Contents

Chapter 1: The Big Picture

• Acknowledge the need for extra planning in a classroom enriched by technology.
• View two examples of technology enrichment: HTML and Powerpoint.
• Compare the physical and electronic classrooms.
• Start to focus on the four-phase model of course design.

Chapter 2: The Study Phase

• Study a list of possible purposes for any course. Start thinking about what you want to accomplish with yours and what constraints (time, equipment, etc.) you may face.
• Study five key aspects of online course design and start to think about how they will influence your decisions.
• Use a checklist of possible course components to start deciding on your mix of face-to-face and technology-enriched delivery.
• Review the media options for group interaction.
• Study a comparison of the leading course management software products.
• Study and evaluate at least one existing course delivered entirely online.
• Track your progress with a Study Phase checklist.
• Consolidate what you learn in the Study Phase by discussing it with others.

Chapter 3: The Design Phase

• Acknowledge the importance of careful course design..
• Understand the two possible purposes of a Web page
• Clarify your purpose.
• Understand the benefits and drawbacks of conventional and computer-mediated learning venues as they relate to time and place.
• Make choices about eleven key aspects of course design.
• Learn about two learning models of particular help to educators in designing technology-enriched courses.
• Consolidate your understanding of the three possible levels of delivery mix.
• Understand the role of seven types of online learning activity and eleven kinds of learning structure and choose from among them.
• Consider two approaches to mapping your course.
• Choose from three types of presentation design.
• Create two types of course instructions.
• Learn how to gauge the delivery time of the online activities in your course.
• Understand chunking and linking.
• Anticipate the need for a dozen facilitation practices that encourage online participation.
• Track your progress with a Design Phase checklist.
• Consolidate what you learn in the Design Phase by discussing it with others.

Chapter 4: The Development Phase

• Carry out the development of a dozen aspects of your course design.
• Compare your results against prevailing standards.
• Visit a range of Web sites that other instructors have found useful as resources for course materials that can be accessed online.
• Learn more about delivery of audio and video on the Web, including the four challenges that must be overcome.
• Learn about effective Web design.
• Track your progress with a Development Phase checklist.
• Consolidate what you learn in the Development Phase by discussing it with others.

Chapter 5: Learn Basic HTML Codes

• Understand what HTML code is and how it can help you enhance the presentation of your course materials.
• Learn about four ways you can place course materials on the Web without learning HTML.
• Deconstruct a basic HTML code.
• Learn and practice more than a dozen common HTML codes for use in building course Web pages.
• Consolidate what you learn about HTML by discussing it with others.

Chapter 6: Create a Basic Web Page

• Learn the seven document structure tags that every Web page must have.
• Study examples of how simple HTML tags are used to build a page.
• Learn the six most common HTML tags used to add personality to a Web page.
• Compare a simple Web page with the attribute tags behind its design.
• Learn a dozen HTML tags used for determining the appearance of an image on a Web page and what they specify.
• Compare a Web page displaying a graphic image with the attribute tags that determined its appearance.
• Explore two tutorials on HTML.
• Consolidate what you learn about Web page design by discussing it with others

Chapter 7: The Implementation Phase

• Learn six steps for launching the online components of a course.
• Learn four proven steps for getting an online discussion going.
• Understand the differing roles of teacher and facilitator.
• Understand the four basic aspects of managing asynchronous online group activities.
• Learn 17 ways to create a successful online group experience.
• Learn a proven method for dealing with inappropriate student messages.
• Track your progress with an Implementation Phase checklist.
• Consolidate what you learn in the Implementation Phase by discussing it with others.