Web Enhancement: Easing Into Online Teaching Mouse to Mouse

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Web Enhancement Easing Into Online
TeachingMouse to Mouse

• Maria A. Smith, DSN, RN, CCRN
• February 20, 2004

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Objectives

• Upon completion of this presentation you will be
  able to
• 1. Understand web enhancement.
• 2. Web Enhance a course with WebCT.

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Web Enhancement

• A way to augment your course and make it
• More appealing, and
• Student friendly
• Term often thought of in conjunction with web
  gaming

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Allowed Gamers to Connect to the Web for
Additional Game Exciting Options During Play
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• Use in education
• Augments place based courses.
• Allows faculty to place links in documents that
  offer students access to information on the web
  for additional learning support.
• Augments multiple learning styles
  (visual/auditory).
• Offers 24-7 access to course information.

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Where do I start?
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Overcome your fear

• There is very little you can do to a computer
  that will make it explode or catch fire!
• WebCT requires several selections/clicks to
  accomplish tasks.
• http//www.artie.com/gif-anim.htm

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Commit to a Course

• Decide which course you will have up by next
  semester.

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Attend an Introductory Class

• You wont be able to get a shell set up for your
  course without meeting this ITD requirement.
• http//www.mtsu.edu/oitacad/itc/webctinfo.html

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• You can request a shell with your tentative
  attendance date. Go ahead and complete the shell
  request form when you sign up for the class.
  This way you wont forget!
• http//www.mtsu.edu/createwebct/
• Course shells must be requested each semester.

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Open Pipeline
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• Select the red edit button next to the course set
  up in WebCT.

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• Campus Pipeline is default.
• Select radio button for page to open in WebCT
  course front page.

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• Student View

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• Designer Option View

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• If you are just working in your courses, it is
  helpful to close Pipeline. This will not close
  your course. This way Pipeline will not timeout
  and increase your frustration as a first time
  user.

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What do you have in the course that could go
online now.

• MS Word Files

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You need to upload your files first.

• Control Panel Manage Files

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Now you can create a link in WebCT
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Nothing to go up? Dont worry. You can fill in
a template online.
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You need to add a link to the Template for the
course.

• Control Panel Add Page or Tool
  Syllabus

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• Now available to work as a link.

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Update all areas. Just click a radio button and
select edit.
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Fill in the template and Update.
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Click the View tab to see the Student View.
Voila!!
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You can add a URL for student information.
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Other Areas to Add to Course
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Remember!

• After working in your course, make sure your
  updates are made available to students.
• Update
• Student
• View

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Save a Copy of Your Hard Work for the Next
Semester.

• Create course Back-up

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Reset Course
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Create Back-up and Download to Your computer

• Dont forget which course is which!! The
  Filename will not tell you.

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The Fun Side of Web Enhancement

• Adding the unexpected

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To maintain your sanityyou dont have to do it
all at one time.

• Add a little each semester.
• Learn one new component each semester. The basic
  course comes with several essential components.
  Other things like URLs, My Grades, etc. are added
  components.
• Online quizzes are helpful for student
  remediation.

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Conclusion

• Web-enhancement can serve as a transitioning
  technique, which would allow gradual introduction
  to software applications throughout the semester
  for both students and faculty. Access to
  faculty and course materials can be facilitated
  with this technological intervention. Through
  web-enhancement, students can take an active role
  in their learning. Web-enhancement can
  facilitate integration of technology competencies
  into curricula.

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Free Animated Graphics Stuff

• Animation Factory
• http//www.animfactory.com/
• Gifanimations
• http//www.gifanimations.com/index.jsp
• Barrys Clip Art Server
• http//www.barrysclipart.com/
• Web Developer
• http//www.webdeveloper.com/animations/

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Animation Library

• Over 13,729 Animations Online
• http//www.animationlibrary.com/a-l/

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• Now go put that course on WebCT!!