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

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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?) ? 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 Discussion Thread Whiteboard Chat Room Syllabus Faculty Homepage

Promote Student to Student Interaction 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

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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

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