Web-Based Instruction in
Education
Instructor: Nada Dabbagh,
Towson University
Course Description
An introduction to the principles of
Web-Based
Instruction (WBI) and its role in creating learning environments
that utilize the attributes and resources of the Internet and the
World Wide Web. Emphasis will be placed on pedagogical,
technological, organizational, institutional, and ethical issues
related to the design, development, and delivery of
WBI.
Course Goals and Objectives
Upon the completion of the course students will be able to:
- demonstrate an understanding of the fundamental principles of
the Internet and the World Wide Web (WWW) and their implications
on teaching and learning;
- utilize the Internet and the WWW to locate educational and
instructional resources;
- identify criteria for evaluating the validity and accuracy of
Internet resources and apply those criteria to the evaluation of
educational resources in particular;
- identify parameters of acceptable use policies of the
Internet/WWW in educational environments;
- discriminate between educational and non-educational uses of
the WWW;
- discriminate between WBI and other educational uses of the
WWW;
- demonstrate an understanding of the principles of linear and
non-linear multimedia design and the implications of each on
teaching and learning;
- demonstrate an understanding of the
levels of interactivity of WBI and their
implications on the design and development of instructional
modules;
- demonstrate the use and application of appropriate
instructional strategies for developing WBI;
- demonstrate the use and application of Internet/WWW related
technologies;
- design and
evaluate
a web-based instructional module using the principles above;
- demonstrate an understanding of
web-based
management tools and their application to the development of
WBI.
Required Texts
Khan,
B.H. (1997). Web-Based Instruction. Educational Technology
Publications, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.
All students must have Towson University email accounts. Email
accounts can be obtained in Room 3 at Cook Library.
Grading Criteria
In accordance with university policy, evaluation is based on the
following criteria:
- A (100-90%); B (89-80%); C (79-70%); D (60-69%); F (59% and
less). The distribution of assignments in this course will be as
follows:
- Quizzes and tests will be worth 42% of the total grade (170
points):
- There will be 12 quizzes (see timeline) worth 10 points
each;
- There will be a final exam worth 50 points.
- On-line discussion (see questions and issues on timeline) will
be worth 35% of the total grade (140 points):
- There will be 12 on-line discussions (see timeline) worth
10 points each;
- Students will be required to submit a minimum of 2
questions to the on-line discussion that are relevant to the
assigned reading, and to participate in the discussion by
answering other students' questions, using a minimum of two
responses;
- Students will be required to submit a reflective statement,
worth 20 points, about the effectiveness of the on-line
discussion in enhancing their learning.
- Projects will be worth 22% of the total grade (90 points):
- There will be 3 projects (see timeline) worth 30 points
each.
Total number of points = 400.
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