Toward 2^W beyond Web 2.0

From its inception as a global hypertext system, the Web has evolved into a universal platform for deploying loosely coupled distributed applications. 2^W is a result of the exponentially growing Web building on itself to move from a Web of content to a Web of applications.

Web Design

A collection of resources created for the Web Design Module. Please note that this link directs you to another share.

Web Design Labs

additional Labs created for web design module. Topics covered: HTML 5, Jquery and javascript debugging

Web Design Labs (E-assessment)

Multiple choice quizzes for each lab

E Assessment for Web Design Labs

Small quizzes designed to reinforce learning from web design labs.

What is the Web?

An introductory lecture on Web Science, taking a kind of devils advocate position by suggesting that the Web is a piece of runaway technology that escaped from research labs prematurely.

How The Web Devalues Creativity

By lowering the barriers to communication, the Web has not made it possible for writers to make more money; instead large corporate aggregators are taking advantage of creators to make themselves rich. MaryAnn Johanson is the creator of one of the oldest independent film review sites on the web (flickfilosopher.com). In this lecture she addresses the problems of the long tail for the long tailees. How can a creative professional make a living through the Web, when all the power is held by the aggregators? So much for radical disintermediation... This share contains the lecture slides (see slide #29-30 for the summary of her argument), the lecture audio, further reading, a link to her web site and a critique of The Longer Tail from students at another Web Science Trust Network lab.

INFO2009 A presentation with quiz and tutorial on Web 3.0

A resource for the teaching of concepts involved in 'web 3.0', including a powerpoint presentation with quiz, and accompanying tutorial

Web design debugging

Lecture notes from Dr Sarvapali Ramchurn on web design debugging and Firebug.

What's in a name? The Semantic Web's identity crisis

WAIS Seminar, presented 29 Mar 2012