Multimedia courseware development is a time-consuming, complex, expensive and collaborative activity. The fact that most of the courseware development today is "project" based is an indication that we need a robust approach to the problem. This tutorial will

This approach acknowledges the contribution of each member of the development team, provides a mechanism for communication between team members and emphasis on the "engineering approach" in order to develop a course. The components created are cross-platform, cross-browser and integrate the major technologies for web content creation.

This tutorial is for educators planning for web-based course delivery. After the tutorial, participants will

Adaptive hypermedia (AH) is a new direction of research on the crossroads of hypermedia and adaptive systems. Adaptive hypermedia systems build a model of the individual user and apply it for adaptation to that user, for example, to adapt the content of a hypermedia page to the user's knowledge and goals, or to suggest the most relevant links to follow. AH is especially useful in situations where a hypermedia application is used by individuals with different goals and knowledge and where the hyperspace is reasonably large. Currently, AH is a leading technology for developing adaptive Web-based systems such as Web-based courses and shopping malls.

The goal of the tutorial is to present a comprehensive introduction into adaptive hypermedia for "Web-oriented" audience. It will cover the following issues: a brief review of adaptive hypermedia ideas and existing Web-based systems, a detailed description of several efficient but easy-to-implement adaptation techniques, and a brief review of several experimental studies of Web-based adaptive hypermedia.

Intended Audience/Level: The tutorial will be useful for researchers in the area of advanced Web-based systems as well as for practitioners who can benefit from making their Web-based systems adaptive. No special knowledge is required for successful completion of the tutorial, however a 10- hour experience of work with the Web is desirable.

VRML (the Virtual Reality Modeling Language) is an international standard for describing 3-D shapes and scenery on the World Wide Web. VRML's technology has very broad applicability, including web-based entertainment, distributed visualization, 3-D user interfaces to remote web resources, 3-D collaborative environments, interactive simulations for education, virtual museums, virtual retail spaces, and more. VRML is a key technology shaping the future of the web.

Participants in parts 1 and 2 of this tutorial learn how to use VRML 97 to author their own 3-D virtual worlds on the world Wide Web. Participants learn VRML concepts and terminology and techniques for increasing performance and realism. Both tutorials include numerous interactive VRML examples demonstrating VRML features and techniques.

In part 1 of this tutorial, participants learn how to create VRML files, build primitive shapes, and transform those shapes to place them within a 3-D environment. Participants also learn how to control shape appearance, group shapes, animate shape position, orientation, and size, and trigger animations based upon viewer actions.

This tutorial will teach web-site design skills, based on new scientific knowledge in the areas of cognitive science, complex systems science, and computer science. The workshop will focus on design methods and interface strategies that can improve the effectiveness of training-oriented web-sites, including:

Intended Audience/Level: Intermediate skill level for web-site designers and decision-makers.

Adaptive hypermedia (AH) techniques are used to adapt Web-sites to each individual user (or user group) in order to provide (links to) the most relevant information for that user. The tutorial "Adaptive Hypermedia and its Implementaion on the World Wide Web" provides valuable (but not strictly necessary) knowledge for attendees of this tutorial. It explains all different methods and techniques used in AH systems. During this tutorial we will demonstrate the creation of adaptive Web sites using two different AH systems:

Intended Audience/Level: Attendees of this tutorial should have some experience with creating (static) Web pages. They will learn how to create adaptive Web pages in general, and get a demonstration of authoring for AHA and Interbook.

VRML (the Virtual Reality Modeling Language) is an international standard for describing 3-D shapes and scenery on the World Wide Web. VRML's technology has very broad applicability, including web-based entertainment, distributed visualization, 3-D user interfaces to remote web resources, 3-D collaborative environments, interactive simulations for education, virtual museums, virtual retail spaces, and more. VRML is a key technology shaping the future of the web.

Participants in parts 1 and 2 of this tutorial learn how to use VRML 97 to author their own 3-D virtual worlds on the world Wide Web. Participants learn VRML concepts and terminology and techniques for increasing performance and realism. Both tutorials include numerous interactive VRML examples demonstrating VRML features and techniques.

