- NEW!!: The Mobile Web 1: Best Practices course is now available in Spanish – The “Buenas Prácticas en Web Móvil” 6-week online course will start on 18 June 2012. Register before 10 June to benefit from the early bird rate!
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OPEN: second edition of the “Mobile Web 2: Applications” course. Register before 25 May to benefit from the early bird rate!
MobiWebApp team is developing two new mobile Web courses to help Web designers and content producers who are already familiar with the desktop world to become familiar with the Web as delivered on mobile devices.
The MWA online training courses are:
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Course 1: “Mobile Web 1: Best Practices”
The Introduction to W3C Mobile Web and Application Best Practices online course is based on best practices, particularly the W3C Mobile Web Best Practices and the W3C Mobile Web Application Best Practices, both W3C standards.
During this course, participants do:
- learn about and use the recommended versions of HTML and CSS to use for mobile today;
- understand the constraints of working on mobile and how to overcome them to deliver the best possible experience to the widest range of users;
- practice client side and server side content adaptation techniques;
- learn about and use the exciting new APIs available on modern mobile platforms.
The online course is delivered as a series of 8 modules, one per week. Each module presents information as one or more lectures and includes a quiz, an assignment or some other activity. Interaction between participants is strongly encouraged through the discussion forum. The course includes 2 quizzes and 5 practical assignments that all need to be completed satisfactorily in order to receive a certificate of completion. Full details of the course content are available on W3DevCampus Web site.
Course 1 Dates:
Courses taught by Phil Archer and Frances de Waal:
- from 6 June to 29 July 2011
- from 5 September to 28 October 2011
- from 30 January to 25 March 2012
- from 29 April to 10 June 2012
- next edition is scheduled for Sept.-Oct. 2012: please subscribe to the announcement mailing list to be kept up to date and/or follow @W3Training
Spanish version of the course will be taught by Gicela Morales:
- from 18 June to 29 July 2012: Registration is now open and an early bird rate is available until 10 June!
Course 2: “Mobile Web 2: Applications”
In the “Mobile Web 2: Applications” course, participants will learn how to write great mobile Web applications that can ship both online and in application stores.
The course is a follow-up on the very popular “Mobile Web 1: Best Practices” course (formerly known as “Introduction to Mobile Web Best Practices”).
You can take the Mobile Web 2 course without having taken the Mobile 1 course. However, check out Sections “Who Should Attend?” and “What do I need?” to find out about the target audience and pre-requesites for this course.
Moving beyond best practices, this course covers all techniques you need to know for creating successful mobile Web applications, including:
- Progressive enhancement and feature detection
- HTML5 for mobile
- Javascript APIs for geolocation, device orientation, handling touch events, using local storage, accessing the camera
- Taking applications offline
The “Mobile Web 2: Applications” online course will provide you with all the knowledge you need to write mobile Web applications that can ship both online and in application stores, using today’s advanced technologies. During this course, you will:
- Understand the specifics of developing Web applications for the mobile environment.
- Learn the latest HTML5 and Javascript APIs that are actually usable in real-world environments.
- Discover the options at your disposal to package your applications so that they work offline or can be shipped to application stores.
- Be informed about what technologies are coming next so that you will be ready to use them when they become broadly available.
- Hone your skills as a Web developer in general.
Course 2 Dates:
- 12 March 2012 – 6 May 2012: course taught by Robin Berjon and Marcos Caceres
- 11 June 2012 – 22 July 2012: Registration is now open and an early bird rate is available until 25 May!
- Later in 2012: please subscribe to the announcement mailing list to be kept up to date and/or follow @W3Training
