Session 2 - Why Use the Web in the Classroom?
OBJECTIVES
Theory
- The Pros and Cons of Using the Web for Learning.
- Systems Approach to Designing Online Learning Activities
- The Pedagogy of the Internet
- Create a Web Site Using Microsoft Word
REFERENCES
- Extensive Word documents from Jossey-Bass on Using the Web http://www.pfeiffer.com/worddoc.html (Excellent and FREE!!!)(Look especially at: 5.3. Fast Glance Summary: The Pros and Cons of Using the Web for Learning
- Systems Approach to Designing Online Learning Activities http://www.umuc.edu/virtualteaching/module1/systems.html
- Now let's look at this course http://opal.fgcu.edu/courses/cis/ to see the elements which have been placed in here to achieve some very specific learning goals.
- Faculty Development Materials (Ameritech Faculty Development Technology Program) http://www.imowa.org/dm/dm_ped_index.html (Pedagogy Illuminated)
- A neat site: Bring the ease of the web to your classroom today
- The Design and Development Process for an Online Course http://www.stfrancis.edu/cid/workflow/index.htm
- Let's go to this site now to practice putting together a simple course syllabus. I've debated a lot whether to teach you some of the elements of HTML or whether just to deal with WebCT, but I think you need to know something about the basis of everything related to the Internet and the Web. HTML (HyperText MarkUp Language) is not that scary, so let's take a look.Practice Guide: Create a Web Site Using Microsoft Word. Go here http://depts.washington.edu/catalyst/learning/practice_guides/word_2_web.html
- Using Microsoft Word to save a new document to a selected directory on your computer. http://www.stfrancis.edu/cid/coursedevelop/mswsavef/mswsave.htm
- Create a Web Site Using Netscape
Composer
A number of Web editors make creating Web pages easy and intuitive. This short session on the use of Netscape Composer as a Web editor and offers specific instructions on the following tasks: Go Here: http://depts.washington.edu/catalyst/learning/practice_guides/nc_2_web.html
- The Very Best Search Engine (Click on the symbol to go there)
- Using the Web in the Classroom http://maxweber.hunter.cuny.edu/~mkuechle/kuechler-sscore-pre.PDF
- Elements of Online Teaching and Learning http://fleming0.flemingc.on.ca/~smarkane/elements.htm
- I need to know different ways that educators use technology to support their teaching goals. Lets go to this site http://depts.washington.edu/catalyst/method/index.html
- I need to put existing course materials on the Web. Go here http://depts.washington.edu/catalyst/quick/course_material.html
- I need to put Powerpoint on the web. Go here. http://depts.washington.edu/catalyst/quick/ppt_web.html
- HTML Goodies (The Best) http://htmlgoodies.earthweb.com/tutors/basics.html