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Module Feedback

It would be helpful for me if you can give me some feedback about the use of web based technology in this module.

Would you please comment on how useful the following have been in helping you to learn:

• the module web site;
• the module blog (this blog);
• the module wiki;

Would you also add any ideas you might have to make these technologies more useful in helping you to learn.

Than you for your help

Rowland

Your assignment update [Sessions 10 & 11]

You are asked to outline how far you are with your assignment so far.

Comment on this post to say how much you have done so far.

For example you might answer the following questions:

• Who are your identified "audiences"?
• What are the characteristics of these that make "their site" different?
• What technologies do you intend using in your assignment and why?

These are only examples and you can say what you like as long as you give an update.

You might also get some ideas by looking at the outline of session 11 or you might want to refer back to previous messages on the blog.

Session 09: Activity 3 – Using the XSLT Workbook

You should try to use this workbook over Easter and put any comments you may have about XSLT by commenting on this post.

In particular you should comment on:

• what you have  reached in the workbook;
• any issues that you have with XSLT;
• any things you have learned that might be useful for others to know; 

Session 09: Activity 2 – XSLT and XHTML – Creating a table of contents

In this activity you will adapt your own web page to add a table of contents by adapting XSLT stylesheet.

To do this you will:

• make a copy of your original XML file and change the stylesheet reference to a new one;
• modify XSLT stylesheet to display a table of contents and save it under the new name;
• modify it again to produce the anchors in the text;
• modify your XML file to ensure that the technique works with additional content;
• comment on this blog post to say what you have learned;

Session 09: Activity 1 – XSLT and XHTML – Headers and Footers

In this activity you will produce your own web page formatted with XSLT by:

• writing a simple XHTML page like mine;
• converting it to XML by changing the file extension and some of the headers;
• setting up a simple XSLT stylesheet which will display it;
• adding a header and footer to your page;
• commenting on this post to say what you learnt from doing this activity;

Session 08: Applying different style sheets

This is feedback on activity 2 in which you:

• Plan the design of a web page with links [It may be an adaptation of an earlier page];
• Work out what XML styles you will need to produce this page;
• Write the page in XML;
• Develop a CSS to style your XML;
• Put the two together and produce the styled web page;
• Design further CSS to style the same XML differently;
• Comment here on what you have learnt as a consequence of doing this activity.

Session 08: Adding links to XML

This is feedback on activity 2 in which you:

• Plan the design of a web page which has links to other pages;
• Work out what XML styles you will need to produce this page;
• Write the page in XML including the appropriate XLink coding;
• Develop a CSS to style your XML including the links;
• Put the two together and produce the styled web page;
• Comment here on what you have learnt as a consequence of doing this activity.

Session 08: Simple Styling of XML with CSS

This is feedback on activity 1 in which you:

• Plan the design of a simple web page;
• work out what XML styles you will need to produce this page;
  Write the page in XML;
• develop a CSS to style your XML;
• Put the two together and produce the styled web page;
• Comment here on what you have learnt as a consequence of doing this activity.

Information about XML

If you find some other useful sites on XML please share them by adding a comment to the post giving:

• the URL of the site
• a statement of why you think the site might be useful to us.