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A is for awk, which runs like a snail, and
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Topics to be covered:
B is for biff, which reads all your mail.
 
C is for cc, as hackers recall, while
 
D is for dd, the command that does all.
 
  
E is for emacs, which rebinds your keys, and
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What makes for effective web-based teaching?
F is for fsck, which rebuilds your trees.
 
G is for grep, a clever detective, while
 
H is for halt, which may seem defective.
 
I is for indent, which rarely amuses, and
 
J is for join, which nobody uses.
 
K is for kill, which makes you the boss, while
 
L is for lex, which is missing from DOS.
 
M is for more, from which less was begot, and
 
N is for nice, which it really is not.
 
O is for od, which prints out things nice, while
 
P is for passwd, which reads in strings twice.
 
Q is for quota, a Berkeley-type fable, and
 
R is for ranlib, for sorting ar table.
 
S is for spell, which attempts to belittle, while
 
T is for true, which does very little.
 
U is for uniq, which is used after sort, and
 
V is for vi, which is hard to abort.
 
W is for whoami, which tells you your name, while
 
X is, well, X, of dubious fame.
 
Y is for yes, which makes an impression, and
 
Z is for zcat, which handles compression.
 
  
-Submitted by Margaret Hudacko-
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Goals: To be able to use the web as a means of conducting educational programs.
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Skills needed: File Management, and a basic understanding of the HTML Level 1 skills.
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Topics to be covered: What makes for effective web-based teaching? Design, evaluation and marketing.
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* What makes for effective web-based teaching?
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** Evaluate one of the following: String Figures http://home.eznet.net/~stevemd/stringar.html
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** Creating Better Newsletters http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/it/itaids/online/cbn/
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** Virtual Frog Dissection Kit http://george.lbl.gov/ITG.hm.pg.docs/dissect/dissect.html
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** Cyber Savvy http://www.cybersavvy.org/
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* What tools are available? What do you need to use them? What are the limitations?
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** HTML
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** E-Mail
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** Images
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** Animated GIFs
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** Chat
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** News
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** Listservers
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** Threaded Discussions
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** Audio
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** Video
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** JavaScript
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** CGI Scripts
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** Java
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* What is good web design?
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** Identify the real problem or need.
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** Identify the audience.
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** Know what you expect them to learn.
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** Use activities and methods that accomplish the objectives.
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** Make sure it is accessible from browser your audience is using.
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** Use colors to enhance the readability of the pages.
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** Organize the site so it is easy to navigate.
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** Pages should load quickly.
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** Use graphics that serve an educational purpose, create interactivity or clarify a statement.
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* How do I make it effective?
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** Have a clear purpose.
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** Keep it tightly focused.
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** Engage the learner.
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*** Allow learners to react to situations.
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*** Create ways for learners to interact with each other and you.
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*** Give the learner a variety of teaching tools to choose from.
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*** Allow the learners to interact with the learning environment.
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** Make appropriate use of a variety of media.
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* Develop a team to teach online.
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** Why?
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** How?
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*** Barriers
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*** Aids
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* Drivers
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John Dorner, IV / North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service /

Latest revision as of 15:11, 6 April 2006

Topics to be covered:

What makes for effective web-based teaching?

Goals: To be able to use the web as a means of conducting educational programs.

Skills needed: File Management, and a basic understanding of the HTML Level 1 skills.

Topics to be covered: What makes for effective web-based teaching? Design, evaluation and marketing.

  • What makes for effective web-based teaching?
  • What tools are available? What do you need to use them? What are the limitations?
    • HTML
    • E-Mail
    • Images
    • Animated GIFs
    • Chat
    • News
    • Listservers
    • Threaded Discussions
    • Audio
    • Video
    • JavaScript
    • CGI Scripts
    • Java
  • What is good web design?
    • Identify the real problem or need.
    • Identify the audience.
    • Know what you expect them to learn.
    • Use activities and methods that accomplish the objectives.
    • Make sure it is accessible from browser your audience is using.
    • Use colors to enhance the readability of the pages.
    • Organize the site so it is easy to navigate.
    • Pages should load quickly.
    • Use graphics that serve an educational purpose, create interactivity or clarify a statement.
  • How do I make it effective?
    • Have a clear purpose.
    • Keep it tightly focused.
    • Engage the learner.
      • Allow learners to react to situations.
      • Create ways for learners to interact with each other and you.
      • Give the learner a variety of teaching tools to choose from.
      • Allow the learners to interact with the learning environment.
    • Make appropriate use of a variety of media.
  • Develop a team to teach online.
    • Why?
    • How?
      • Barriers
      • Aids
  • Drivers

John Dorner, IV / North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service /