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More than Just Text Online: Creating an Interactive Course Website

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January 21-24th, 2003, 10:00-4:00
Day 1, Day 2, Day 3, Day 4

Meet the Instructors

Tuesday, January 21
Goals: Make a Plan

9:30 Coffee and Snacks
10:00

Introduction/Orientation/Expectation Setting
Catherine Hays, Janel Brennan and Lenita Williamson

Complete Online Survey

Review learning outcomes identified for seminar.
See what past participants accomplished.

Current registrants.

10:30 Instuctional Design Overview
Lenita Williamson

11:30

What are you Looking for in a Course WebSite?
Catherine Hays Zabriskie
Use
hypernews chats with links to syllabi to review course syllabi. Things to consider: Navigation, Use of Graphics and Color, Organization of Information. Report back to group after making Hypernews comments.

Resources:
Good Design Guidelines Handout

Website Evaluation Form

12:30   Lunch
1:30

Project Planning
Catherine Hays Zabriskie
Topics such as information organization, storyboarding, structuring directories, naming files and selecting development tools will be addressed.

Resources:

WebSite Creation Process

Example Course Syllabi

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

2:30

Syllabus Reconstruction- Brainstorming
Catherine Hays Zabriskie

How are you going to organize your course website? What navigational strategy will best fit your course plan? Use the "Guided Questions" document to discuss challenges you face and begin the plannning process with a partner.

Resources:
Guided Questions Document

Evaluating Web Sites: Criteria and Tools from Cornell University Library

List of links for Evaluating WebSites

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

3:30  

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

Complete Breakout Selection Form
Use help sheet
Comparing Web Development tools to help in making selections.

  Daily Evaluation

Wednesday, January 22
Goals: Start Construction

10:00  

Web Development Tools: Working on your Syllabus

Break-out Session: Select the topic that best fits your needs. Meet in regular STaR meeting room if location is not specified.

   

Topic 1:
Using Composer
Janel Brennan

Topic 2:
Using Dreamweaver
Catherine Hays

Session Location:
English New Media Classroom 2112 Susquehanna Hall

Topic 3:
Using Frontpage
Lenita Williamson

   

Resources:
How to download Media from the Web

Helpsheet- FTP to your WAM account
Helpsheet: FTP using FTP (from ETIC)

12:30   Lunch
1:30  

Incorporating Images and Graphics into your WebSite

Break-out Session: Select the topic that best fits your needs. Meet in regular STaR meeting room if location is not specified.

    Topic 1:
Hands-on with Microsoft Photodraw, v2
Lenita Williamson

Topic 2:
Hands-on with Adobe Photoshop
Catherine Hays

Session Location:
Electronic Media Center, 3311-E Art/Sociology

   

Resources:
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   Daily Evaluation

Thursday, January 23
Goals: Moving Beyond Text: Using Existing Resources

10:00

Midway Pep Talk
Catherine Hays

10:30  

Working with Multimedia Resources
Break-out Session:
Select the topic that best fits your needs. Meet in regular STaR meeting room if location is not specified.

    Topic 1:
Online Quiz Tools
Janel Brennan
Topic 2:
Integrating Video and Audio Clips
Lenita Williamson

Topic 3:
Compiling Content
Eric Lindquist, Librarian Subject Specialist

Session Location:
2109 McKeldin Library

   

Resources:
Adding video/audio to your website

Library Resources:

The Librarian's Guide to the Internet
http://www.star-host.com/library/
Attempt to bring some order to the chaos of the World Wide Web

ARL Digital Initiatives Database
http://www.arl.org/did/
List (with links) of various substantial digital projects on the WWW

Humbul Humanitie Hub
http://www.humbul.ac.uk/
“Gateway” to humanities resources on the WWW

Voice of the Shuttle
http://vos.ucsb.edu/
“Gateway” to humanities resources on the WWW

American Memory (Library of Congress)
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/amhome.html
Vast collection of digitized artifacts (text, image, sound, and film) of
American history and culture

12:30   Lunch
1:30

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

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

2:30   Syllabus Reconstruction Lab
3:30   Daily Evaluation

Friday, January 24
Goal: Moving Foward- What's Next?

10:00  

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

Resources:

Powerpoint Presentation for download

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

Now what? The Next Step
Catherine Hays, Janel Brennan

Integrating Evaluation

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   Final Evaluation

Day 1, Day 2, Day 3, Day 4

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