Articles
The Articles section of the Web Teaching site is an archive of articles covering some of the issues you might encounter when using the Web in the curriculum.
Planning
- Defining your objectives
An approach to setting goals and defining expectations for your course Web site.
Creating Web sites
- Choosing a Web authoring tool
How to select the right software tool for developing your course Web site. - Do-it-yourself assessment
A do-it-yourself approach to assessing the effectiveness of your course Web site. - Getting listed: Publicizing your Web site
An overview of possible publicity venues and methods for optimizing your pages for search engines. - Practical accessibility
An overview of the core concepts of accessible Web design and basic guidelines for designing barrier-free sites. - Privacy in the online classroom
Why you might want to limit access to your course Web site, and how to implement access restriction. - Taking discussion online
Why and how to implement Web-based interaction on your course Web site. - Writing for the Web
How to tailor your writing style to accommodate the reading habits of online readers.
Using the Web
- Finding quality Web sites
Techniques for finding, evaluating, and using Web sites in the curriculum. - Preparing to teach with the Web
Things to consider before embarking on a course Web site project. - The Web in the classroom
Ways to prepare to use the Web in class and avoid technical glitches during your presentation.
Images and media
- Interfacing media: User-centered design for media-rich Web sites
Designing an effective Web media interface so that high-demand content does not alienate users. - Web images
Characteristics of Web graphics and suggestions for acquiring images for your Web site. - Web line art
Characteristics of diagrammatic and line art images and how to optimize them for Web display.
Copyright
- Copyright and Web teaching
A look at copyright policies and fair use guidelines in the context of a Web-based classroom. - How to stay legal
Strategies for using materials on your course Web sites without violating copyright.