Continuing Education
Certificate Programs
Teaching and Learning in Web-Based Courses
Designing Web Pages for Web Courses
Computer requirements and participant expectations
In addition to basic computing skills including word processing and navigating the Web, you will be required to create two Web pages in both Designing Web Pages for Web Courses and Practicum: the Development of a Web-Based Course. Unless you already know HTML, you will have to make a choice among three tool options:
- A graphic Web Editor such as NVU, FrontPage, or Dreamweaver
- The internal editor in your LMS (such as WebCT or Blackboard)
- Google Sites, a free online Web editor
If you choose option 1:
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If you have an HTML editor for creating Web pages (such as Microsoft FrontPage or Macromedia Dreamweaver) installed on your computer, you are encouraged to use that.
- If you do not have an HTML editor installed, you may choose to install the free software NVU (a simple Web editor and previous participants of this course found it to be easier to use than commercial editors), downloadable at http://www.download.com/Nvu/3000-2048_4-10412423.html
If you choose option 2:
You must have access to a Learning Management System (LMS) such as WebCT or Blackboard at your institution, and the ability and access to create courses within this LMS.
If you choose option 3:
You will need to create a free account with Google. Go to http://sites.google.com for instructions.
If you are unsure about which is the right tool for you, contact the course facilitator at the beginning of the course.
For additional information, review the minimum acceptable operating system and software.
How you will be evaluated
Your evaluation will be based on completing the following assignments:
| Module | Activities | How to submit | Percentage Completion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | Introduce yourself | Discussion forum topic | 10% |
| 1 | Commentary on institutional Web development guidelines | Discussion forum topic | 15% |
| 1 | Course goals: List 1-3 goals you have for the Web pages you will be developing | Discussion forum topic | 10% |
| 1 | Learner Analysis: Describe who you believe the primary audience is for the Web page that you will create and the characteristics they possess that will affect your Web design | Discussion forum topic | 15% |
| 4 | Image resources | Discussion forum topic | 15% |
| 4 | Two course content pages for your learning segment, built using a Web editor | Upload to Oncourse Resources, then post the URL in the Discussion forum topic | 35% |
| All | Evaluations | Tools and Survey Tool | 100% |
