Thursday 1/31, 10AM –12 Noon in 26-139. Contact benbr@mit.edu.
Macromedia Flash is a program for creating animations and interactive applications. You can place them on your website, on a CD-ROM or just email them. This class focuses on using Flash to create animations, such as animated logos, advertisements or cartoons. No previous experience required. Class size limited to 15.
In this hands-on two-hour session, we'll learn:
- How to create images in Flash
- two techniques of animation with Flash
- exporting to the web
- making buttons and simple action script (if there's time)
Thursday, 1/24 10 AM-12 Noon in 26-139
Class size limited to 15. Contact benbr@mit.edu.
Photoshop is a big piece of software, but this class can get you started. I'll be teaching essential skills you need to manipulate photos or create "pixel paintings" of your own creation. An emphasis on images that will be used on the web or sent by email.
In this hands-on two-hour session, we'll learn:
- How to work with paintbrushes, selection tools, layers and transparency.
- How to fix low quality or damaged photos
- How to prepare your photo for the web.
10 AM – 11 AM Jan 11th, 18th, 25th in 26-139
Class size limited to 15. Contact benbr@mit.edu.
Every person who works or studies at MIT has a free web locker, a great benefit that few of us use. Whether you want to put up your resume, showcase your hobby or art, or put up pictures to share with yor family, this class will get you started.
Week 1: Hello World: Making your first page.
- Preparing your athena locker for your website
- Web page basics.
- Putting your page on your website.
Week 2: Adding photos
- Scanning
- Basic Photoshop skills
- Adding pictures to a web page
Week 3: Turn your homepage into a website
- Linking
- Keeping organized
- Making a Navigation system
- Have you ever wondered what goes into building a web site? The role of the
site builder is more than just writing html. In this one hour talk, you'll see
what really happens behind the scenes of a medium sized web site - from the
site builder's point of view. We'll discuss the challenges of building a
particular web site and how they were resolved. The web site to be
discussed is Good Practices in Clinical Research, which is an on-line course for physicians in Latin America and a recent project of MIT's Center for Advanced Educational Services.
Room – 3-133
Dates – Jan 15th, 11 AM-12 noon
- What do they mean by "Web Safe Colors"? What's the difference between a GIF
and a JPEG? How do Rollovers work? In these hands-on 2 hour sessions, we'll
learn about the basics of graphic design on the web. We'll talk about the 216
"Web Safe" colors and why you don't always have to stick to them. We'll
discuss the differences of GIFs and JPEGs and learn when to use each one. We'll learn
how to make basic graphics for the web including simple JavaScript Rollovers
using Dreamweaver 4, Photoshop 6 and ImageReady. Basic familiarity with html,
Dreamweaver, and Photoshop are helpful but not necessary.
Room - 26-139 Enrollment limited to 15; contact sscheing@mit.edu
Jan 23rd and 30th, 10 AM – 12 noon.
Making Web-based Movies: Intro to Digital Video, iMovie, and Premiere – Katie Livingston Vale
No preregistration; arrive early to avoid disappointment.
Room 26-139 seats 15. Tuesday Jan 15th, 2-4 PM.
In this hands-on two-hour session, we’ll learn how to
Operate a few different consumer-level digital camcorders
Capture analog video from a VHS tape
Edit digital video using iMovie and Premiere
Make titles, transitions, and special effects
Save movies for playback on the Web
Reading for Fun and Relaxation when English is your second language -Molly Ruggles
Weds, Jan 16th
4:30-6 in room 9-253.
Contact ruggles@mit.edu
This course is for anyone who wishes to develop an
appreciation of English literature but feels intimidated by new vocabulary and
unfamiliar expressions. We will focus on reading for enjoyment as a way to
expand vocabulary and practice language skills.
During the month of January, you could curl up with one of
several excellent books! There will be a limited selection of books available
for purchase at the course and attendees will be given a handout to take home
with them.
The selection of highlighted fiction will be drawn from the
ranks of popular contemporary works and time-tested classics. All chosen works
will be accessible to readers with limited English skills. We will discover
that some of the best works of the English language use simple vocabulary and
syntax. Anyone with a rudimentary understanding of English will benefit from
this IAP course, although native speakers are also welcome to attend and
participate.
If you have any favorite works that are written in a simple
and straightforward prose style, please feel free to bring them to class. There
will be time for class members to contribute.
Shown below is a partial list of highlighted authors:
Robert Parker
Ernest Hemingway
A A. Milne
Linda Barnes
Art Spiegelman
If people wish, the group may do some reading out loud.
Typography : Petroglyphs to Unicode
26-139, Jan 24st 3-5 PM
An overview of the history of letters and their incarnation -- fonts, with focus on Internet typography.
Contact jbink@mit.edu
A Pedagogy for the Web – how to teach using the Net (Katie Livingston Vale)
Jan 17th, 4-5 PM in 3-133
In this session we’ll talk about different models of teaching and how to use a variety of Web-based tools to support instruction. Participants are welcomed to share their experiences with the rest of the group.
Intro to AMPS: Larry Gallagher, Mike Barker, David Mycue
Jan 23rd, 3-4 PM in 3-133
Academic Media Production Services is a new campus organization that prepares video, web, and multimedia instructional materials for MIT. Come learn how our group can help with your media needs.
Enabling On-Line Education at MIT: Mike Barker and Jeff Merriman
Jan 21, 10-12 AM in 3-133
Jan 24 2-4 in 3-133
Stellar, OKI, OCW, CMS -- what do all these have in common? Technology Enabled Education?
We are providing a web-based learning environment for MIT. Stellar is one of the first steps in that process. OKI will move us forward significantly in being able to provide services to support learning environments across MIT. Come help us understand what your interests and concerns are about this kind of initiative at MIT, and let us show you the developing environment that we are working on.