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Beginning with a brief history of the Internet, this book delves into a review of current research, active learning strategies, Web courseware, metacognition, strategies for Web discussions, promoting student self-regulation, building interactive Web pages, basic HTML coding, managing Web sites, using databases, automated testing, and security and legal issues.
Experience shows that Web teaching may be used in an extremely wide range of subject areas. Modern course management software has demystified the use of the Web for teaching, allowing instructors to focus on instructional design and improving student experiences instead of only the technical skills of building Web sites. Web-Teaching helps readers pick and choose what aspects of the Web to employ to achieve the greatest student learning gains.
List of contents
Research on Teaching; Web Issues.- Software for Managing Web Courses.- Students and Web Use: Expectations.- Encouraging Discussion.- Web Multimedia Basics.- Interactive Strategies.- Multimedia Beyond Text.- Promotion of Self-Regulated Learning.- Creating and Managing Web Sites.- Course Supplements.- College and K-12 Courses.- Informal Education: Museums, Organizations.- Using Databases.- Automated Testing.- Advanced Interactivity.- Weblets, CD-ROMs, Intranets.- Security Issues.- Equity and Legal Issues.- Multimedia Classrooms; Lecturing.
Summary
Beginning with a brief history of the Internet, this book delves into a review of current research, active learning strategies, Web courseware, metacognition, strategies for Web discussions, promoting student self-regulation, building interactive Web pages, basic HTML coding, managing Web sites, using databases, automated testing, and security and legal issues.
Experience shows that Web teaching may be used in an extremely wide range of subject areas. Modern course management software has demystified the use of the Web for teaching, allowing instructors to focus on instructional design and improving student experiences instead of only the technical skills of building Web sites. Web-Teaching helps readers pick and choose what aspects of the Web to employ to achieve the greatest student learning gains.
