2003

Day 1: Building a Web Page (the Basics)
      Session 1: May 27th, 9am-11am;
        Session 2: June 2nd, 10am-12pm;
        Session 3: June 2nd, 2-4pm

Today's workshop will introduce you to basic vocabulary and concepts of web-site structure and content organization. After evaluating some sample course sites, you will map a series of pages in order to understand the structure and logic of well-designed sites. You will also draw a first draft of your own course site, mapping the basic elements you want to include and thinking about additional resources and images you might want to integrate. In the second half of the workshop, you will create a web page in Netscape Composer of your course syllabus and learn how to upload that page to the web.

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If you need a more detailed, step-by-step tutorial for for some of the work covered in Days 1-3, please feel free to consult the archived pages for the 2002 and prior workshops here.

Credits
Help & Site Info
Front Page

Day 2: Building Your Course Site
       Session 1: May 27th, 11am-1pm;
         Session 2: June 3rd, 10am-12pm;
         Session 3: June 3rd, 2-4pm

Today's workshop will teach you the basic technical skills necessary to create and maintain pages in Netscape Composer. Building on the planning you did in Workshop 1, you will begin to create a home page for your course site, learning how to organize content, manipulate text and images, and modify page properties like color and tables. Additionally, you will learn how to create hypertext links, set page anchors, and generate mailto links. By the end of the workshop, you should have a functional homepage for your course published to the web.

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Day 3: Getting the Most from Your Technology-enhanced Course
      Session 1: May 28th, 10am-12pm;
        Session 2: June 4th, 10am-12pm;
        Session 3: June 4th, 2-4pm

Today's workshop will focus on developing strategies to manage web-enhanced courses and on expanding the versatility and functionality of the basic course page developed in Workshop 2. In the first half of the workshop, we will explore some of the different types of web-based resources available and talk about learning management systems like Prometheus and Telesis. In the second half of the workshop, we will discuss some of the copyright and security issues associated with integrating the web in the classroom. Additionally, you will evaluate some web activities in pedagogical terms and search for an activity that you might link to your course site or think about activities you could create yourself.

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Design Module
      Session 1: May 29th-30th, 10am-12pm;
        Session 2: June 5th-6th, 10am-12pm;
        Session 3: June 5th-6th, 2-4pm

This two-day workshop module focuses on best practices in graphic design. The first day of the module will address the ethical appeal of design and the effect of visual presentation on your credibility as a designer, an author, and a site manager. You will also learn the basic elements of design - typography, color, contrast and proportion, and index and entry points. The second day of the module will teach you the basic features of advanced design software, namely Macromedia Dreamweaver and Adobe Photoshop. You will have a chance to work with these programs and practice higher-order editing and design tasks.

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Professional Development Module
      Session 1: May 29th-30th, 10am-12pm;
        Session 2: June 5th-6th, 10am-12pm;
        Session 3: June 5th-6th, 2-4pm

This two-day workshop module will focus on the fundamental concepts and basic skills necessary for you to develop a professional identity through web-based technologies. The first day will focus on strategies for and implications of using technology generally and creating a web site specifically for professional development - identifying and accessing grants, making a professional, ethical appeal through web-based technologies, and thinking about expanded opportunities that technology makes available for your professional development. In the second day, you'll focus on planning, designing, and creating a web-site that can accommodate your discipline- and field-specific needs now and as your career develops.

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Classroom Presentation Module
       Session 1: May 29th-30th, 10am-12pm;
         Session 2: June 5th-6th, 10am-12pm;
         Session 3: June 5th-6th, 2-4pm

This two-day workshop module will focus on the practical use of technology in an actual classroom. From the course site you've created to the use of presentation software like PowerPoint, introducing new technologies into the classroom creates a new set of challenges and possibilities for the way you conduct a class. The first day will focus on evaluating the usefulness (or value added) by bringing technology into the classroom itself. You will also learn the basic skills necessary to create a PowerPoint presentation (PowerPoint is one of the most popular presentation software applications). On the second day you will present your PowerPoint presentation to the group in order to experience firsthand the ways that integrating a computer-based presentation may change your lecture style. You will also learn how to anticipate hardware problems by becoming acquainted with the setup and operation of classroom multimedia stations.

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