Workshops
We’ve helped organize some workshops for the days before the conference (26/27 Sep). From the idea of truly helping people use and get to know technology, workshops seemed the perfect way to accomplish just that!
Everyone is invited, the workshops have different prices and they add a discount to SHiFT ticket price. Every workshop is introductory, so they should be suited to everyone. As long as you find the topics interesting, we highly recommend you to participate!
Creativity Workshop
by Dannie Jost & Henriette Weber Andersen
“The creation of something new is not accomplished by the intellect but by the play instinct acting from inner necessity. The creative mind plays with the objects it loves. Carl Jung”
We are all born very creative and screaming. We go to school, learn to add and do other fancy stuff, and most of the time forget how be creative. In this “Creativity Workshop” we will playfully provide you with a remedial one day crash course aimed at having you claim back some of that creativity that you were born with, and borrow some more from your own resources. We will not solve all your creative problems and we do not promise that you will see God, however we do plan to have some fun looking into several aspects of creativity that are important in technology and life. This is an applied workshop, do come prepared to work on your own goals and to scream.
Application Development with Ruby on Rails
by Nathaniel Brown
Ruby on Rails is a programming framework centered around writing less code to produce more results. This workshop will get you into Rails at light speed. Walking you through building an application with all of the keystones of the framework being touched upon. The result - you will gain a well rounded perspective of how the Rails framework can help you save time, be more productive, and focus on writing the lines of code that truly matter, and letting Rails handle the rest.
Designing the Next Generation of Web Applications
by Peter Merholz (from Adaptive Path)
As the buzz and excitement around Web 2.0 continues to increase, much is already changing in how we plan, design and develop online. In this full-day workshop, Peter Merholz looks at how new thinking is being infused into design practices. Peter and his colleague at Adaptive Path have authored some seminal essays on Web 2.0 philosophy and opportunities (available at http://www.adaptivepath.com). In this workshop, they expand on those themes of openness, trust and relinquishing control, and discuss how these traits are not threats to business, but genuine opportunities to be explored.
Web Accessibility: From 0 to 100 in a single day
by Joe Clark
Welcome to the most adaptable workshop at Shift. If you´ve ever been curious about Web accessibility but have been deterred by dry discussions of the topic on Web sites, this is the session for you. Presented by raconteur/accessibility expert Joe Clark, this workshop will handle all the major topics in Web accessibility: images, adaptive technology, Web standards, multimedia at the group´s preferred level. We won’t assume you’re beginners or experts or anything in-between. When you join this workshop, you and your colleagues will decide what level of instruction you want, and on what topics, and that’s exactly what Clark will give you. He’ll arrive armed with coursework, slides, and expertise on a range of subjects. Get ready for a tutorial built around you and your interests.
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