickest way to contact me is my personal e-mail at larrjoh@gmail.com I check that e-mail frequently; you can normally expect a reply in 24 hrs or less. If you e-mail me via Oncourse or my IUPUI address, it will be forwarded to me.

TEXTBOOKS
There is a required text for the course:
Huddleston, Ron. HTML, XHTML, and CSS: Your Visual Blueprint for Designing Effective Web Pages. Wiley Publishing, Inc. ISBN 978-0470-274361

We will also be using the Adobe Dreamweaver CS5 software package that is available FREE to all IUPUI students - download from IUWare http://iuware.iu.edu/

Again if you want to get started early, the sites are ready to go. If you want to wait until next Monday, that is fine too. Have a good weekend and I'll be back with a startup message on or before Monday.
Dr. J

Getting ready . . . S532 Information Architecture (Dec 29th, 2011)
It's a little early; class officially starts in a little over one week.

Just a few details - - some of which has already been emailed to anyone who has been in contact directly with me:

The entry page for online materials for this course is http://eduscapes.com/arch/index.html
The syllabus and calendar have been updated / are ready to go. Feel free to explore but keep in mind that there are a few changes within the materials that are still being updated.

Most important is that you should be acquiring the textbook:
Huddleston, Rob (2008). HTML, XHTML, and CSS: Your Visual Blueprint for Designing Effective Web Pages. Wiley Publishing, Inc. ISBN 978-0470-274361

I'm using the email address either found at OneStart / Oncourse or one provided by you. If you prefer another address to be used, just let me know. Similarly let me know if you have a preferred / different name used to address you.

I will be back in touch next week (Before the course start date) with a few suggestions. However nothing is needed before the startup date (Monday Jan. 9th).

Happy New Year,
Larry

Larry johnson

Larry Johnson, PhD
Indiana University at Indianapolis (IUPUI)
larrjoh@gmail.com
ljohnso@iupui.edu
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