Education/Projects/JetpackForLearning/Outline

We will be storing the course outline on this page. The current version is a draft and will change. If you are a participant in the course, make sure you put this page on your watchlist (there is a Watch button at the top) to keep track of the updates.

Draft Schedule

• 9 December 2009
• 16 December 2009
• 6 January 2010
• 13 January 2010
• 20 January 2010
• 27 January 2010

Seminar Time (TBC)

• 09:00 am California
• 12:00 Boston
• 17:00 UTC
• 19:00 Cape Town
• 22:30 Delhi

What if I miss a seminar?

• No worries! We will record and post all seminars for you to catch up.

Seminar 1 - Getting Started (9 December 2009)

During seminar 1, we will cover the basics of what Jetpack is and how it works, and we'll make sure everyone is ready to start developing.

• What is Jetpack?
• Design principles (Web-based, Secure (video), Robust, Extensible)
• Requirements (HTML, JavaScript, CSS)
• The jQuery (tutorial) influence
• Tools and Debugging - Bespin embedded (about:jetpack and Jetpack Gallery), Firebug.
• Deploying Jetpacks
• Help forums and getting involved
• Basic examples

Background Materials:

• Introductory Screencast (Brian King)
• Jetpack Tutorial (Aza Raskin)
• JetPack Gallery - to check the JetPack experience - recommended by Brian to get a feel too

Seminar 2 - Design (16 December 2009)

Seminar 2 provides an introduction to the main design features of Jetpack, and how to use them effectively.

• Jetpack UI : Slidebar, Statusbar, Panel, Menu, Toolbar
• UI concepts
• Heuristics
• Formative Evaluation (Wizard of Oz, Paper Prototyping)
• Beyond Jetpack: Addon UI
• Look and feel - the role of CSS

Supporting Materials:

• Screencast of UI Options (coming soon)