In part 2 of this tutorial, participants learn how to map texture images to shapes, control texture mapping, and add lights, fog, backgrounds, and sound to 3-D environments. Participants also learn how to control detail, change the viewpoint, control navigation, sense the viewer's location, and extend VRML using prototypes, Java, and JavaScript.

This tutorial will introduce the participants to the relatively new procedure of site-level authoring, in which hypertext authors concern themselves with issues pertaining to the site as a whole (e.g., uniform design, reachability). The tutorial will be based upon a number of academic site-level authoring tools, including ASML (the automated site markup language), Webmaker, Siteweaver, HtX, and SiteView. We will also touch on commercial tools, such as Adobe SiteMill; however, commercial tools often provide fewer facilities than the academic tools.

Participants will leave the tutorial with a better understanding of the potential of site-level authoring tools, an overview of current tools for site-level authoring, and sufficient understanding to evaluate tools for their projects.

Intended Audience/Level: This tutorial should be accessible to both beginning and advanced web authors, provided they have some experience with HTML.

This tutorial provides a systematic approach and a methodological framework for doing research on the Internet and the World Wide Web. It instructs the participants in the appropriate methodology to acquire, evaluate, and cite resources within the context of a research project. Activities that demonstrate the skills and strategies that are introduced will be interspersed throughout the tutorial. Each participant will receive a copy of the presenters' book "Searching and Researching on the Internet and the World Wide Web," Franklin, Beedle & Associates, 1997.

The research process has been revolutionized with the advent of the World Wide Web. In order to use the Internet and the Web in the fullest way possible, researchers need to know when to use directories, search engines, or specialized databases. They also need to know how search tools are constructed and how to design a search strategy using these tools in order to retrieve the most comprehensive and precise results. After gathering results, it then becomes vital for the researcher to determine what is a quality resource. Information on how to properly cite the resources is also a necessity.

Intended Audience/Level: The tutorial is designed for people in any profession who feel their work would be enhanced by participating in a structured tutorial dealing with searching and doing research on the Internet and the World Wide Web. Participants ought to have some experience (although it need not be extensive) using a Web browser.

Participants should be familiar with basic algebra and geometry. Computer graphics and programming knowledge are not required.

The morning session of this two-part tutorial is focused on choosing a web site database tool. The first part of the session introduces the different classes of web database tools, ranging from inexpensive PC-based applications to enterprise-class server solutions, with a focus on the advantages and disadvantages of each type of tool. The remainder of the session will focus on identifying specific criteria for comparing web database tools. The four major areas of concentration are the purpose of the tool, the technology behind the tool, support issues for implementing the tool, and real world experiences with using the tool. By the end of the session, participants should be able to use these criteria to evaluate the best options for web database tools in their home environment. The instructor has worked extensively with a number of specific web database tools and will discuss them as time and interest permit. For more information, see my web site at http://nmc.itc.virginia.edu/jpa5n/WebNet98/

Intended Audience/Level: This tutorial is aimed at anyone interested in incorporating databases into their web site (or the Web into their databases) and assumes only basic knowledge about the Web. Participants who frequently deal with web design, site management, networking, and/or database development will benefit most. Project managers and technology professionals who are responsible for making technology decisions are particularly encouraged to attend.

This tutorial will provide a brief introduction to the Java programming language and its use in developing useful and interactive web applications. It will not be a guide to using pre-developed applets; rather, it will guide participants in the steps necessary to create their own applets. Along the way, we will examine a number of sample applets, discuss object-oriented design, visit Java's features, and build our own applets.

Participants in the tutorial will receive an introductory guide to Java programming, source code for the sample applets, and a list of resources for further study.

Intended Audience/Level: Participants are expected to have background in some programming language, but do not need any background in Java.

Key business, technical and management issues concerning the new XML (eXtensible Markup Language) standard.

Course Description: A one day workshop which gives an overview of the present state of development and future prospects for XML, the proposed new open standard for Web documents. The workshop includes some technical material and hands-on elements. Participants should have a working knowledge of HTML.

