Developing Effective Web-Based Courses

Table of Contents

1. The Nature of Online Instruction
2. Excellence in Online Teaching and Learning
   1. A Quality Online Course
   2. Prepare Your Materials
   3. Create an Online Course
   4. Prepare Materials for Electronic Delivery
   5. Create an Online Learning Community in Your Course
   6. Self-Assessment Two
3. The Simulated Classroom

Self-Assessment Two

Instructions

After reading each of the following statements, assess whether it is true or false, and then mark the answer by placing the cursor over the circle on the left side of each answer and clicking it.

1	Archives Topics from an online interaction that have been closed for participation, but kept as a record of the interaction are called bulletin boards. a) True b) False are called archived topicsThe answer is false.

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Asynchronous Interaction Asynchronouse interactions are online discussions occurring independent of time or location. Participants send messages to a central location (discussion forum) where they are archived for later retrieval from other participants. Examples of asynchronous interaction are web based bulletin boards and email. a) True b) False Correct!This is true.

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Blogs A weblog, also known as a blog, is a frequently updated website consisting of dated entries arranged in reverse chronological order so that the reader sees the most recent post first. Weblogs first appeared in the mid-nineties and became more widely popular as simple and free publishing tools such as Blogger.com became available towards the turn of the century. a) True b) False Correct!This is true.

4	Bookmarks To bookmark is to mark a document or a specific place in a document for later retrieval. Most Web browsers support a bookmarking feature that lets you save the address (URL) of a Web page so that you can easily re-visit the page at a later time. a) True b) False Correct!This is true.

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Chat A chat is the same time (synchronous) web-based text or audio/video supported interaction. Typically fast moving, chat can be used for large "auditorium" events where there are presenters and audience, smaller group work meetings or social interactions, or small, one-on-one sessions. Some chat applications are now integrating voice as well as text chat. a) True b) False Correct!This is true.

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e-learning E-learning (or distance learning) is a type of education where students work on their own from any Internet connected location and communicate with faculty and other students via e-mail, electronic forums, videoconferencing and other forms of computer-based communication. a) True b) False Correct!This is true.

7	Netiquette Netiquette is the set of online "manners" generally known as netiquette, or etiquette on the Net. a) True b) False Correct!This is true.

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Synchronous Synchronous means in real time - Online discussions occurring independent of location, but at the same time. Participants must agree on a time to log into the discussion forum and messages are received at the moment they are sent. This form of electronic communication is also called "chatting," and can include audio and/or video. a) True b) False Correct!This is true.