P07 B.Y.O.L.: Build Stunning Mobile Content Using jQueryMobile
8:30 AM - 4:30 PM Monday, June 23
Marina 5
Building interactive web content that is mobile-friendly but void of Flash can be tricky. There are a number of great frameworks on the market that can assist in building interactive web applications. However, the learning curve on this type of technology can be long and frustrating. Do you use JavaScript or CSS3 and incorporate transitions and transformations? Do you look at using the document object model (DOM) for your projects or the new HTML5 canvas?
Participants in this workshop will learn the basics of how to smoothly integrate JavaScript and CSS3, and will explore a variety of ways to integrate and create interactive web activities. You will build an interactive web course that is mobile friendly using the popular mQuery framework. You will also incorporate audio and video productions within the web application. This workshop will open your eyes as to what is happening in the background when you create interactive web courses. This will significantly reduce the time it takes you to develop for mobile.
In this session, you will learn:
- How to create and animate on a canvas
- How to apply new HTML5 commands to alter images
- How to play audio and video files using HTML5 tags
- How to create custom JavaScript functions to add interactions
- How to create new CSS3 rules that make stunning sites
- How to link to external libraries or frameworks to create interactive activities
Audience:
Novice and intermediate designers and developers.
Technology discussed in this session:
A laptop using Dreamweaver, Photoshop, and access libraries (frameworks) over the Internet. We’ll provide the frameworks locally for those that may have internet access issues. We will also provide a reference book.
Student technology needs:
A laptop (Mac or PC) loaded with Dreamweaver CS5 or higher; Internet access would be also be an asset.
Phil Cowcill
Senior eLearning Specialist
PJ Rules
Phil Cowcill is senior eLearning specialist at PJ Rules. He started his career in 1983 when he was hired as a technologist at a local college. In 1985 he joined a team to develop Canada's first Interactive Videodisc. He started teaching part-time in 1989, moving to full-time in 1995. He led his class to build one of the first news websites that streamed video in 1996. In 2011 he launched the very first dedicated mobile application development program. Phil retired from full-time teaching in 2015 and moved to working as a contractor with the Department of National Defence as a senior eLearning specialist.
Krista Hildner
Mobile App Developer/Faculty
Canadore College
Krista Hildner is a full-time mobile application developer at Canadore College who slants towards building educational applications. When Krista isn’t developing mLearning or mobile applications, she teaches part-time in Canadore College’s mobile-application development department.
