-Course Methods-

Statement of Philosophy:

We believe that the Internet serves as a valuable teaching tool and that the educator's of today should have a firm grounding in the basic technologies that comprise the Internet. Through a greater understanding of the history and tools such as File Transfer Protocol, News Groups, E-mail, and the World Wide Web, educators can create dynamic, interactive teaching documents that will enhance classroom teaching. With this in mind, this course will be taught as a hand-on lab setting.

Course Objectives:

As a result of active participation in class and successful completion of course requirements, the student will be able to:

• Demonstrate the ability to use electronic mail in a classroom setting
• Use advanced Internet applications such as
  File Transfer Protocol, E-mail, Newsgroups as well as search engines available on the World Wide Web to access resources for teaching courses.
• Demonstrate an understanding of developing courses online and course enhancement material through the creation of their own Web pages.
• Create instructional websites based on a number of design scenarios including; instructivism, constructivism, and cooperative strategies.

Primary Methodologies Used in Class:

The majority of the course assignments will be held in-class but the instructors reserve the right to assign out of class activities if needed.

Assessment Criteria:

The importance of class attendance and participation in in-class activities is extremely important. It will not be possible to make up work. Therefore attendance will be a primary aspect of successfully completing this course. The course will be pass/fail, based on class participation and completion of daily activities and the final project.