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Wednesday, 14 July 2004: 4:15 PM-5:00 PM | |||
Asia 5 (Walt Disney World Dolphin Hotel) | |||
J-10: Inter-Activate Your WebCT Course | |||
| Detailed Description: | Demonstration of an Internet-based Technical Writing course. By using Discussion Board, Assignment tool, and Student Presentations, this course evolved into one which was far more interactive than its face-to-face counterpart. View samples of lesson plans, teaching/learning strategies, and assessments for making your course more interactive and productive. Includes suggestions for designing exercises to discourage student plagiarism. | ||
| Presentation Format: | Showcase | ||
| Topic: | Enabling learning: Effective instructional practices and flexible design models | ||
| Target Audience: | Faculty and Other Instructors | ||
| Appropriate Audience Level: | Beginning or new users of WebCT | ||
| Abstract Text: | A sample of an online course in Technical Writing examines several WebCT tools which increase student participation: Weekly responses to prompts on the Discussion Board ensure that students are reading the material and ask that students critically analyze and apply what they read. Students collaborate on 4 research-based assignments using the Assignment tool; by building on the results of the previous one, each assignment encourages independent investigation, deters plagiarism, and encourages revision, thus sharpening students’ editing and writing skills. Student groups present the results of their research incorporating visual media by using the Student Presentation tool. This presentation demonstrates how building collaboration and participation into assignments and assessment promotes a sense of community, independent learning, and critical thinking. These kinds of assignments engage students in active learning and group problem-solving. The asynchronous environment of the Discussion Board also provides opportunities to students who in the traditional classroom setting rarely participate if at all. Participants will assess the level of interactivity in their face-to-face and online courses. They will identify learning objectives in their own courses which could be enhanced by interactivity and will examine which WebCT tools can meet those objectives. Participants will also view the process for setting up assignments and assessments. Handouts will be provided which will contain specific teaching and learning strategies, samples of activities, and templates for rubric and assignment development. | ||
| Session Leader: | Susan E. Henson Midwestern State University | ||
| Co-Presenter: | Candy Sebert University of Central Oklahoma | ||
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