Focus on education at Web Directions North

• In: Blog
• By: John
• November 21, 2008

A significant focus for us at Web Directions North will be educating the next generation of web professionals. It’s clear from many conversations we’ve had with those in the industry, recent graduates, employers, and others, that on the whole, the education systems world wide simply aren’t preparing people for the needs of the industry.

Announcing Ed Directions

So, to address this, we are working closely with the Web Standards Project Education Taskforce, Chris Mills who is responsible for Opera Software’s web standards based curriculum, as well as experienced educators in the field, and industry experts like Christian Heilmann, Dave Shea and Derek Featherstone, to put together Ed Directions - Educating the next generation of web professionals.

The goal of the day is to help teachers, trainers, course and curriculum developers, and others in the education field keep abreast with the latest developments in standards and best practice, and to develop and deliver the best possible curricula and courses. Ed Directions, held February 3rd in Denver costs $495 or just $395 for Web Directions North conference attendees.

If the day goes off well, we hope to be running them elsewhere in future.

Web Professional Education Summit

We are also holding The Web Professional Education Summit, co-hosted with the professional association WOW, on the evening of February 2nd. The seminar aims to stimulate discussion and present solutions for innovation related to technical and creative professional education, particularly in relation to the web. It’s free, but places are limited, so RSVP to ensure your place.

Student Discounts

Last but not least, to encourage as many students as possible to get along, as always we are offering steep discounts for any full time students. Pricing to the conference for full time students is just $195, 80% off the full price. There’s no better way to really get to up to speed with current industry trends and developments, nor to meet potential mentors and employers. For full details on these discounts, see our pricing page.

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