Web Teaching Guide : A Practical Approach to Creating Course Web Sites

by Sarah Horton

• ISBN13: 9780300087277
• ISBN10: 0300087276
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2000-10-11
• Publisher: Yale University Press

Summary

Prompted by student enthusiasm and by the opportunity, to enhance college courses, more and more faculty members in higher education are incorporating the Web into their teaching. This helpful book is designed to answer the questions an educator who lacks extensive technical experience asks about creating a Web site: Why should I use the Web? How can the Web enhance my teaching? How do I make a Web site? How can I make it effective?

Multimedia specialist Sarah Horton draws on extensive experience as a faculty Web consultant to explain the entire process of creating a site, from initial planning through site assessment. She examines the strengths of the Web and its many possible uses. More than just a way to distribute course handouts, a Web site can provide richer content, multiple expressions of an idea, interactivity, opportunities for collaboration and customization, and flexibility for updates. Horton urges teachers to consider the ever-growing possibilities that information technology presents. Her focus is on practical matters related to creating Web-ba

Author Biography

Sarah Horton is a multimedia applications specialist at Dartmouth College.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
Planning	1	(42)
Developing content	43	(66)
Creating the site	109	(78)
Using the site	187	(20)
Site Assessment	207	(12)
Bibliography	219	(4)
Index	223	(16)
Illustration Credits	239