I got a call from Don, one of my poker buddies. He is the head of the Art Department at Rockland Community College. One of the instructors suddenly quit and he needs an instructor to fill in with a course called Introduction to Web Site Design. He called me and I agreed do it. It is only a little better than MacDonald’s wages, but it looks great on the resume. I wanted to start teaching again. I feel that I am vegetating in front of the TV at night. I applied over the summer to the CS department at RCC, but I received no answer.

It is strange that a technical guy like me will be teaching in the Art Department.

My biggest problem is that the course is taught on Macs. I don’t nuttin about no Macs, but I can hack most anything. Don told me that it is really just a course on how to use DreamWeaver. The course description below seems to be vague about the tools. I am now searching for an inexpensive text book for the students.

What I really want out of this is to meet some art students who are interested in Web Art and who can help me bring some of my graphic ideas to life.

ART 144: Introduction to Web Site Design
3 hours, 3 credits. Prerequisite: Art 280 or permission of instructor.
How to design Websites in terms of content and structure. Designing effective graphics, proper use of links, typography and animation and nonlinear organization of subject matter. Study of effective sites in U.S. and abroad. Course uses site construction software with some attention to HTML (not a programming class). Taught on Macintosh; skills applicable to PC environment. For anyone who wants to build a business or personal Website, or for students considering a career in Internet graphics.