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My school teaches...
... web design in the conventional way. Intro classes cover HTML, CSS, using JQuery modules or writing basic js. Advances classes teach PHP and such. None of the classes I know of cover CMS.

I had a summer internship where I used Drupal. I didn't do any of the initial set up, and in fact most of my work was CSS (with some PHP thrown in), but it seemed like it would be something that would resonate more with most people than traditional web design. True, it takes work to really personalize it and differentiate yourself, but it makes managing content so much easier (go figure).

I think the idea of teaching CMS in classes is a good one. On the other hand, though, traditional intro classes give you a strong and useful background to start from. I don't think CMS courses should replace intro classes, but offering them sounds like it could be a great idea.
Posted by: waybj   Posted on: 10/29/09 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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My school teaches...  waybj | 10/29/09
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Ditto - never liked it.  BillDem | 10/30/09
RE: Remember when FrontPage seemed pretty slick?  orfdff | 10/30/09
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TRIPS: monopoly-protecting trade treaty  SpikeyMike | 11/03/09
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I agree. Though I felt that Frontapage  GuidingLight | 10/30/09
FP  owner@... | 10/30/09
Another asinine article?  GuidingLight | 10/30/09
Christopher wrote a very good thought provoking article. It IS very good to  DonnieBoy | 10/30/09
You miss the point, DonnieBoy  GuidingLight | 10/30/09
Actually,he had a very good mix of talking about the history of products,  DonnieBoy | 10/30/09
You are so right!  Loverock Davidson | 10/30/09
My internet development class  edtechdev | 10/30/09
RE: Remember when FrontPage seemed pretty slick?  Morely | 10/30/09
RE: Remember when FrontPage seemed pretty slick?  owner@... | 10/30/09
RE: Remember when FrontPage seemed pretty slick?  cchater | 10/30/09
Now when you're ready...  Kromaethius | 10/30/09
Frontpage now segmented  Joe_Raby | 10/30/09
Learning: Open Source CMS plus Custom Web Development = Rock Star Skills  linkx | 10/30/09
RE: Remember when FrontPage seemed pretty slick?  marvinsweb | 10/30/09
I use Visual Web Developer 2008 and will switch to 2010.  Grayson Peddie | 10/30/09
ouch  dgrainge | 10/31/09
Frontpage was never slick - I built website for it  HollywoodDog | 10/30/09
please define the question ...  dgrainge | 10/31/09
Agreed  Patanjali | 11/01/09
RE: Remember when FrontPage seemed pretty slick?  rdhalsteatzd | 10/31/09
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