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WebCT Tool
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Examples of how this tool is used.
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Types of Learning
(Cognitive Skills)
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Good Teaching Principles
the tool facilitates
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Learning Styles
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Annotations
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Use the
Notes function to have students create their own annotations of various texts
or image documents posted Content Modules for self-study.
Have the
students compile their notes and share them with the whole class.
Opens a
whole world of discussion regarding interpretation, how one approaches text
and image, etc.
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Collaborative Learning
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Conceptual Learning
- Data
Gathering and Synthesis
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Document and Artifact Analysis:
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Active learning
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Detailed
oriented
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Assignments
&
Digital DropBox
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Describe
assignments, such as papers, essays, projects and formal lab reports in
detail.
The
grading criteria can be given and any external materials (example of
assignment, files or URLs) can be suggested.
Students
can send electronically through the Digital Dropbox.
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Organizational
Tool
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Rich, rapid feedback. It provides a forum for extended and
meaningful feedback that the student cannot lose and can access at any time
Faculty to student interaction·
Time on task
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Audio
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Use sound
clips of musicians, artists, poets, and writers, playing, reading and
discussing their own work or actors playing out a scenario.
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Authentic Inquiry
- Case
Studies
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Collaborative Learning
- Conceptual
Learning
- Student
Presentations
- Teacher
Presentations
- Virtual
Labs and Field Trips
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Respect diverse learning styles
Rich, rapid feedback
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Auditory
learners
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Bookmark
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Provide
the bookmark tool on path pages so students can create their own custom
shortcuts to key pages.
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Student
Organizational Tool
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Time on task
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Sequential
learners
Self-paced
learners
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Calendar
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Central
Course Task Lists
Outlining
on each day the activities a student should be completing. Supplement or replace
Course syllabus.
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Organizational
Tool
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Time on task
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Concrete,
sequential
Advanced
organizer
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CD ROM
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Publisher
provided from the textbook. Discussion questions and projects where resources
are available either on CD-ROM or on the web.
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Conceptual Learning
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Presentations
• Virtual
Labs and Field Trips
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Time on Task
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Chat
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Students
to keep in touch with the instructor and have questions, answered (either by
posted virtual office hours or by appointment)
Small
Group Activities
Student
Lounge
Option to
provide automatic transcript of chat sessions
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Authentic Inquiry
- Case
Studies
- Collaborative
Learning
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Conceptual Learning
- Problem
Solving
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Faculty-student interaction
Student-student interaction
Diverse learning
Rich, rapid feedback
Promotes active learning
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Verbal
learners
Social
learners
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Compile
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Student
can compile pages from a Content Module and create their own custom study
guide.
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- Data
Gathering and Synthesis
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Time on task
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Course Content Modules
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Compilation
of chapter
Outlines.
Presentation
of detailed content for each "unit" or "learning module".
Instructor’s
lecture in written form
Student
Outlines for note-taking in-class “advance organizers”
Connect
quizzes, assignments, discussion messages and course content into single,
seamless “checklist”
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Conceptual Learning
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Document and Artifact Analysis
- Teacher
‘s directed Instruction (lecture)
- Teacher
Presentations
- Problem
Solving
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Diverse learning
Communicates high expectations
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Linear
learners
Learner
to content interactivity
Facilitates
directed instruction through constructivism
Provides
global picture
Advanced
organizer
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Discussions
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Attendance
Forum where students post a brief message of their understanding of current
topics.
Student
Lounge “At the Water Cooler” Forum to encourage informal student interaction
and course assistance
General
Help and Logistics Forum for students to post course related questions;
receive answers and view instructor announcements
Specific
Topics and Issues Forum where students can post their thoughts on specific
issues or to specific questions
Provide
private discussion groups for group projects
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Authentic Inquiry
- Case
Studies
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Collaborative Learning
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Conceptual Learning
- Data
Gathering and Synthesis
- Student
Presentations
- Teacher
‘s directed Instruction (lecture)
- Teacher
Presentations
- Problem
Solving
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Faculty-student interaction
Student-student interaction
Rich, rapid feedback
Promotes active learning
Respects diverse learning
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Verbal
learners
Social
learners
Textual
learners
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Glossary
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Use the
glossary to define terms but also provide media, such as images, audio, etc.
that will explain the term more completely.
For
instance if this is a foreign language course, include an audio clip, which
pronounces the term correctly.
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Conceptual Learning
- Data
Gathering and Synthesis:
- Student
Presentations
- Teacher
‘s directed Instruction (lecture)
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Time on task. Students can access definitions in course without
stopping to thumb through notes and texts
Rich, rapid feedback
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Goals 
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List
learning objectives for each path or even each Content Module.
Tie this
tool to self-test questions, which evaluate these learning objectives.
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Collaborative Learning
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Conceptual Learning
- Data
Gathering and Synthesis:
- Problem
Solving
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Communicates high expectations
Faculty -student interaction
Time on task
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Image Database
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Use the
image database to house images that the instructor has created, or where
copyright is not a problem.
