Hi Frank, Can you provide the links it will helps to learn the W3C standards.
Thanks, Umesh On 10/20/07, Frank Palinkas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi James, > > > > Tony has given you some great advice. If I may add to that, although it > may be difficult depending on the circumstance, try to keep a cool head at > all times. Your integrity comes first, backed up by your intellectual > property. > > > > If it may help you in your studies, I can email you several Fast track > tutorial project packages regarding the application of web standards and > accessibility in various scenarios: > > > > "Building Accessible Static Navigation with CSS" > > "Calling Accessible Context-Sensitive Help with Unobtrusive > DOM/JavaScript" > > "Creating Accessible Tabular Data Tables" > > "Creating Auto-line Numbered Code Blocks" > > > > These are free-of-charge, so don't worry about any kind of compensation. I > write all code and content within the Visual Studio 2005 IDE Source Code > Editors, so there's no extraneous code added to the HTML, CSS and > DOM/JavaScript of a proprietary nature by a WYSIWYG authoring environment. > I'll be presenting these at the next WritersUA Annual conference in March > 2008 at Portland, Oregon, USA. Please let me know, and I'll be happy to send > them. > > > > Kind regards, > > Frank M. Palinkas > Microsoft M.V.P. - Windows Help > > W3C HTML Working Group (H.T.M.L.W.G.) - Invited Expert > > M.C.P., M.C.T., M.C.S.E., M.C.D.B.A., A+ > > Senior Technical Communicator > > Web Standards & Accessibility Designer > > > > *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *On > Behalf Of *James Jeffery > *Sent:* Saturday, 20 October, 2007 12:00 PM > *To:* wsg@webstandardsgroup.org > *Subject:* Re: [WSG] Web Standards In Colleges and Universities > > > > Thanks Toney. > > Most of the documents we are handed from the tutor are grammatically wrong > and contain a huge amount of spelling errors, such as: > > "Place the curser over the table cell click ok when you done" > > Im not sure who is writing them, but again, another issue. > > I will have a private chat with him, and see what he says. Im all for > pushing > Web Standards forward, and when i see a college in Birmingham (thats > classed > as on of the best) teaching outdated methods it makes me angry for both > the industry and for the thousands of students. > > It may not be his fault, your right. > > James > > On 10/20/07, *Tony Crockford* <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On 20 Oct 2007, at 10:18, James Jeffery wrote: > > Should i use my essay and examples and > > take it to the head of > > the college? I really don't know how to go about this, but its > > definatly a > > problem. > > > Who set the syllabus? > > Assuming it's the college administration, then they are the people to > discuss your concerns with. > > don't assume the tutor is at fault. > > have a private chat with him, if he truly isn't aware of web > standards, then you can tell him that you will be speaking to the > college administration about the syllabus being taught and its > shortcomings. > > if he is aware, but is bound by the syllabus, then you may find an > ally in your quest. > > either way, have the private chat, challenging him in front of > class, is bound to create a defensive stance from him. > > if the syllabus is wrong (as it appears to be) work your way through > the college administration, explaining that the methods being taught > are wrong and using this as support for your case: > > http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/government_it/web_guidelines/ > consultations.aspx > > "In order to meet European objectives for inclusive e-government and > so that the UK public sector meets its obligations with regards to > disability legislation, we have proposed that all government websites > must meet Level Double-A of the W3C guidelines by December 2008. > Government websites are strongly recommended to develop an > accessibility policy to aid the planning and procurement of inclusive > websites. This includes building a business case, analysing user > needs, developing an accessibility test plan and procuring accessible > content authoring tools. The guidance covers some of the design > solutions to common problems faced by users but is mainly aimed at > strategic managers and project managers to assist with planning and > procurement." > > > > try not to be adversarial, you'll get a better response with a "can > you explain why we are learning outdated methods" approach. > > > > hth and good luck... > > > > > > ******************************************************************* > List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm > Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm > Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ******************************************************************* > > > > ******************************************************************* > List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm > Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm > Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ******************************************************************* > > ******************************************************************* > List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm > Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm > Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ******************************************************************* > ******************************************************************* List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *******************************************************************
