Overview of Resources

Tuesday, January 20
Goals: Make a Plan

9:00		Introduction/Orientation/Expectation Setting Complete Online Survey Review learning outcomes identified for seminar. See what past participants accomplished.
9:30		What are you Looking for in a Course WebSite? 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
10:00		Project Planning Topics such as information organization, storyboarding, structuring directories, naming files and selecting development tools will be addressed. 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 partne Resources: WebSite Creation Process Example Course Syllabi planningsheet1.doc, planningsheet2.doc, planningsheet3.doc, planningsheet4.doc 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
11:30		Homework Please visit this website and respond to the "Copyright Scenario" by Thursday, 12:00pm. http://www.otal.umd.edu/webchat/sum02/mjto.html Planning the Next Step Use help sheet Comparing Web Development tools to help in making selections.
		Daily Evaluation

Wednesday, January 21
Goals: Construction, Optional Session

10:00		Optional LAB Session Web Development Tools: Working on your Syllabus Using Dreamweaver Catherine Hays Session Location: Electronic Media Center, 3311-E Art/Sociology
12:00		Daily Evaluation

Thursday, January 22
Goals: Construction

9:00		Web Development Tools: Working on your Syllabus Using Netscape Composer Resources: Composer Notes How to download Media from the Web Helpsheet- FTP to your WAM account Helpsheet: FTP using FTP (from ETIC)
11:30		Possible guest speaker spot
12:00		Daily Evaluation
1:00-		Optional LAB Session: Scanning and Preparing Images for the Web Session Location: Electronic Media Center, 3311-E Art/Sociology
2:00		Daily Evaluation

Friday, January 23
Goal:
Moving Beyond Text: Using Existing Resources
Moving Foward- What's Next?

9:00		Midway Pep Talk: Making it Interactive What are you thinking? What are your options? Crafting Questions for Online Discussion from Penn State Overview of Possible Tools Comparing Blogs, Discussion Tools and Wikis from UW- Madison
10:00		Guest Speaker
		Intellectual Property and Copyright Issues Anne Bowden, Office of Legal Affairs Amy Ginther, NETETHIC Resources: Powerpoint Presentation for download
11:30		Now what? The Next Step 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
12:00		Final Evaluation

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