Who should attend: Web developers, Web development managers.

Course Objectives: The course is intended to help you:

Course Outcomes: The delegate will understand how XML fits into the architecture of the Web, and will have the resources to develop a strategy for incorporating XML into their organizations' Web presence, or for converting an existing Web presence entirely to XML.

This tutorial is intended for instructional designers who wish to develop dynamic web pages and create interactive environments on the Internet. Through the use of Javascript and simple CGI programming in languages such as Perl, web pages can be dynamically generated to allow interactions and improve maintainability.

The tutorial will start with a an introduction to browsers, web servers and CGI and where to acquire necessary tools. Server and client side processing as well as the creation of interactive multimedia web pages will be discussed.

A short introduction will be given to HTML and Javascript; and will be followed with an introduction to using Perl. Libraries to produce HTML, Javascript and Perl will be given to participants as well as links to online tutorials for later use. Finally some samples of CGI scripts and larger dynamic systems and newest versions of HTML will be demonstrated and explained.

Intended Audience/Level: Intermediate to advanced. Basic knowledge of HTML and some knowledge of programming is recommended.

Participants should be familiar with basic algebra and geometry. Computer graphics and programming knowledge are not required, though both are helpful for some of the advanced topics at the end of part 2.

Abstract: The afternoon session of this two-part tutorial is focused on using web databases to develop applications. This tutorial is designed to demonstrate a wide range of typical applications for web databases and illustrate them with real-world examples. The tutorial begins with a brief discussion of the various purposes of web databases including dynamic publishing, information transactions, data storage and retrieval, and general web-database applications. The next section of the tutorial provides an overview of database technology and design principles for web applications.

The remainder of the session focuses on specific types of projects including media-management systems, web discussion forums, and collaborative data processing. The instructor has worked extensively with a number of web database projects and will discuss them and the tools used to build them as time and interest permit. For more information, see my web site at http://nmc.itc.virginia.edu/jpa5n/WebNet98/

Intended Audience/Level: Anyone interested in combining databases and the Web is encouraged to attend this session. General knowledge of the Web, databases, and web database tools would be helpful (such as Choosing and Using a Web Database Part I), though not required. Webmasters and project managers are particularly encouraged to attend.

Aimed at business development, marketing and other executives considering Electronic Commerce.

Who should attend: Business development managers, IT systems  architects, consultants, electronic marketing specialists.

Electronic Commerce has been targeted by National Governments worldwide (but especially the USA) as a strategic issue. Companies undertaking EC because they can create new markets, new points-of-sale, automate trading relationships and redesign their fundamental business operations. As such, the term is loosely defined and subject to abuse.

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Much of Java's appeal derives from the ability to create applets with graphical user interfaces (GUIs) that can be delivered across the web. This workshop introduces the participant to Java's support for these GUIs. The technical focus is on writing applets using the Abstract Windows Toolkit (AWT). The key AWT topics covered are: the JDK 1.1 event model, layout management, manipulation of text and graphic shapes, graphical components including buttons, lists, and checkboxes, and threads and their application to GUI programming. Java provides clean interfaces to each of the above elements, allowing even the relative novice to create appealing interfaces.

This workshop also introduces some issues in applet design. In particular, we examine the MVC (model/view/controller) approach, which imposes a separation between the user interface and the underlying application. This allows changes to the interface to be made without disturbing the application.

The workshop employs a pedagogic strategy that is suitable for incorporating this material into introductory programming classes. The strategy itself will also be a topic of the workshop.

Intended Audience/Level: Participants should be familiar with the Java language though not necessarily the AWT. Some familiarity with object-oriented concepts including classes, methods, messages, inheritance, interfaces and polymorphism (method overriding) is required.

Participants in this workshop will learn how to implement specific procedures for evaluating interactive learning at all levels of education and training. The content of the workshop includes specific plans, strategies, and tools for evaluating interactive learning systems during both development and implementation. A variety of print and electronic resources will be provided.

The following topics will be presented in this workshop:

After attending this workshop, the participants will be able to perform the following tasks: