University of Delaware Continuing
Education Center- Wilmington
Instructor: Ed Hockersmith
Phone: 302 368-7759 (h)
302 454-2164 x 172 (w)
Email: ehockers@udel.edu
The first week will introduce participants to Web multimedia. We begin with an Information
Architecture overview. We will also explore the network, the tools, and the software in the
multimedia laboratory. Topics will include an introduction to graphics; capturing images
from the Web; creating images using paint and/or draw programs; manipulating them using
Photoshop; and linking them to Web pages.
This week's topics include scanning using flatbed scanners, capturing still images from
different sources, and creating transparent GIF images. How about some mouse over effects?
We will also review items covered in class 1.
This class will include an introduction to waveform audio; hands-on capturing and editing
waveform audio; and incorporating sound on the Web using waveform audio and MIDI files.
It will also discuss the intricacies of digital video.
This final class will review creating image maps and various types of animation. Get to
The Animation Factory here. The class will conclude with an introduction to Java and JavaScript
that can add interactive media to a Web page.