Artifacts,
maps, images , diagrams , and drawings
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Authentic Inquiry
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Conceptual Learning
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Document and Artifact Analysis:
- Teacher
Presentations
- Virtual
Labs and Field Trips
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Faculty- student interaction
Student - student interaction
Active learning
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Supports
visual learning
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Index
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Build an
index to cross reference key terms and concepts to the detail content within
the course.
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Conceptual Learning
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Time on task
Active learning
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Global
view of course contents
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Mail
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Provides
the necessary private mail between students and faculty
With
private mail inside WebCT helps to organize and store mail specific to the
course
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Collaborative Learning
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Faculty-student interaction
Student-student interaction
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Organizer Pages
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Group related learning tasks or unit activities together on the same page for
“point and click” access
Create a
hierarchical group of pages to logically organize learning tasks and
activities
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Collaborative Learning
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Conceptual Learning
- Teacher
‘s directed Instruction (lecture)
- Teacher
Presentations
- Problem
Solving
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Diverse learning
Communicates high expectations
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Learner
to content interactivity
Facilitates
directed instruction through constructivism
Provides
global picture and organization
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Presentation Tool & Student Upload & File Folders
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Use the
student presentation tool to let students share their own projects, papers
and creative works such as animation, audio, video -- or artifacts.
Presentation
tool can be used to create private areas to share documents for group
activities and virtual study groups.
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Authentic Inquiry
- Case
Studies
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Collaborative Learning
- Conceptual
Learning
- Student
Presentations
- Problem
Solving
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Faculty -student interaction
Student-student interaction
Active learning
Diverse learning
Rich, rapid feedback
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Collaborative
Constructivist
- provides for application of knowledge construction
Visual
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Progress (Tracking Tool)
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Provide
this tool to students so they can quickly evaluate their participation in a
class.
Use to
track student content module access and discussion group participation or
lack of.
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Student
Organizational Tool
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Rich, rapid feedback
Respects diverse learning
Faculty - student interaction
Time on task
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In a
constructivist environment, this tool can help a student track themselves
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Quiz
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Exams
from a specific location such as campus computer labs.
Practice
quizzes
Mini "pop" quizzes
Surveys
(Format can include graphics, charts, tables, links to other websites,
streaming media, video, audio, etc.)
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Conceptual Learning
- Problem
Solving
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Rich, rapid feedback
Communicate high expectations
Time on task
Faculty-student interaction
Active learning
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Can
direct student learning through selective release
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References 
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Provide
students with appropriate references which tap several types of media, i.e.
journals, text books, websites, etc.
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• Data
Gathering and Synthesis
• Problem
Solving
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Conceptual Learning
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Respects diverse learning
Active learning
Communicates high expectations
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Resume Course
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Put the
resume session icon on the homepage so students can pickup at the last place
they were in the course path pages.
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Student
Organizational Tool
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Time on task
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Sequential
learners
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Search
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Insert
the search tool on all path pages so students can easily locate topics in the
course.
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Student
Organizational Tool
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Time on task
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Self Test
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Practice
questions
Test your knowledge questions.
At the end of a chapter or learning module, have several self-test questions,
which directly test the learning objectives for that module.
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Conceptual Learning
- Problem
Solving
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Rich, rapid feedback
Communicates high expectations
Diverse learning
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Can
direct student learning· Allows for self-evaluation· Self-paced learners
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Student Homepage
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Use the
student homepages as an introductory "ice-breaker" activity so
students can get to know each other. Students can write a brief
description of their favorite sites.
As a web
adaptation of an annotated bibliography, this tool can be used to have
students locate specific Internet resources, describe and post them.
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Collaborative Learning
- Student
Presentations
- Virtual
Labs and Field Trips
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Student to student interaction
Respects diverse learning
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Syllabus
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Course
outline, expectations and policies.
Can be
placed on the left navigation menu for easy access.
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Organizational
Tool
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Time on task
Faculty
–Student Interaction
Communicates
High Expectations
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Concrete,
sequential
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URL Links
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Use the
link feature to add media to course Content Module pages.
Use to
provide links to supplementary resources and references.
Provide a
link to the regular student email (MU Webmail).
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Authentic Inquiry
- Case
Studies
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Collaborative Learning
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Conceptual Learning
- Data
Gathering and
Synthesis
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Document and Artifact Analysis
- Student
Presentations
- Teacher
‘s directed Instruction (lecture)
- Teacher
Presentations
- Problem
Solving
- Virtual
Labs and Field Trips
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Time on task (helps students reach needed materials quickly)
Active learning
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Links to
others resources that may promote different learning styles
Facilitates
guided learning
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Video
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Run clips
of writers -- poets, novelists, and dramatists -- reading and discussing
their own work.
Run clips
of scenarios or to provide background.
Use
streaming media to show full-length documentaries or other video
presentations with copyright holders permission.
“Show and
Tell” or Video Demonstrations
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Authentic Inquiry
- Case
Studies
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Collaborative Learning
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Conceptual Learning
- Student
Presentations
- Teacher
Presentations
- Virtual
Labs and Field Trips
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Diverse learning
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Visual
learners
Demonstration
of techniques
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