Week
Activity
Assignment
Due
June 28 

Class procedures, Blackboard, E-mail accounts, Web Discussion Forum, Review of syllabus

Online Lecture: The Systematic Approach

Online Lecture: The Advantages and Disadvantages of Web-based Instruction

Online discussion of Horton Ch. 1Ý- Meet Web-based training, Horton Ch.2 -Evaluate WBT

Begin Blackboard Tutorial, if necessary - Student Manual

Instructor Manual (you might need this later)

Other links to various examples of web-based instruction:

World Lecture Hall

AIPD Online Courseware

Other WBT Examples

Read Horton Ch. 1Ý- Meet Web-based training (for this week's discussion)

Read Horton Ch.2 - Evaluate WBT (for this week's discussion)

Read Horton Ch. 3Ý- Pick an approach (for next week's discussion)

Read Horton Ch. 4Ý- Build the framework (for next week's discussion)

1st Professional Journal Article Critique

 
July 5

Online Lecture: Web-based Instruction: Self-directed or Instructor driven? 

Online Lecture: Tools for Creating Web Courses: Course Management Systems

Online discussion of Horton Ch. 3Ý- Pick an approach

Online discussion of Horton Ch. 4Ý- Build the framework

Horton Ch. 4 - Examples

Blackboard

Many more Blackboard resources

WebCT

eCollege

Read Horton Ch. 5Ý- Organize learning sequences (for next week's discussion)

Read Horton Ch. 6Ý- Activate learning (for next week's discussion)

 

Web-based Instruction Project

 

1st Professional Journal Article Critique Due - July 5
July 12  

Online Lecture: Development

(Here's the full PowerPoint file)

(If you don't have PPT, click here for a PowerPoint Show file - works with Internet Explorer)

Online Lecture: Designing Learning Activities

Teaching Models

Instructional Strategies

Online discussion of Horton Ch. 5Ý- Organize learning sequences

Horton Ch. 5 - Examples

Online discussion of Horton Ch. 6Ý- Activate learning

Horton Ch. 6 - Examples

Basic Events of Instruction Model

Here's a template for Web-based Training that you might use. 

Instructions on how to download the template pages to your hard drive.

You can, of course, modify it to suit your own needs.

Learning Conditions for Different Outcome Types

Gagne's Nine Events of Instruction

More on Gagne' Nine Events of Instruction

Learning Activities on the Web:
What Works?!

Read Horton Ch. 7Ý- Test and exercise learning

Read Horton Ch. 8Ý- Promote collaboration

2nd Professional Journal Article Critique

 

 
July 19

Performance Objectives

Objectives Checklist .doc .rtf

Online Lecture: Feedback and Assessment 

Assessment Examples

Sample Action Verbs for Stating Learning Objectives

Task-oriented Question Construction Wheel

Online discussion of Horton Ch. 7Ý- Test and exercise learning

Horton Ch. 7 - Examples

Online discussion of Horton Ch. 8Ý- Promote collaboration

Horton Ch. 8 - Examples

 

Read Horton Ch. 9Ý- Teach in the virtual classroom

Read Horton Ch.10Ý- Motivate learners

 

 

2nd Professional Journal Article Critique Due - July 19

 July 26

Online Lecture: Promoting Collaboration

Online discussion of Horton Ch. 9Ý- Teach in the virtual classroom

Horton Ch. 9 - Examples

Online discussion of Horton Ch.10Ý- Motivate learners

Horton Ch. 10 - Examples

Keller's ARCS Model

 

Read Horton Ch. 11Ý- Go global

Read Horton Ch.12Ý- Overcome technical hurdles

Read Horton Ch.13Ý- Venture beyond courses

Read Horton Ch.14Ý- Contemplate the future

3rd Professional Journal Article Critique

 
August 2

Online Lecture: Multimedia and Interactive Technologies on the Web

Online Lecture: Evaluating Web-based Instruction

Testing and Improvement

Validation Sheet Example

Online discussion of Horton Ch. 11Ý- Go global

Online discussion of Horton Ch.12Ý- Overcome technical hurdles

Horton Ch. 12 - Examples

Online discussion of Horton Ch.13Ý- Venture beyond courses

Horton Ch. 13 - Examples

Online discussion of Horton Ch.14Ý- Contemplate the future

Performance Aids and Media Selection

Production of WBT Projects/Consulting

 

 

3rd Professional Journal Article Critique Due- August 2

Web-based Instruction Project - August 2