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UMass Lowell UMass President’s Office MECC Conference June 10, 1999

Web-based Instruction Project. UMass Lowell UMass President’s Office MECC Conference June 10, 1999. Agenda. Introductions Project Overview Dean Jacqueline Moloney Training Program Steven Tello Faculty Perspective & Experience Professor Alice Walters Evaluation & Assessment Discussion.

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UMass Lowell UMass President’s Office MECC Conference June 10, 1999

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  1. Web-based Instruction Project UMass Lowell UMass President’s Office MECC Conference June 10, 1999

  2. Agenda • Introductions • Project Overview • Dean Jacqueline Moloney • Training Program • Steven Tello • Faculty Perspective & Experience • Professor Alice Walters • Evaluation & Assessment • Discussion

  3. Rationale for WBI • WEB integral to student learning in all disciplines • Build Faculty Capacity for Web-Based Instruction • Future of On-line Education • UMass Lowell’s historical commitment to Faculty Development • over 50% of faculty have participated in faculty development • hosted Web Institute for faculty from across the country

  4. Project Design, Faculty Selection and Support Team • 25 UMass Faculty, Range of Web experience • Development must be incremental • must integrate faculty expertise • $2,500 incentive grant • Technical Support • Professional Developers & Faculty Mentors • Faculty Collaboration Using the Web • Student Media Assistants • Handbook for Web developers

  5. Project Design, Workshops, Assessments & Products • Training Web-based Course Materials • Intensive Introductory Workshops • Follow-up Special Topics Workshops • Faculty Agreements/Expectations • Pre-Post Assessments • WBI Products • Web-Based Instructional Materials Site • http://cyberchat.uml.edu/faculty/wbi • On-line Manual • 21 Course WebSites • WBI Course Portfolio

  6. Training Program • Integrate Pedagogy & Technology • Why use technology? • How to use technology effectively? • How to engage students in learning? • Range of Skill/Equipment Levels • Time, Place & Duration • UMass Lowell, 2 Days Intersession • Web Mentors on home campus • Follow-up Sessions

  7. Training Program • Introduction to Web-based Instruction • What is WBI? Why use technology? • The Learning Centered Syllabus • Lecture, Demonstration, Hands On • Creating Web-based Course Materials • What materials go online? How? • Syllabus, Lectures, Resources, Students • Netscape Composer-Editing/Publishing • Class Connections Template

  8. Training Program

  9. Training Program • Enhanced Presentation Skills • PowerPoint, Real Audio on the Web • Presentation Design Guidelines • Facilitating Online Communication • How to increase student interaction? • Email, Chat, WebBoard Discussion Forum • Follow-up Training • Designing/Developing Course Graphics • Video on the Web

  10. Faculty Perspective • Professor Alice WaltersHistory Dept., UMass Lowell • Western Civilization • The Modern World • Science in the Modern World • Historical Research Methods

  11. Why Web? • Access • Multi-media • use color to convey meaning • use pictures to enhance content • Multidimensional • links can clarify content • Surfing for fun and profit

  12. My Experiencesince July 1998 • Web sites for four courses • 2 in Continuing Education • Excellent means of distributing course handouts • Good resource for students over course of semester • Limited success with WebBoard

  13. Future Plans • Summer 1999 and Fall 1999 • Better use of the WebBoard • “Class journal”: reviews of recommended videos (Modern World) • Weekly reviews of course content • Collect links on relevant topics • Student input/evaluation • Student Web Sites

  14. Evaluation & Assessment

  15. Evaluation & Assessment

  16. Discussion & Resources • High Demand for Training • Pedagogy/Technology Balance • Multiple levels of training • Faculty/Staff Planning Timelines • Model Technology Use • WebBoard/Email Communication • Student Tech Assistance Critical • Limited Use of Faculty Mentors

  17. Discussion & Resources • http://cyberchat.uml.edu/faculty/wbi • Course Web Sites • WBI Manual Online • Discussion Forum

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