Wolff STS 311


CSS Journal

Please post (at least) 2 journal entries to the course CSS Journal discussion forum per week starting the week of October 27 until the week of December 8 (only one posting due the week of December 5). If we all fulfill this assignment, we'll have at least 200 CSS design techniques at our disposal, making it an unique and incredible resource (one that can add to the knowledge of future CWRL students and web designers).
Each journal entry you make should contain at least the following information:

  • a summary of the technique
  • the URL where you found the CSS tecnique
  • the designer/creator of the idea
  • who might have sent you to the site where you found the technique
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My Two Days Without a Mouse

Please comment on your mouse-less computing experiences by 10:00 am Thursday, 23 Fenruary. Your commentary should describe the tasks you were attempting, the problems you faced, and whether or not you were able to complete the task. Discuss how it felt not to have the mouse at your disposal and how that changes your idea of computer use. Your response should be no more than a Word document of 1/2 page, single space, Time New Roman, font size 12.

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Neilson Readings 2

Discuss the content of the Blanton Museum site and how you think it might change as a result of Neilson's discussion of content in relation to usability in chapters 3 and 9. Please post your response by 10:00 am, Thursday, 16 February. Postings should be equal to one half page, single space, in Mocrosoft Word, Times New Roman, font size 12, one inch margins.

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Neilson Readings 1

Using the Neilson's theories on usability, discuss the usability of the Blanton Museum site versus the usability of one other museum web site. Please do not use the same site as the other members of your group, but think critically about certain aspects you may be focusing on, or are most interested in. Your posting is due by 10:00 am, 14 February. You may also use the ideas in the suggested Alertbox reading listed on the inventory analysis page or the online readings section of the course Web site.

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Group 4 Project 1 Forum

Please post assigned and unassigned project 1 work you think is necessary to post.

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Group 3 Project 1 Forum

Please post assigned and unassigned project 1 work you think is necessary to post.

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Group 2 Project 1 Forum

Please post assigned and unassigned project 1 work you think is necessary to post.

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Group 1 Project 1 Forum

Please post assigned and unassigned project 1 work you think is necessary to post.

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What is it about the web?

You have grown up with the Internet -- indeed, many of you started building web sites as early as 6th and 7th grade. As a result, you have a great understanding of what the web is and what it does . . . but how about its potential for the future? People are always talking about how the web will revolutionize this or that, but why? What is it about the web that makes people think this? What makes people think that the web will be the great equalizer, the location for political and social change, and what makes some groups of people so scared it and its potential? And are any of the right? Does the web hold so much power and influence? How can we be so sure of our claims when only 15.1% of the world's population uses the internet?

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Learning Record Discussion Topic

Please post all questions about the Learning Record -- including your 5 questions about the LRO -- below. Your five questions about the Learning Record are due by 10:00 pm Wednesday, January 25.

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