User:Rewood/Teaching on the Web

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? o Evaluate one of the following: String Figures http://home.eznet.net/~stevemd/stringar.html o Creating Better Newsletters http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/it/itaids/online/cbn/ o Virtual Frog Dissection Kit http://george.lbl.gov/ITG.hm.pg.docs/dissect/dissect.html o Cyber Savvy http://www.cybersavvy.org/ * What tools are available? What do you need to use them? What are the limitations? o HTML o E-Mail o Images o Animated GIFs o Chat o News o Listservers o Threaded Discussions o Audio o Video o JavaScript o CGI Scripts o Java * What is good web design? o Identify the real problem or need. o Identify the audience. o Know what you expect them to learn. o Use activities and methods that accomplish the objectives. o Make sure it is accessible from browser your audience is using. o Use colors to enhance the readability of the pages. o Organize the site so it is easy to navigate. o Pages should load quickly. o Use graphics that serve an educational purpose, create interactivity or clarify a statement. * How do I make it effective? o Have a clear purpose. o Keep it tightly focused. o 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. o Make appropriate use of a variety of media. * Develop a team to teach online. o Why? o How? + Barriers + Aids * Drivers John Dorner, IV / North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service /