If technology is the answer,

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If technology is the answer,
Sir John Daniel, vice chancellor of the Open
University, as quoted in Technology in Todays
Classroom, Academe, May/June 1998
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If technology is the answer,
what was the question?
Sir John Daniel, vice chancellor of the Open
University, as quoted in Technology in Todays
Classroom, Academe, May/June 1998
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How can a course website improve student learning
and the undergraduate experience?
A course website can help to

• enhance student/faculty interaction
• make the most of class time
• increase students out-of-class time

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Institute for Transforming Undergraduate Education
Seven Principles for Good Practice in
Undergraduate Education (AAHE, 1987)
Good Practice 1. Encourages student-faculty
contact. 2. Encourages cooperation among
students. 3. Encourages active learning. 4.
Gives prompt feedback. 5. Emphasizes time on
task. 6. Communicates high expectations. 7.
Respects diverse talents and ways of learning.
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SCEN103 Science Concepts Behind High
Technology Silicon, Circuits, and the Digital
Revolution http//www.physics.udel.edu/watson/sc
en103/colloq2000/
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PHYS345 Electricity and Electronics for
Engineers Electrical Engineering for Mechanical
Engineering Majors http//www.physics.udel.edu/w
atson/phys345/
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PHYS208 Fundamentals of Physics II Electricity
and Magnetism for Engineering Majors http//www.p
hysics.udel.edu/watson/phys208/
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A course website can help to enhance
communication with a large class by providing

• online survey forms
• an anonymous suggestion box
• a repository of responses
• to individuals

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Gathering personal information
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Surveying class attitudes
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Anonymous suggestion box
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A course website can help to make the most of
class time by

• relegating organizational
• details to out-of-class time
• focusing attention
• reducing transcription

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Reduce in-class references to exams!
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for active learning
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Think, pair, share
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Reduce transcription time errors
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A course website can help to increase students
out-of-class time by

• providing selected solutions
• encouraging additional work
• suggesting appropriate online
• resources
• inspiring web-based projects

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Weekend posting for Friday quiz
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Favoring students by doubling work load
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Providing relevant online resources
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Encouraging student creation and publication
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Why construct a course website? It can help to

• enhance student/faculty interaction
• make the most of class time
• increase students out-of-class time

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