I am teaching a third online class called Beginning Web Development with ASP.NET at LVS Online. This 6-week class will focus on the understanding the basics of how the .NET framework works with creating ASP.NET web applications using the C# programming langauage. Students will use the free web development tool Visual Web Developer 2008 Express to create their ASP.NET 3.5 web pages.
Like any language, ActionScript evolves over time. ActionScript 3.0 is simply the latest version of the Flash programming language that lets you control graphics, animation, sound, and interactivity. However, ActionScript 3.0 represents a significant change (some may say revolutionary) from the previous versions because in many ways it is conceptually and architecturally different.
Key differences from ActionScript 2.0 include:
I am teaching a 2nd online class called ASP E-Commerce Database Basics at LVS Online. This 6-week class will teach you how to interact with a database by displaying, retrieving and updating data. It is a continuation from where I left off in my first class teaching ASP basics. For this class I am gearing the topics towards showing students how to create a simple online store so visitors can view and add products to a shopping cart.
As I am cursed with no artistic talent whatsoever, I am amazed at what people can do with Flash. From simple animated banners to truly beautiful interactive web sites. I do not use Flash on a regular basis, but am knowledgeable of the scripting language ActionScript and what it can do for Flash. As an adjunct part-time faculty for a local community college, I ocassionally teach weekend classes on Flash. One of the classes I teach is on the basics of ActionScript.
I will be teaching a 6-week online class called Basic Web Applications with ASP at LVS Online, which will teach you the basics of creating server-side web development using Active Server Pages. This 6-week class is great for people who have some basic web experience (HTML or CSS or JavaScript) and want to know how they can develop dynamic web pages on the web server.
The class is only $25 and there are no other materials or software needed. At the beginning of each week you will get a new 8-10 page PDF document to download that covers all the topics for that lesson. At the end of each lesson I give an assignment that reviews the topics covered which I review and comment on. Students can post questions to me as well as other students in the private class forum. There are no grades since it is not a credited course, but you can receive a certificate of completion if requested.
Learning Flash by watching videos is a very efficient way to learn specific techniques without going through books or online tutorials. As I mentioned in a previous post about online learning, there are many website that offer video tutorials on different web technologies including Flash.
LearnFlash.com is one of them and they offer one of the largest selections of Flash video tutorials.
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