5365Reflection+-+Web+Design+and+Development

Web Design and Development was not at all what I expected the class to be. I went into the class expecting to learn the technical end of putting together a website, which I already have a good handle on as the network administrator for my campus. However, what I found as the class began was that the class focused more on what goes into planning the website than it focused on the technical ‘how-to’ aspect of putting a website together. Personally, I really appreciated that the focus was this way because it was really what I felt that I was lacking with my school’s website.

This is yet another subject that one can never fully know absolutely everything that there is to learn about it. This technology is constantly changing, so therefore as one who works in this field, I will constantly need to research new strategies and tools for designing webpages in the future. One specific subject in which I would like to research more are ways in which my school's website can better inform our community. I also plan to look around through other school's websites in order to get better ideas of what can be done, and how it can be implemented by our school.