Work @ TAFE

Just had an unreal presentation by Russ Weakley (WebStandards Group, MaxDesign and WebEssentials05) demonstrating a real site being designed step-by-step using CSS. Apart from being an incredible opportunity to witness the process and thoughts of a design professional in action, Russ’s presentation has also challenged me to rethink they way I facilitate at TAFE.

I think what struck me was the diversity of the audience (in terms of background knowledge) and therefore how it would be difficult to meet everyone’s needs, but nontheless, the way nearly everyone came away from Russ’s presentation motivated to find out more. I wonder if I spend too much time trying to make sure that everyone can follow what we’re doing so that the motivation and excitement of what we’re doing drips out into a big puddle …. Yes there is a difference between a one-off presentation and an 18week semester, but nonetheless, a demonstration/seminar session each week could be really effective.

…Methinks this needs more thought and interaction with other peoples ideas and experience…