This course has an assignment that is due by 11:55 pm Central Standard Time on Wednesday night of the first week of class. Failure to complete this assignment will result in your removal from the course for non-participation.

This course will contain online lecture materials and will also offer virtual office hours.  All students will need access to a computer or tablet with a reliable internet connection, a microphone, speakers or headphones, and a webcam to participate in the virtual office hours.

Students will also need a code editor like Adobe Brackets or Notepad++   Links to these are located under Bookmarks in Resources and Materials, and are available at no additional expense to the student.

There is no textbook for this class.

Individual reading assignments for the course will be provided under the Bookmarks in Resources and Materials once the course begins.

This course is designed to provide educators with the necessary knowledge and skills to design educational web pages. Text editors such as Adobe Brackets and Notepad++ will be used in conjunction with Mozilla Firefox to develop web pages. Meets MEd Standard 3. 3 credit hours.

• Utilize HTML to write web pages that would be useful and functional in an academic context
• Specifically, use HTML to write basic text and utilize advanced formatting to create lists, headers, and other structured text
• Utilize semantic markup to arrange these text elements in a way that makes sites easy to use for all visitors
• Place images on webpages that are pertinent to the page content
• Utilize both absolute and relative links to provide a consistent navigation experience throughout a website
• Implement structure and design in CSS to set their work apart from others’
• Specifically, use CSS to alter the text on a web page to make it more aesthetically pleasing and in line with web typography standards
• Use the CSS box model and CSS grid to create unique layouts for websites that are useful on both desktop and mobile devices
• Utilize CSS frameworks to efficiently design sites that have a consistent design language
• Write CSS in such a way that layout is consistent or usable for both desktop and mobile users
• Think and write critically about a number of topics surrounding web design, including: web page size and performance, color theory, accessibility, user behavior tracking, and the business of ads.