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More than Just Text Online: Creating an Interactive Course Website
Seminar for Teaching and Research

August 19 -22, 2002, 10:00-4:00

Monday, August 19
Goals: Form new ideas, gather content

9:30   Coffee and Snacks
10:00  

Introduction/Orientation/Expectation Setting

Registrants

10:30   Instuctional Design Overview
Lenita Williamson

11:30  

What are you Looking for in a Course WebSite?
Catherine Hays Zabriskie
hypernews chats with links to syllabi

12:30   Lunch
1:30  

Syllabus Reconstruction- Brainstorming

Resources:
Guided Questions Document

Website Evaluation Form

2:30  

Project Planning
Catherine Hays Zabriskie

Resources:

Example Course Syllabi

Comparing Web Development tools

planningsheet1.doc, planningsheet2.doc, planningsheet3.doc, planningsheet4.doc

3:30   Homework
Please visit this website and respond to the "Copyright Scenario" by Wednesday, 12:00pm.
http://www.otal.umd.edu/webchat/sum02/mjto.html
    Evaluation

Tuesday, August 20
Goals: Identify plan, start construction

10:00   Compiling Content
Janel Brennan

http://www.lib.umd.edu/UES/tangled.html

Resources:
How to download Media from the Web


Evaluating Web Sites: Criteria and Tools from Cornell University Library

List of links for Evaluating WebSites

11:00  

Working on Your Syllabus with Composer
Janel Brennan

Resources:
How to download Media from the Web

Helpsheet- FTP to your WAM account
Helpsheet: FTP from ETIC

12:30   Lunch
1:30  

Good Design Guidelines

Hypertext style notes from W3C

2:00  

Hands-on with Microsoft Photodraw, Demo Photoshop
Catherine Hays Zabriskie
Crop and Save with MS Photodraw

Creating a Button with Microsoft PhotoDraw

Creating a Navigational Bar with Microsoft PhotoDraw

2:30   Syllabus Reconstruction Lab
3:30   Evaluation

Wednesday, August 21
Goals: Expanding the media you use

10:00  

Working with Multimedia: Putting Tools in the Hands of your Students
Lenita Williamson

Resources:

Adding video/auido to your website

12:30   Lunch
1:30  

Intellectual Property and Copyright Issues
Anne Bowden, Office of Legal Affairs
Amy Ginther, NETETHIC

Resources:

Powerpoint Presentation for download

2:30   Syllabus Reconstruction Lab
3:30   Evaluation

Thursday, August 22
Goal: Using existing tools

10:00  

Communication, Collaboration and Consensus Building Tools
Christopher Higgins from OIT Teaching and Learning

WebChat example: http://www.otal.umd.edu/iit/collaboration.html

11:00   What is Web CT?
Sharon Roushdy, Teaching and Learning Support, OIT
12:30   Lunch
1:30  

Now what? The Next Step

Resources:

Personal Learning Sessions

ARHU Workshops

Center for Teaching Excellence: Instructional Improvement Grants

University of Maryland Award for Innovation in Teaching with Technology

Instructional Technology Resources from OIT

2:30   Syllabus Reconstruction Lab
3:30   Evaluation

 

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