In this guide you’ll find best practices on how to get started with students, how to engage students and connect with them in ways that enhance their learning (and your enjoyment), plus a whole slew of practical tips to help you deal with the nitty gritty parts of teaching web design.

Special thanks go to the educators and team members who contributed to this ebook: Benjamin Bradley, Cherish Flieder, Christy Sooter, Kathy Gill, Steve Cunningham, Tami Frascht, Kevin Hendricks, Nina East, Kristen Wright, and Brad Ulrich.

Learn more about the iThemes Education Program Beta, as well as our Student Edition of the Web Designer’s ToolKit.

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For those of you not on the webinar today, Benjamin’s father is in grave condition and he had to fly back to D.C. to be with his family. Please keep Benjamin and his family in your thoughts and prayers.

Since the WP Dev Course has been cancelled and will be rescheduled, Lisa has graciously offered to pinch hit and offer training for Friday, Jan. 13.

Here’s what we’re going to be doing tomorrow:

• We will use the same registration link as the previously setup webinar for the Dev Course …
• Starting at 9 a.m. Central Standard Time (as scheduled) Lisa will be talking about BuddyPress most of the morning.
• Break for lunch (probably around noon)
• After lunch, starting around 1 p.m. (and know that times may change so be flexible) we will be doing Q&A with Lisa and our theme and plugin dev teams.
• Post your Q&As here on this post please!!!!
• We will end likely around 4 p.m.

Key questions you might have:

• Yes, we will be live streaming via webinar
• Yes, we will be recording and posting the workshop today and tomorrow’s to the membership area along with slides early next week.
• Saturday and Sunday sessions are cancelled and will be rescheduled.
• Customers will be sent emails when the WP Dev Course dates have been set (likely in a month from now)

Thank you for being the kind and patient community you constantly prove to be. And in the meantime, again, please remember Benjamin and his family in your thoughts and prayers.

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There are no pre-requisites or requirements for this one hour webinar…other than to come ready to learn.
Save your seat here: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/254665066.

Interested in attending the private, members’-only webinars at a 25% discount? Just use coupon code WEBDESIGN25 before the end of 2011 to save 25% on any level of membership at WebDesign.com.

Prefer to learn live and in-person? You can use the same coupon code, WEBDESIGN25 to save 25% on your live registration at each of the LIVE Training events in January, February, and March…but you need to use it before December 31st to get your savings.

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January 12-15, 2012 – The Premier WordPress Developer Course LIVE with Add-On Training Day on WordPress Multisite

February 17-18, 2012 – The iThemes Builder Bonanza LIVE Training

March 30-31, 2012 – The Plugin Palooza LIVE Training

As you’ve come to expect with all WebDesign.com training, these events will give you hands-on practical skills and tools you can implement immediately to enhance your web design and development, provide an even higher level of service and design complexity for your clients, and increase your bottom line.

You can attend these events live and in person (our recommendation for even greater collaborative learning with your peers) or streaming via the internet for your convenience.

All LIVE Events are offered The <Div>, the non-profit tech community hub dedicated to innovation, creativity and training for a better Oklahoma…right around the corner from the iThemes World Headquarters. It’s a great training space, but the classroom size requires us to limit  our LIVE Event registrations. Space truly is limited, so if you’re thinking about attending, grab your seats now.

Pick one, two, or all three trainings!

(Remember, if you have the Web Designer’s ToolKit , you receive a 50% discount on LIVE Event registrations. WebDesign.com members benefit from a 30% discount. Just log in to WebDesign.com and navigate to the specific registration tab(s) on the LIVE Event pages to unlock your secret savings discount. )

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• The goal of the project is to accelerate the open development of the webOS platform
  
• HP will be an active participant and investor in the project
  
• Good, transparent and inclusive governance to avoid fragmentation
  
• Software will be provided as a pure open source project
  

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