Last Updated: 1/10/02
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Web.Edu Agenda 1
for class on January 10, 2002

1. Introductions
   1. Instructor: David Bowen
   2. Turn your computer on and go to the course web site
      1. Turn the red power switch on
      2. The User Name is "labuser" and leave the password blank
      3. Start the web browser of your choice (Microsoft Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator or Communicator) by double-clicking on the icon
   3. Pictures for a class photo album - this is not a course requirement
2. Course Overview
   1. Parts of Internet Courses
      1. Fairly common
         1. Textbook
            here: Distance Learning Online for Dummies
         2. Web Site for course documents and information distribution
            here: http://www.cll.wayne.edu/isp/drbowen/WebEduW02 with a WSU Blackboard site later in the semester
            All course information and links are on the course web site
         3. Electronic discussion forum
            here: the CLL Computer Conferencing System, with a ListServ (email) and WSU Blackboard conference later in the semester
         4. Electronic method for submitting and receiving homework
            here: Email, with a WSU Blackboard system later in the semester
      2. May or may not be present
         1. Online web-based tests, reports and/or forms
            here: Information, signin and weekly report forms
         2. "Real" (in-person) tests and/or exams
            here: Final exam is in-person
         3. Student web pages
         4. Online reading
            here: Some web pages assigned as part of the course
         5. Online workgroups
         6. Online Student Evaluation of Teaching (SET)
         7. Internet multimedia (video and audio)
         8. Required course meetings
            here: ten required meetings
   2. What you need to know about the Internet
      1. The URL or "web address" for the course web site - starts with "http://"
      2. Going to a web site by typing in the URL
      3. Following (clicking on) links
      4. Sending and receiving email, often with attachments for homework
   3. Autonomy and responsibility
      1. You and the class will have more influence on what is covered and emphasized, and may start new topics
      2. You will need to put time aside for the course and stick to it
         1. Benefits of a college education: income, health, satisfaction with life and family, etc.
         2. Having a good college experience: meet the faculty on a personal level
   4. While faculty and students feel ahead of time that the primary problems will be computer-related, in fact the issues of autonomy and responsibility cause much more trouble
      1. Required course meetings have been the most successful feature of getting students through online courses
3. Syllabus
   1. Schedule
   2. Textbook
   3. Topics
   4. Assignments
   5. Grades
4. Computer conference. Follow the link
5. Assignments due next class (from the assignment schedule on the Syllabus - get used to reviewing that)
   1. Get the textbook and read Chapter 1
   2. Register for the course computer conference online
   3. Read the web page "Taking an online course"