Transcript Design Issues - Intercollege Cyprus
WebCT Web Course Tools
Online Teaching
How Much Online?
Traditional Teaching (in the classroom) with supporting material on the Web Syllabus Orientation information Assignments Discussions Thread Selected content modules Etc.
Fully on Line The whole course is taught on-line – there is no face to-face contact between students and teacher
Supporting Material
http://www.openlearning.intercol.edu/Andreas/FacultyPageAndreas.htm
Fully Online – WebCT
http://www.learning-online.intercol.edu:8900/
What can we put online?
Material provided by publisher, instructor enhanced.
Links to existing resources Internet Sites Publisher Files On-line Journals Instructor’s self-developed material PowerPoint presentations (converted to HTML) HTML text Lecture notes Expanded explanations of more difficult content Discussion threads Assignments Quizzes and Examinations etc
Course Design Who is the Target Audience
Subject level and type Level of students knowledge Technical skills they must take from the course Academic maturity Geographic Location Demographics (Working adults, fulltime students?) ?
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e.g.
If a first year Mathematics course then give a lot of
Exercises
with step-by-step solutions If an advance Psychology course give emphasis to
Discussions
Teaching Style
What is your style?
How can you carry your style forward into the online environment that will engage and facilitate learning?
Make sure you access your teaching goals and objectives
7 Principles of Effective Teaching
Promote Teacher to Student Interaction Promote Student to Student Interaction Encourage High Expectations Provide rich, rapid feedback Promote active learning Facilitate time on task Address different learning styles
Matching WebCT Tools to Teaching Principles Promote Teacher to Student Interaction
Email Discussion Thread Whiteboard Chat Room Syllabus Faculty Homepage
Matching WebCT Tools to Teaching Principles Promote Student to Student Interaction
Email Chat Room Discussion Board Projects Student Homepage Whiteboard Calendar (if you allow student ‘public’ posts)
Matching WebCT Tools to Teaching Principles Encourage High Expectations
Progress tools Bookmarks Evaluation tools with statistics released to students Assessment inventories Syllabus Quizzes and assignments
Matching WebCT Tools to Teaching Principles Provide rich, rapid feedback
Discussion thread Computer-graded tests Graded assignments Self-Tests
Matching WebCT Tools to Teaching Principles Promote active learning
Provide hyperlinks to related sites Glossary tools Branching Self-Directed Material Interaction (e.g., Flash) Internet Search Tools Flash Cards Practice and Self Tests Help files Projects
Matching WebCT Tools to Teaching Principles Facilitate time on task
Calendar Tool Syllabus Controlled release of materials Branching Self-directed material Progress tools Site maps Timed Quizzes
Matching WebCT Tools to Teaching Principles Address different learning styles
Animations Audio/Visual presentations Graphics PowerPoint Case studies, simulations, ‘real world’ scenarios Group activities Whiteboard Chat
Design Learning Structure
Facilitate Navigation – User friendly environment Provide consistency of structure across learning modules
Lesson Design
Determine lesson objectives Determine assessment criteria Determine learning hierarchies Select the activities and experiences students needs to achieve the objectives Determine appropriate teaching strategies Construct or select appropriate student involvement activities Select the appropriate instructional media Select or construct appropriate assessment material
Goto Web side
http://www.openlearning.intercol.edu/Andreas/FacultyPageAndreas.htm
WebCT
http://www.learning-online.intercol.edu:8900 user1
Navigate in VB course
Discussions
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Your Course – You are the designer
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Designer Options
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General
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b = Bold I = Italics U = Underline This is the initial release of your WebCT Course , giving you some of the tools needed to get started in your course. Your instructor will be enhancing and making modifications to the course.
This is the initial
release of your WebCT Course
, giving you some of the tools needed to get started in your course. Your instructor will be enhancing and making modifications to the course.
HTML
Welcome !
COMP-153 Visual Basic Andreas Savva savva.a@intercol lege.ac.cy
Welcome!
COMP-153 Visual Basic Andreas Savva [email protected]
Uploading Files
Create your file in WebCT Create your file on your computer (Word, PowerPoint, FrontPage, etc) – Save it as an HTML file – Zip it on your computer (e.g. Winzip) – Upload the zip file – Unzip it in WebCT