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This course provides students with an introduction to internet and web technologies, and to development on Macintosh/UNIX computer platforms. Topics include HTML and CSS, CSS3 features, digital images, web page design and website publishing. Emphasis is placed on fundamentals, concepts and standards. Additional topics include the user experience, mobile design issues, and copyright/intellectual property considerations.

• 2022 – Major revamp and new interactive textbook integration (ZyBook). Began as a pilot over the summer, to be ready to launch in Fall 2022 to over 10 sections with 6 instructors all teaching ISTE-140 on the Rochester campus of RIT simultaneously. Added custom material not found in ZyBook and adapted 10 ZyLabs.
• 2021 Creation of a new sequence of projects. Here is an example of one
  • Intro to project 3 video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-enxiapt4A
• 2020 – Conversion of in person class to an online asynchronous course. Recorded dozens of videos (listed in section above) to create an online asynchronous version of web and mobile 1 that has since been offered in subsequent summers.

Course Coordination & More on Zybook Implementation: This class will often have at least 8 sections in a single fall semester, and is offered in multiple countries (RIT Dubai, RIT Croatia) so significant coordination efforts need to be spent here. As described in the section above, another area I helped coordinate this course being offered around the world was when I implemented the virtual textbook (zybook). This video goes over how the zylabs work and I give a few demos (for summer 2024): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VNT5z3p8Yg

This course builds on the basics of web page development that are presented in Web and Mobile I and extends that knowledge to focus on theories, issues, and technologies related to the design and development of web sites. An overview of web design concepts, including usability, accessibility, information architecture, and graphic design in the context of the web will be covered. Introduction to web site technologies, including HTTP, web client and server programming, and dynamic page generation from a database.

• 2024 – trial of interactive textbook (ZyBook) for teaching javascript and PHP. Currently evaluating several chapters and a dozen labs to pilot in Spring.
• 2020 – 2024 – Created new lectures for various topics:
  1. Introduction to Javascript Presentationhttps://drive.google.com/file/d/15UaxCZPrdOQWowSlR27rGXc3TZlNO_h-/view?usp=drive_link
  2. Introduction to PHP and Server Side Web Programming: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/12HS9eVRoBK5-0KAcdwm8ZvbQTIzqE6dC/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=109898190618390773341&rtpof=true&sd=true

1. Final Exam / Practical Creation – Created new examinations for multiple semesters
   • Take Home Practical Video Overview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1xX9jaYqjc
   • Instructions for Take home practical (from a different semester than video above): https://docs.google.com/document/d/1O1KQXe1tm7rirnOsgWAdKDtcNV472MbQfd7Dy5pBImo/edit?usp=sharing

This course builds on the basic aspects of web page development that are presented in the first course and extends that knowledge to focus on issues and technologies related to the design and development of web sites. Topics include advanced internet technologies (including, but not limited to: AJAX, server-side programming, database use and access, client libraries, server frameworks, and creating and consuming information services).

Group Project for Local Non-Profit Organization Initiative

• Overview: Traditionally, students in the course (ISTE-646 Foundations of Web Technologies II) are tasked with developing a design document and a small website, complete with dynamic features such as web forms and database-driven content. However, recognizing the potential for real-world impact, I initiated an initiative to engage genuine clients, primarily from the Rochester non-profit sector. This strategic shift not only offered students a tangible connection to industry practices but also aimed to enhance the web presence of small organizations with very limited resources.

News article w/ video on RIT website: https://www.rit.edu/spotlights/code-community-weaving-real-world-non-profit-projects-web-technologies-course

• Presentation to computing college on findings:
  • YouTube Video of presentation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbc3pi-8MnM
    • Slide Deck: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1raZNfZQC5be35rxtHDm9M3nryl6T-7iA/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=116505914402717236361&rtpof=true&sd=true

• Organizations we have helped:
  • Marketview heights (a community service organization committed to improving the quality of life in Rochester through underscoring the need for decent housing that is affordable to low and moderate income people):
    • Working Website:
      https://646marketview.cad.rit.edu/marketviewheights/
  • South Lyon Cardio Drumming
    • Working Website:
      https://646cardio.cad.rit.edu/getsimple-main/
  • Additional Organizations we have helped but not a finished website to show are: Britton Rd. Cemetery, UPSTAT Statistics Conference Mastermind (an academic quiz bowl for middle school and high school students).

