In our first video back in a while, we introduce our new format as well as do a roundup of major sites teaching web design and development online.

Required Listening

Episode 44 - Welcome Back with Online Learning

Welcome to Required Listening, the weekly show for web students and teachers. I’m your host, Prof. Zac Gordon and today I would like to welcome our guest, Aarron Walter, to the show. Aarron is Lead User Experience Designer at MailChimp, a regular speaker at Events like An Event Apart, and author of Designing for Emotion. However, today, Aarron and I will be talking specifically about his time working as a lead on the Web Standards Project InterACT curriculum project.

Episode 43: Aarron Walter and the Web Standards Project Interact Curriculum

In this episode we discuss, in depth, the topic of hosting for web design and development students and recommend the Student Web Hosting Company.

Episode 42: Student Web Hosting

In this show we talk with former host and web student extraordinaire, Kyle Cotter, about the 2012 Student Web Conference.

Episode 41: Kyle Cotter and the 2012 Student Web Conference

In our last recording from Springbrook High School we wrap up on the school year, get technical with HTML5 video and JavaScript, run through the latest web news, update you on the latest from Think Vitamin Video membership, recommend some sweetness (sort of) and drop word on our next series: Real Web Students.

Episode 38: Bazingazingazinga

In this video we cover the latest from the classroom, get technical with CSS advanced selectors, and cover the latest web news.

Episode 37 - Wingdings with Face Font

In this short episode we recap our series on "The Pros' Education", skip webucation, and cover the latest web news from the week.

Episode 36: Spring Break Friday

In our last of the series "Pro's Education" we talk with local web celeb, Dave DeSandro about his education background and how they influences what he does today. Of course, we also cover the latest from the classroom and the weekly web news.

Episode 35: Dave Flippin DeSandro

Continuing our series on the Pro's Education, we talk with Vector Media Group's Matt Weinberg about how learning music and business in school affects him as a web strategist and developer today. We also talk about the latest from the classroom and the weeks web news.

Episode 34: Vector Media Matt

Continuing our series of asking web professionals what they studied and how it affects their job today, we talk with Dan Philibin about how he learned what he knows and what his plans are for after high school. Of course, we also go over what's current in the classroom and the latest web news.

Episode 33: Drop Out or Entrepreneur?

In this episode we discuss the latest in the classroom, interview Devot-ee's Jacob Russell, talk about the latest with ExpressionEngine, and do the weekly news roundup.

Episode 32: Masuga’s B

In this episode we discuss the latest in the classroom, ask Leslie Flinger from ExpressionEngine about her web education, and talk about a whole bunch of EE stuff.

Episode 31: Flingading on Webucation

In this episode we talk about teaching 5 web languages to Freshman, creating an environment to help students get paid, charging hourly v. by project, and the latest web news.

Episode 30: Dad’s Advice

In this episode we talk about the start of a new semester for web design and development, ask whether we should use templates in a web class, get in depth with the pros and cons of using a template for your portfolio and client sites, go over the latest tech news, and Kyle makes yet another recommendation worth checking out. Thanks to a supporter of the show: Engine Hosting.

Episode 29: Too Sexy for My Template

In this video we shed tears over the cancellation of the EE CMS class at Montgomery College, share some lessons in the politics of implement curriculum at the University level and get technical with options for sharing your work with client. As always we drop the latest web news.

Episode 28: Balls of Steel

Required Listening is a weekly show show for and by web students and teachers. Learn what get's taught in the classroom, resources and tips for students and teachers, and the latest web news.