Learning curve: HTML or WYSIWYG

[Michelle Rempel]

Morning!

I'm likely going to be doing a day session with some of the librarians in 
our region on basic web design and HTML.  I'm a purist and prefer to teach 
HTML as I think that the difficulty level is less than trying to teach a 
WYSIWYG.  Also, the librarians would be better equipped to sort out any 
HTML problems later.  Finding a software product that they would all want 
to purchase and possibly arranging licensing is a concern as well.

I've explained my point to my boss, but a more technologically savvy 
librarian is asking about WYSIWYGs.  What opinions do you have?  From a 
learning and training standpoint, what have you found to be best?  Would a 
WYSIWYG encourage librarians to create and update a website more than 
HTML?  I should mention that I've done the HTML route before and found that 
most pick up on it quickly.

Thanks!

Michelle Rempel
Peace Library System