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Web-Based Instruction

Web-Based Instruction. Overview Nada Dabbagh George Mason University. Characteristics of the WWW. “Network of networks” Vast, ever-increasing resources Ability to reach widely dispersed and diverse people Uniformity of address and scripting language (HTTP, HTML)

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Web-Based Instruction

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  1. Web-Based Instruction Overview Nada Dabbagh George Mason University

  2. Characteristics of the WWW • “Network of networks” • Vast, ever-increasing resources • Ability to reach widely dispersed and diverse people • Uniformity of address and scripting language (HTTP, HTML) • Power of cross-platform capabilities • Ease of use through a common user interface based on the concept of hypermedia

  3. Overall Use of the WWW • Information resource/Information access • Research & data collection (online databases, surveys, etc.) • Communication through the use of complementary Internet capabilities such as: • email, listservs, newsgroups, IRC, etc. • Viewing information in multimedia format • Shopping • Increased focus on instructional applications

  4. Basic Types of Web Pageshttp://www.science.widener.edu/~withers/webeval.htm • Informational • News • Personal • Business/Marketing • Advocacy • Instructional?

  5. Current Instructional Use of the WWW • Only beginning to be utilized for instruction • Some use in higher education and public education • Very limited use in corporate training • Overall highest use for communication & collaboration • Also used for research and data gathering • Downloading/Uploading material for instructional use

  6. Potential Instructional Use of the World Wide Web • Could revolutionize instructional delivery • Ability to reach widely dispersed and diverse learners • Ability to teach at different times for different learners • Students can download instruction for later use • Increased multimedia potential (e.g. virtual reality, MOOs and MUDs) • http://www.wested.org/tie/dlrn/moo.html • Increased involvement by instructor and learner

  7. Instructional Framework • Level 1- Information delivery • Simple delivery of information to students • Syllabus, class notes, assignments, etc. • Allows for material delivery locally or at a distance • All Web courses implemented at this level • Example: • http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~myoung/sitcog.html

  8. Instructional Framework • Level 2 - Information delivery with pre-defined resources • Provision of pre-defined links for students to explore • Outside resources related to current topic • Range of activities • Simple exploration of outside sites • Required instructional activities at specified sites • Example: • http://www.bk.psu.edu/academic/hled/main.htm

  9. Instructional Framework • Level 3 - Information delivery with on-line interaction • Involves computer mediated communication • Primarily text-based interaction; • On-line interaction between students and instructor; • Asynchronous communication: • Use of email, listservs and newsgroups; • Synchronous communication: • Internet Relay Chat (IRC).

  10. Level 3 - Information delivery with on-line interaction • Examples: • Grief in a Family Context • http://www.indiana.edu/~hperf558/ • Cultures of the Book • http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/jod/texts/cultures.html • Strategic Management • http://www.cs.tcd.ie/courses/ism/smis/smis.htm

  11. Instructional Framework • Level 4 - Pre-designed instructional delivery • Self-contained instructional modules available on WWW; • Web-based course management tools; • Available for individual access or downloading; • Use of authoring systems with WWW; • Increased speed of WWW for information delivery.

  12. Level 4 - Pre-designed instructional delivery • Examples: • Colores • http://leia.ursinus.edu/~jarana/colores.html • Psychology Tutorial • http://psych.hanover.edu/Krantz/sen_tut.html

  13. Instructional Framework • Level 5 - Information Synthesis and Creation of Resources • Student synthesis and creation of WWW resources • Instructor provides some instruction on HTML tools • Student creation options: • Individual representation of course information • Location of external course-related resources. • Examples: • http://www.u.arizona.edu/~kari/ws200.htm • http://www.fsu.edu/~crimdo/courses/newmedia.html

  14. Instructional Framework • Level 6 - Immersive Collaborative Environments: • Text-based and visual instructional environments; • Accesible simultaneously by multiple users; • Expands the level of potential interaction; • Allows for manipulation of instructional variables; • Simulations on the web; • Virtual reality. • Example: • http://www.cwrl.utexas.edu/~babydoll/coursematerial/spring96/index.html

  15. Conclusion “This instructional framework is only a guide to designing and understanding the instructional processes utilized within instruction delivered via the WWW.” “It is the instructional design methods and strategies that ultimately determine a specific site’s effectiveness in producing effective learning.”

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