Free Training
There are plenty of schools out there that charge a lot for learning what you need to know about all aspects of designing websites. In order to get a degree you must also take courses in math, science, history, etc. If you are anything like I am then you just want to learn what you need to know to build your own website or maybe try to start your own design business. Well I believe that education should be free.
We are looking for individuals who have a desire to learn about everything to do with web design. We will be using tutorials provided for free by many online forums and professionals.
What we will be teaching:
- Basic HTML and XHTML
- PHP
- CSS
- Flash
- Asp.net
- CMS (content management systems)
- Photoshop
- Illustrator
- Indesign
- Action Script 3.0
- JavaScript
- SEO
- Anything else you want to learn, we do not have any restrictions
What you need:
- A laptop:
- 1gb ram min (preferably 2+)
- 40gb hard drive space free
- Dual core processor or better
- Wireless
- DVD drive
- Flexibility with your free time
- Transportation to Newburyport MA
- Strong interest and desire to learn
What we will be using for programs:
- Dreamweaver CS4
- Flash CS3 and CS4
- Illustrator CS4
- WAMP (or MAMP if you have a mac)
- Photoshop CS3
- Expression Web
- Bridge CS4
- +more
What we will be doing:
- Watching tutorials
- Discussing what we learned
- Searching for answers to problems online
- Helping others with their issues
- Class projects building real websites
Once again this will not cost you anything. This will work like many of the forums online. The more you know the more you can help the next person, all we ask is that you stick around after learning to help teach others for free and learning more yourself as you do. Which brings me to why I am doing this...
I was having some issues with a content management system I was putting together. I went to a free support forum and typed my question in and while I was waiting I decided to see what some of the other users issues were. I ended up helping three others get their sites working like they wanted by the time I got my answer to the problem I was having.
A couple days later I needed help again and went to the same website and repeated what happened previously. Helping a few here and there while I waited for a response. I got to thinking how great this was all these people helping each other learn. When I saw who helped me with my problem I thought of starting this training program. It was the first guy I helped a couple days before, helping me with my issue now.
I hope you get the significance of that. No matter how good you are there is always more you can learn from someone else who might not even be on your level.