Day Two: June 15, 1999
			A Workshop on
Classroom Web Technology
			Robert Beard
			Bucknell University

 

II. Organizing On-line Course Materials

1. What should an on-line syllabus contain?
   1. Instructor information
   2. Course management information
   3. Readings & assignments
   4. Schedule or calendar
   5. Lecture notes
      1. Complete notes
      2. Lecture outlines with blackboard material
      3. Questions on the readings
   6. Links to relevant websites
   7. Interactive instructional exercises
   8. Testing exercises (test for reading)

2. How should information be organized?
   1. Single syllabus
   2. Sectioned syllabus
   3. Table of Contents

3. Advantages
   1. Interactivity
      1. Verify homework
      2. Immediate response
   2. On-line notes
      1. Students have more accurate notes
      2. Less note-taking in class
      3. Less board-writing in class
      4. Syllabus may be easily up-dated