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WebNet Is Unique

What: A full day mini-course intended to provide a practical foundation for anyone faced with putting a course on the Web.

Topics covered will include

• Components of today's Web-based courses.

• Off-the-shelf learning management systems.

• Independent comparative analyses of these systems.

• Common quizzing and communication tools.

• Practical authoring tools and approaches.

• Development and support costs.

• Quality control: evaluating web courses.

• Compliance issues: accessibility and copyright.

• Planning for scalability and maintainability.

• On the horizon: integration with other IT systems, digital libraries, and learning technology standards.

This mini-course is oriented towards using readily available existing technology in settings constrained by budgets and human resources. Its goal is to provide participants with the knowledge and tools needed to understand, evaluate, select, and support a variety of options for web-based courses.

Why: The creation and delivery of web-based courses has moved into the mainstream of most educational enterprises. The people involved--instructors, support staff, IT professionals, administrators, and students--are looking for practical ways to get started and keep going. At the same time, the market place is offering more and more options and institutional support staffs are falling behind in their ability to keep up with the demand for their services. This mini-course is designed to make some sense out of the market, identify key issues, and give some basic direction to those involved in creating, teaching, and supporting web-based courses.

Format: The format will feature presentations in the morning and small breakout sessions in the afternoon. Participants will be able to attend several of the sessions. The mini-course will close with a panel discussion and wrap-up. The presenters and breakout session leaders are all experts and experienced practitioners in the field.

Follow-up: Web Site. Participants will be given access to a web-site listing resources used and referenced during the mini-course, notes from the breakout sessions, online versions of the presentations, and other useful material. Participants will also be able to use this site to share resources with each other.

Workshops/tutorials. Mini-course participants can also participate in a number of workshops being offered by the AACE on the following day (separate registration required).

Who Should Attend?

• Faculty interested in using the Web in their courses.

• Persons responsible for professional development in the area of web-based instruction and learning.

• IT professionals responsible for supporting web-based instruction.

• Administrators whose area of jurisdiction includes or is affected by online learning.

• Researchers whose work involves web-based instruction.

• Vendors whose products support web-based instruction.

• Other interested individuals who would like to survey the nuts and bolts scene of web-based courses.

Presenters and breakout session leaders             

Robby Robson, Oregon State University. (Organizer)
Dave Drucker, Curry School of Education, University of Virginia
Bruce Landon, Douglas College
Rory McGreal, TeleEducation New Brunswick
Robert Roberts, Oregon University System  

Tentative Schedule:

Fee: Mini-course registration is $195 and includes a morning beverage break and a full lunch.