- From: Lars Gunther <gunther@keryx.se>
- Date: Sat, 04 Dec 2010 21:56:57 +0100
- To: public-xg-owea@w3.org
2010-12-03 09:55, Doug Schepers skrev: > Does this sound reasonable to you as first steps? Are there other ways > in which W3C can help with the WebCraft Curriculum effort? > Yes it does, IMO. > We would also like to hear from you where your priorities lie, and what > next steps you would like to engage in. Very specific idea first: I was interviewed by WaSP four years ago about my work in Sweden. I think it's time for a follow up... Speaking for myself only, and having been a bit sidelined these last months due to my work load for Skolverket, I think it is important that the InterACT curriculum does not loose momentum. I have personally a number of things on my InterACT to do list, so I'm not blaming anyone. Not communicating regularly, I've found that OWEA/InterACT has fallen towards the bottom of my "in-basket", and that's not how I envisioned it a few months ago. I have a on big unanswered question: Will there be any more InterACT books? How are sales? Will our publisher be interested in continuing the series? Jeffrey's book for teachers? A JavaScript book? If there is interest in more books, I'd like to help. My long term objectives are: ---------------------------- 1. Develop a back end for InterACT online questions - I will need design help and EE-integration help. 2. Finish the DOM for Designers course 3. Rewrite from scratch my DOM Scripting 2 course. (I am not satisfied at all any longer with that one.) BTW, we need to collectively look at what courses we have on our roadmap, and have that map reflect reality. I am suggesting an course in interactive web graphics: SVG, Canvas and WebGL - I probably will develop material for such a course anyway for Sweden. Doug and the SVG IL would be of tremendous help! Short term objectives: ---------------------- 1. Write some articles for my PHP course. Very little up to date beginner level articles are available on the net. 2. Get some modules for my courses. 3. Develop/adapt an "HTML5 "template" to be used instead of PowerPoint. 4. Get back in touch with my contacts in Sweden. One has been ill, the other has relocated. *However* - big, HUGE however... -------------------------------- I am not at all clear how much work I shall do for Skolverket next year. There are 3 things to consider: 1. I have suggested 5 more courses in addition to the 7 I've written so far. They will take some time to write as well. 2. I am going to participate in *some* events for teachers. I don't know how many, though. 3. I have been offered by a publisher to write 2 books for my courses. They are not as ambitious as the InterACT book is, though. I also need some kind of go ahead from my superiors at Skolverket before I start writing these. And to top things off, I've had to deal with a few server breakdowns at school. I hope to get a long term solution up and running over X-mas. Oh, yes, I intend to buy myself a new laptop and tinker with a bit. The ATI Radeon card in my current 4 year old one won't do WebGL. -- Lars Gunther http://keryx.se/ http://twitter.com/itpastorn/ http://itpastorn.blogspot.com/
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