There are a few places left on this workshop: Netskills Workshop: Creating Interactive Web Pages 09:30 - 16:30 Tuesday 11th April 2000 Goldsmiths College The World Wide Web offers increasing sophistication in terms of the ways in which it can present information and the facilities it can offer to users. Techniques are available which enhance Web pages by allowing the user to interact with the page and influence the type and content of information being delivered. Methods ranging from CGI and forms to Java and JavaScript, are increasingly being used to provide a range of interactive features for teaching, learning, marketing and general information provision, using easily accessible techniques. This workshop is suitable for researchers and academics from any discipline, university administrators, librarians and computing service staff. Workshop Content: The workshop will comprise presentations, demonstrations and hands-on sessions with opportunities for questions and discussion. Participants will each receive a workbook which contains workshop exercises, presentation slides and other relevant materials. Topics covered will include: * investigating use of the Common Gateway Interface (CGI) to allow execution of server programs * making use of ready-made CGI scripts to interface with Web pages * constructing forms in HTML using text boxes, radio buttons and other form elements * using CGI to allow the processing of form data e.g. using search and mail utilities * the use of Java and JavaScript to create interactive effects By the end of the workshop participants will have: * seen a variety of interactive Web page techniques * investigated a number of examples of interaction on the Web * created a variety of form elements * investigated how CGI operates in isolation and in conjunction with forms * explored aspects of JavaScript and its relationship with other programming technologies on the Web, such as Java * incorporated an example of JavaScript interaction in a Web page Workshop Requirements: Participants should have previously used the World Wide Web through a browser such as Netscape or Internet Explorer and MUST have authored simple Web pages using HTML. Knowledge of basic HTML tags such as for including images and hypertext links is essential. Experience of using Microsoft Windows for opening and saving files and opening and closing applications such as a Web browser would be helpful. Note that this workshop does NOT require programming skills from participants, and is not designed to provide comprehensive programming competency in CGI, Java or other technologies. The cost of the workshop is £ 105 for participants from higher and further education. Other participants should contact Netskills for the relevant fees. Note: Costs include lunch, morning coffee and afternoon tea. For more information about Netskills workshops, including online booking forms, look at the Netskills event pages on the World Wide Web at: http://www.netskills.ac.uk/workshops/ or contact Netskills directly by email: [log in to unmask] or by Fax: 0191 222 5001 or leave a request for booking forms on the bookings hotline: 0191 222 5008 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%