Websites Beyond the Page

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Overview

  • Online (Zoom)
  • 5 weeks · 18 seats total
    • Tuesdays, Mar. 7 - Apr. 4, 2023
    • 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM EST
Weekly Structure
  • 3 hours of live class
  • Optional office hours
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Meghna DholakiaInstructor
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Ilona BrandInstructor
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In this class, you will learn to use websites as a medium for creative expression. Beyond the three column format and cafe chic, what is the web capable of? Let’s lean into the personal, the playful, and the poetic. We’ll explore questions like: how might a website change with the seasons? What can the web do that print can’t? What if a website had to forget? How do we build a website to last for an age?

To study those questions, this course introduces students to the basics of web development, including HTML, CSS, and javascript.

Audience and Format

Who is this class for?

  • You’re curious about the web, but not sure where to start
  • You like to make things and you’re looking for an new creative outlet
  • You’re interested in taking a critical lens towards technology

Expectations:

  • You’re willing to give things a try
  • You show up with respect for your fellow learners and students
  • You can make time for 1 hour or more outside of class for hands-on website building
  • You’re up for 30 minutes of reading outside class

Goals

  • Explore websites as a creative medium
  • Demystify basic web skills
  • Take a critical approach to web technologies

Learning Outcomes

  • You will have built and launched multiple websites using HTML & CSS
  • You will be able to code simple interactions using javascript
  • You will have learned about some of the early history of the web
  • You will have challenged your notions of what a website can be

We will probably not cover:

  • React and other javascript frameworks
  • Back-end databases
  • Job specific skills for a coding job or other forms of job prep
  • Non web-centric languages

Material Requirements

  • A computer with reliable Internet connection
  • A free Zoom account
  • A free Slack account (an invitation to a class group will be sent to each participant)
  • Pen and paper

Software Requirements

We'll be using Glitch and VS Code, students are welcome to use the text editor of their choice.

Scholarship Information

Scholarship seats are available for this course. Please check out more details on the scholarship page. This scholarship is open to all Black, Indigenous, and other people of color, with priority given to those who have limited resources or access to educational opportunities.

Overview

  • Online (Zoom)
  • 5 weeks · 18 seats total
    • Tuesdays, Mar. 7 - Apr. 4, 2023
    • 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM EST
Weekly Structure
  • 3 hours of live class
  • Optional office hours
Image of a woman with long hair behind orange flowers.
Meghna DholakiaInstructor
Portrait of a person with short hair wearing glasses and a black and white striped t-shirt.
Ilona BrandInstructor
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