Web-Based Instruction Online

Each section will be 5-30 minutes long followed by a self evaluation quiz in Blackboard worth 10 points. Each of the 4 Modules will have a Project worth 100 points. An additional 50 points will be added for completing the end of course evaluation. This is a tentative outline subject to change. Updated July 12, 2004

Module 1 Orientation to Web-Based Instruction

Training Orientation

·         Part 1 Introduction-Meet the instructors

·         Part 2 Technology & Software Requirements for Web-Based Learners

·         Part 3 Requirements, Handbook

·         Part 4 Finished Products 

·         Self Evaluation (10 points)

Understanding and Organizing for the Web

·         Part 1 What the web can do for you.

·         Part 2 Time to get your materials together

·         Part 3 Understanding terminology

·         Part 4 Suggested web page design ideas

·         Part 5 Where are you going to put your Web Pages?

·         Self Evaluation (10 points)

Winning Web Pages

·         Part 1 Colors and backgrounds

·         Part 2 Font Types and Sizes

·         Part 3 Readability and Capitalization rules

·         Part 4 Tables, Images and Animations

·         Part 5 Video and Sound

·         Part 6 Working with Digital Imagery & Graphics 

·         Self Evaluation (10 points)

Instructional Design & Formatting for Online Instruction

·         Part 1 Humanizing

·         Part 2 Participation

·         Part 3 Delivery

·         Part 4 Learner Feedback

·         Part 5 Evaluation

·         Self Evaluation (10 points)

Module 1 Project 

·         Course Planning Workbook 

Module 2 Tools and Techniques for WBI

Using FrontPage to create web pages Unit A 

·         Part 1 Starting a web page

·         Part 2 Basic HTML

·         Part 3 Fonts, Headings, bulleted and numbered list, background, table

·         Part 4 Multimedia elements: images, video, marquee

·         Self Evaluation (10 points)

Using FrontPage to create web pages Unit B 

·         Part 5 Hyperlinks

·         Part 6 Frames

·         Part 7 Forms

·         Part 8 FTP

·         Self Evaluation (10 points)

Copyright, Intellectual Property & Ownership Issues

·         Part 1 - Introduction to Copyright

·         Part 2 - Copyright General Rules

·         Part 3- Copyright and Fair-Use

·         Part 4 – Links to Copyright information

·         Self Evaluation (10 points)

Introduction to Streaming Media

·         Part 1 Organizing content for streaming media

·         Part 2 Design of DL Studio for Chromakey

·         Part 3 Using Real, MS Media and QuickTime Players

·         Part 4 Using encoders for Real, Media and QT players

·         Self Evaluation (10 points)

Module 2 Project (100 points)

·         Create web pages of an online course using a WYSIWIYG software 

Module 3 The Learning Management System for WBI

Overview of Learning Management Systems (LMS)

·         Part 1 Introduction

·         Part 2 WebCT

·         Part 3 Blackboard

·         Part 4 Keys to Success using online LMS

·         Part 5 Creating a Course in Blackboard (or WebCT or other Learning Management System)

·         Self Evaluation (10 points)

Blackboard as a LMS

·         Part 1 Orientation to Blackboard

·         Part 2 Creating Content, text, audio/video streams, creating links

·         Part 3 Creating Assessments 

·         Part 4 Enrolling users

·         Part 5 Gradebook

·         Part 6 Statistics

·         Self Evaluation (10 points)

PowerPoint 2000 for the Web

·         Part 1 - Introduction to PowerPoint 

·         Part 2 - Special Effects for PowerPoint

·         Part 3 – Creating Web Pages with PowerPoint 

·         Self Evaluation (10 points)

Module 3 Project (100 points) 

·         Create an online course using Learning Management System

Module 4 Additional elements in Web-Based Instruction

An Introduction to Optional Tools for Live Events & Synchronous Learning

·         Part 1 Introduction to Synchronous Learning

·         Part 2 Software and Hardware

·         Part 3 Virtual Synchronous Companies

·         Part 4 Using a Virtual Synchronous Web site

·         Self Evaluation (10 points)

Tools for Generating Online Games and Presentations

·         Part 1 Types of online Game generators

·         Part 2 Example online game generators

·         Part 3 Creating online Presentations

·         Self Evaluation (10 points)

Module 4 Project (100 points)

·         Attend an online synchronous demo course 

Training Wrap Up & Summary

·         End of course Evaluation (50 points)

·         Award of CDLI level 1