Server Side Includes (SSIs) provide information from the server into your HTML document.  Popular examples of SSIs are to use a tag to update the date a page was last modified, or to display the URL of the page.  GCC's Syllabus Templates for the Web use the include SSi to display the contents of one file in another, giving the appearance of frames, without using frames.

Server Software and Other Server Considerations

• In order for SSIs to be recognized, the server needs to be configured to allow SSIs.  Not all server software supports SSIs.  Check with your web administrator to ensure SSIs can be used on your server.

SSI Samples
 

Using Templates

• GCC has had considerable success with syllabus templates created by our web/graphics designer (Bobby Sample).  Bobby created the templates balancing ADA issues (text reader software) and good graphics design elements.
• GCC's network has a "Shared" drive that all administrative accounts have access to.  The templates are available on this shared resource.  Faculty copy the templates to their desktops, edit them for their individual syllabi, and post them in their web folders.
• Of interest is the fact our network is set up so each account can have their own web space simply by creating a "public.www" folder and placing their webpages in this folder.

Training on Templates

• Training has been successful via scheduled workshops where faculty copy information from their existing syllabi into the templates.
• Other faculty have been successful using the written materials and working on the templates individually.

Contacts:

Dennis Topel        Karen Russo
 

Resources:

Download templates        Training Materials