[distcs]

I wish you luck but I know this is not for me. Sorry for the downer. Not really a fan of these alternative teaching methods that add a lot of fluff and layers on what could otherwise be a very simple activity.

I think a simple tutorial that just teaches you how to use a native editor or download a good one and start typing HTML code in it is a much better learning environment.

[brandall10]

I'm unsure about this for many people... by far my most involved course @ UCSD was 3d graphics programming w/ OpenGL. The professor had some delightfully zany ideas, including creating a torture chamber w/ extra credit for doing things like like building a gently swinging above head lamp to illuminate weapons on a wall.

I read the associated 500 page book cover to cover twice and various sections up to 4-5 times before completion and had done nearly all the extra credit for all assignments. I finished with a 112% final grade over the 10 weekly assignments. And this was not uncommon, the prof mentioned something like 30% of the students received an A+ and over 80% had an A.