I'm using a series of definition lists for my syllabus: http://www.tdrake.net/palomar/100-schedule.html
Ted -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Paula Petrik Sent: Tuesday, December 13, 2005 9:50 PM To: wsg@webstandardsgroup.org Subject: [WSG] CSS and the University Syllabus The discussion on "CSS Driven?" prompted me to query the group on something that has been bothering me for some time; namely, of all the templates available on the web, there are very few that address the academic syllabus--despite the fact that there are thousands (millions?) of syllabi on the web. At first glance, putting a syllabus on the web looks to be a no-brainer, but it strikes me that a syllabus is a special beast and poses some structural and presentational problems. For example, I have been including a table on the schedule page of the course sites to delineate what's to be done when because it seems to be tabular data--"week" in one column and "work" (of various kinds) in another. (Yes, I have lived in fear of the Table Police.) I have tried to do the schedule using divs, but it seems hopelessly complicated and not worth the effort. Recently, I've begun to think that the readings are, in fact, a list and should be written accordingly. Using <caption> seems to pose difficulties. Is it necessary? Should "Readings" and "Internet Visits?" be tagged as <h3> and styled accordingly? Why not just leave them with their <p> tags? How to connect the main site with things that apply to all classes to each course? Here are some examples from the past term: http://archiva.net/hist120ay05/hist120ay05_schedule.htm http://www.archiva.net/hist389ay05/hist389ay05_schedule.htm http://www.archiva.net/hist616ay05/hist616ay05_schedule.htm Please note that there are important elements missing, among them "skip nav." I have had to do these very quickly but am doing an entire redesign to address these lacunae; these examples will shortly go into the archives along with the really tacky ones. Any advice will be gratefully received. Paula ---------------- Paula Petrik Professor Department of History & Art History Associate Director Center for History & New Media George Mason University http://www.archiva.net ****************************************************** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help ****************************************************** ****************************************************** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help ******************************************************
