1. IT for Astronomy Stewart Eyres ODL Tutor, Faculty of Science University of Central Lancashire Stewart Eyres – spseyres@uclan.ac.uk - WebCT UK-Ireland conference 2001 Dec 11spseyres@uclan.ac.uk

2. IT for Astronomy Deliver course materials on-line Teach skills in scientific reporting Teach the basics of data analysis Encourage interaction with the WWW Encourage student interaction Enhance the distance learning experience The plan Stewart Eyres – spseyres@uclan.ac.uk - WebCT UK-Ireland conference 2001 Dec 11spseyres@uclan.ac.uk

3. IT for Astronomy Desire for printed notes Student prior experience very disparate The usual suspects interacting Some students never interact Confusion when using technology Tutor must be smarter! The reality Stewart Eyres – spseyres@uclan.ac.uk - WebCT UK-Ireland conference 2001 Dec 11spseyres@uclan.ac.uk

4. IT for Astronomy Give the students what they want! On-line and printed materials Formative assessment of interaction?? Incorporate student contributions More hey, wow! for the on-line materials Use the tools of WebCT… The future Stewart Eyres – spseyres@uclan.ac.uk - WebCT UK-Ireland conference 2001 Dec 11spseyres@uclan.ac.uk