Additional Initiatives and Development:

• Content Management Systems Added to curriculum. Since the class is composed of graduate students, many of whom are not actually going into Full Stack Development it wasn’t a requirement to learn as many of the basics. This allowed me to implement several content management systems the students could use in their group project including: WordPress, Joomla, Get Simple CMS.

This class provides an introduction to internet and web technologies. Topics include an introduction to the internet and basic internet technologies (including, but not limited to: SSH, SFTP, UNIX, XHTML, CSS, Client-Side programming, and website publishing)

• 2021 – Implemented progressive enhancement principles into the course and wireframing.
• 2021 – Designed and added a team project to create a multi-disciplinary design document. View the instructions I developed here: View Document
• 2020 – Implemented an interactive textbook into the course (Zybook, a similar setup as described in ISTE-140 but with some differences for graduate level students).

A first course introducing students to the fundamentals of computational problem solving. Students will learn a systematic approach to problem solving, including how to frame a problem in computational terms, how to decompose larger problems into smaller components, how to implement innovative software solutions using a contemporary programming language, how to critically debug their solutions, and how to assess the adequacy of the software solution. Additional topics include an introduction to object-oriented programming and data structures such as arrays and stacks.

GCIS-123 is a very collaborative class where the team works together. One area where I was able to add some materials was in:

• Homework on Arrays: Created a series of homeworks for learning about arrays unit. This assignment gives you practice using simple Arrays and the Array_utils we started in class. It will also give you some practice using random numbers, and working on your problem solving skills. Finally it will give you practice using recursion to analyze numbers inside an array

This course explores the creation and manipulation of digital images intended for use on the Web. Topics include basic digital photography, acquisition of images, and intermediate image manipulation. Students will do projects creating images suitable for the internet.

Although large-scale web sites still require considerable development effort, there are today several options for establishing a web presence using tools designed for non-programmers. This course gives students understanding of and experience with installing and customizing websites using tools such as Blogs, Wikis,and content management systems.

• 2016 Recorded a video lecture series for installing the Joomla Content Management system and put it on YouTube. This was optional content for the Rapid Online Presence Course.
  • Part 1: Joomla CMS installation video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s47yzAbyuWE
  • Part 2: Setting up Joomla: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWmul5hGZ70
• 2016 – 2017. The class used an open source wikipedia-like tool called wikepage. I created several videos to go over installing it:
  • Understanding Unix: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWcHMKzWgh0
  • Video Tutorial on using WikePage (a wiki CMS): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJB9ZAAXY4E

Javascript Validation Video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjV13Z-hYZM

This course explores the creation of digital video for use on the web. Topics include basics of digital videography, acquisition of audio, editing, streaming, compression, as well as storytelling with video and integration into web sites and applications.

There was a web development minor for students outside of RIT’s computing college that I have taught: https://www.rit.edu/study/web-design-and-development-minor

I was abruptly assigned these after another faculty had to leave. A lot of curriculum had to be developed in this class when prior systems in place wouldn’t function correctly anymore. If you want to learn more about the curriculum development please contact me!

The final course in the minor in Web Design and Development (for non-GCCIS majors). Students will develop a deeper understanding of technologies underlying the web and how to combine them. This course builds upon the work from the preceding four courses in the minor and emphasizes integrating multiple technologies and content sources to create sophisticated web sites and web applications for desktop and mobile devices. This course is not available to GCCIS majors.

Project 1 Assignment: https://people.rit.edu/~jxtadm/wia/projects/stage1.html

• Tutorials developed for the class:
  • PHPMyAdmin and Simple Tables: https://people.rit.edu/~jxtadm/wia/ice4b.html
  • Using mysqli from PHP:https://people.rit.edu/~jxtadm/wia/ice5a.html