NDLI: Coping with current web evolution: The miniconference approach

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Al-Khalifa, H.S.
Copyright Year	2009
Description	Author affiliation: Information Technology Department, College of Computer and Information Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (Al-Khalifa, H.S.)
Abstract	Web course instructors usually find it hard to keep the course syllabus up with the current advancement in web technologies. The web is gradually evolving; from widgets to Ajax and from mashups to web services, introducing these new trends next to the essential core topics in any web course need to happen seamlessly. In order to convert the intimidation about learning new web technologies and trends into a motivational incident, this paper presents our experience with structuring and running a student miniconference activity in the Web Applications Engineering course, an undergraduate course taught in the IT department at King Saud University (KSU), Saudi Arabia. This activity was initiated to keep the students and the course curriculum up to date with the current development of the web and to enhance the students' communication and research skills. This paper also describes the approach we have adopted to overcome the limitations of the course syllabus and the management of large number of students participating in the conference.
Starting Page	1
Ending Page	6
File Size	3444813
Page Count	6
File Format	PDF
ISBN	9781424457540
e-ISBN	9781424457571
e-ISBN	9781424457564
DOI	10.1109/CTIT.2009.5423109
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2009-12-15
Publisher Place	United Arab Emirates
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Mashups Miniconference Conference management Educational institutions Research Application software Information technology Course desgin Technology management Web services Web technologies Education Software systems Portals
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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