Engage in DNN Training
Engage Software was recently named DotNetNuke Corporation's official DNN training partner. Late last year I had inquired about DNN classes and when the opportunity finally came up, I was very excited to participate.
The training facility in downtown St. Louis, Missouri was easy to reach. Furthermore, the atmosphere was very comfortable and the material and equipment provided for student use was up to date and well organized. Instructors Chris Hammond and Cuong Dang were extremely knowledgeable and presented the material in an easy to follow manner.
I was only able to attend the DNN and Skinning Essentials, so I cannot comment on module development and other classes offered.
DotNetNuke Essentials was presented by Chris Hammond. I really didn’t think it would be possible to do a complete overview of DNN in 8 hours, but Chris managed to do just that. We covered DNN’s history, the installation process, possible applications, available modules, and had very good Q & A sessions as well. With so much information presented, I feared to get overwhelmed quickly, but that never materialized as Chris went over the topics in an easy to follow manner. The session was attended by a variety of people with different backgrounds, which made for some interesting questions. The day really energized me to do more with DNN and generated a lot more questions. It also opened up new possibilities for utilizing DNN in our organization.
The Skinning Essentials class was also well attended by a variety of individuals. Instruction was directed by Cuong Dang. He was an excellent presenter with a quick paced style – at times too quick for my lack of HTML knowledge. But Cuong worked with me got me up to speed and was very nice about it. We went through the procedures associated with creating a skin and necessary file structures. He also covered layouts, adding tokens and controls, editors to use to create skin files, and how it all fits together to create the final skin. We also touched on skin installation and configuration. Each section was followed by hands on exercises, which did require at least a working knowledge of HTML. Then we stepped through acsx files and also looked at the various CSS files and their order of precedence. We went on to cover containers and learned how they are very similar to skins in the creation process.
Overall, I definitely recommend Engage lead DNN training for those who want to take their DotNetNuke-based websites beyond the mere fundamentals. Since I am a DNN novice and have only delved into the basics so far, I found the sessions well worth my time. The classes helped me gain a better understanding of DotNetNuke and inspired me to learn more.
Jennifer Hilliard has been with working for Fluidraulics, Inc for over 20 years in a wide variety of roles. Her primary duties include IT management and various administrative functions for 2 offices. She started the company website 10+years ago with no experience in web development or design. The site has steadily grown ever since and Jennifer’s current goals include expansion into ecommerce and back-office integration. Jennifer is married and has 2 young teenagers who enjoy the “outdoorsy” lifestyle of rural northwestern Pennsylvania. Two loveable basset hounds round out the family.
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