You don't need to tell Your Friendly Web Design Instructor there are alternatives because I've tried them all!!
Let's compare my Workshop with other online classes
Do you have to start an online class when the school tells you to start and not when you're ready to begin? Sometimes, you can't even start when they tell you to because the minimum number of students did not enroll.
Not with the Introduction To XHTML And CSS Workshop. This is Learning On Demand on Steroids. Enroll and start today. Get ready for max attention as you'll be the only one in class. You won't get lost in an online class with 100 other students all panting for the teacher's attention.
Learn in a fun, pressure-free environment!!
I compare a typical online web design class with my online Workshop.
| COMPARE | Typical Online Class | Introduction To XHTML And CSS Workshop |
|---|---|---|
| When Can You Start | Only at regularly scheduled dates. | Any date and any time. I'm ready to teach when you're ready to learn. |
| How many students are in your class? | Varies. Usually there is no limit to how many can be in a class. | You're the only one in class. It's a lot like private tutoring. |
| How Often is your work reviewed? | Varies. | I review all of your work within 48 hours after posting it to your Work Space - including weekends. |
| Can you ever call the teacher? | Usually not. | Yes. I hold periodic conference Call-Ins where you can join other students to ask questions. |
| Can you do a web site Project? | Varies. | Yes. You are encouraged to do a Project that I'll review at the end of the Workshop. Choice of Project is up to you. |
| Course material available after the course is over? | Usually not. | You can purchase Joy Of Code - The CD before, during or after the Workshop and you'll have all the materials. |
| Ability To Change Class Schedule? | No. | Yes. |
What Are The Other Ways to Learn To Make Web Sites Other Than Through This Online Workshop?
Books
You could curl up with a stack of cold, techie computer books, and try learning how to create a web site. You could work through examples in the books, but you wouldn't get any personal guidance and feedback to let you know what you're doing right - and what needs a little work.
CDs
OK, maybe you could try one of those cool CD-ROMs they stick onto the back of computer books. Maybe it will even have some entertaining multi-media show to explain how web pages are made. But you still wouldn't have personal, one-on-one training as you would when you do each lesson in my Workshop.
When you follow the directions given in a CD-ROM or Book, you certainly won't get a veteran web design instructor to provide the feedback you need as you're learning.
But that's exactly what you'll get with my workshop.
Classroom
This method is pretty good because you get live education. When I teach on-site, I do it using my style of performance education. However, I find that it's not as effective as learning in my online Workshop where I review every page you build, line by line. I make sure that you're doing what you're supposed to be doing. Doing that in a classroom with lots of students learning at different speeds, is impossible.
While you'll still have to log in to my Workshop (when it's convenient for you) to learn how to make web pages, it sure beats going to class every Tuesday at 6:30PM in the darkest, cold of winter.
Self-Study
Is it possible to learn how to make web sites without reading a book, looking at a CD-ROM, or going to class? Sure it is, but there's no guarantee that you'll learn it correctly, efficiently, or completely. In fact - this I know from experience - I'll bet that you can't!!
To learn on your own, all you have to do is study a page's source code in any web browser and you can figure out how the page was made. However, if you're just starting to learn by studying source code, you'll find the learning curve an uphill climb.
My Workshop takes that mountain of information and flattens it with time tested materials and learning techniques.
As Your Friendly Web Design Instructor I'll Be There Helping You Every Step Of The Way.