ISD 728 Community Education

CSS stands for Cascading Style Sheets, which describes how HTML elements are to be displayed on screen, paper, or in other media. It can control the layout of multiple web pages all at once, saving you, as the creator, a lot of work! Learn how to style web pages using CSS coding language. Format text, work with web colors and typography, use Google fonts, and work with id and class selectors. Find out what floating elements are and how to clear them. This course is included in the Coding Certificate course.

Games are increasingly recognized as a tool that can serve many business purposes beyond entertainment. This certificate program provides a general introduction to design and development of both video and analog games, with a particular focus on the use of games outside of consumer entertainment. Registering for this certificate program will automatically enroll you in the two required courses: Introduction to Game Design and Intermediate Video Game Design.

Coding is becoming one of the most in-demand skills in the workplace today. Take your first steps into learning a skill that can help you become more valuable in the job market or in your current organization. Start with the basics of computer programming and various programming languages, then move on to the basics of HTML and CSS. Learn the relationship between these two industry-standard web page coding languages and the step-by-step process of hand coding and building web pages. Registering for this certificate program will automatically enroll you in the three required courses: Introduction to Coding, HTML Fundamentals, and CSS Fundamentals.

Build simple web pages by hand coding, using HTML tags to create paragraphs, headings, lists, and links, and insert images and tables. Create a multi-page website with images, text and a navigation bar. Explore directory structure, domains, hosting, and pointing. This course is included in the Coding Certificate course.

Learn the basics to create and begin your very own YouTube channel. Join the world's largest media platform to share your hobbies, advice, instructions, talents/gifts, and more with your audience and the world! The class is taught live online. If you can't attend the live training, you can still register and watch the recording at your convenience. Follow-up support from the instructor, Nickie Welsh, is included! A few days before class, you will receive an email with the video conference link.

Worldwide, video game sales including consoles, and online and mobile games are projected to reach $111 billion this year. Mobile games are the fastest-growing segment of the market as more and more people play casual games. Learn the basics of video game design processes, the main video game genres, and use a game development application to begin your journey of creating games. This course is included in the Certificate in Basic Game Design course.

Explore types of programming languages and the practical uses of each. Learn to make a simple web page, and create basic drawing, coloring, and simple animation using code. This course is included in the Coding Certificate course.

Discover resources for developing game design and identify the mechanics and verbs used in different games. You will learn the different activities that are part of game design, being able to flesh out a game idea in order to increase the chances to having a successful game design experience, and have a basic understanding of how to work with game developers. This course is included in the Certificate in Basic Game Design course.