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chrisgargiulo1 2 3 4 5IntroductionBrief Summary & BioTeachingMy Primary ResponsibilityProf. DevelopmentLifelong LearningServiceGoing Above & BeyondLeadershipTaking InitiativeStudent Work from Art 128 – Interface Programming 1The above images are screenshots of the final project where students design and build a fully interactive web-standard-complianthtml web site using CSS.ART 155 – INFORMATION ARCHITECTUREInformation Architecture is a studio course addressing the early planningstages of web design where designers need to take into considerationvarious usability concerns while mapping out the content structure forpotential web sites and interfaces.The major student outcomes are learninghow to: 1) analyze and design differentinformational structures; 2) evaluate differentnavigational techniques; and 3) create thenecessary documentation commonly used in theindustry for assessing client goals and userneeds and how they affect the web designprocess.I use a variety of different projects andassignments to meet the course objectives,primarily consisting of going through the full webdesign process with a focus on creating thenecessary documentation that is commonly usedin the industry, such as creative briefs, site maps,and page maps/wireframes. I then conduct aseries of technical lessons on how to usestandard office software and custom design webinterfaces to communicate with a hypotheticalclient.One helpful assessment tool that I use toensure that students are understanding thesignificance of the lessons and the readingassignments is a team based quizzing systemknown as a “quiz bowl.” I was first introduced toTeaching section page 28