On-line tutorial for using WebCT : <http://ecourse.hku.hk:8900/public/introwebct>

On-line tutorial for setting up WebCT courses by teachers: <http://ecourse.hku.hk:8900/public/ccwebct>

Websites for Teaching Online Courses:

Fink, L. Dee. 1999, "Evaluate Your Own Teaching," Retrieved November 19, 2004 from http://honolulu.hawaii.edu/intranet/committees/FacDevCom/

     This website offers many, many teaching strategies for instructors. The link leads you to the Home Page, then click on Teaching Tips Index, scroll down to Teaching Strategies for this article.

Goodwin-Jones, Bob. (May 2003) "Emerging Technologies--Blogs and Wikis:  Environments for On-line Collaboration." Language Learning & Technology, Vol. 7, No. 2, pp. 12-16 retrieved on December 1, 2004 from http://www.ibritt.com/resources/wp_blogs.htm

     This article was about blogs and wikis which I really needed help with.

Kimeldorf, Martin, 1996-1999, "Teaching Online: Techniques & Methods,"  Retrieved November 4, 2004 from http://amby.com/kimeldorf/teaching.html

     This paper discusses some general methods of developing projects between students from different locations through the use of telecommunications.

Klemm, Dr. W.R., August 1998, "Eight Ways to Get Students More Engaged in Online Conferences, Retrieved November 4, 2004 from http://www.thejournal.com/magazine/vault/articleprintversion.cfm?aid=1997

      A common denominator for all students is the passive conditioning they have been exposed to by years of television and traditional classroom teaching.  Both television and the lecture method of teaching put students in a passive, "entertain me" mode.

Ripley, M. Louise. 2002. "Survivor!:  When The Next Reality Show Is You Teaching Your First Internet Course." Retrieved November 15, 2004 from http://www.atkinson.yorku.ca/~lripley/pgsurvivor.htm

      This article tells the instructor what not to do when teaching an online course for the first time.

Snell, Ned, July 9, 1998, "Build a Better Online Trainer," Retrieved November 4, 2004, from http://educ.southern.edu/articles/build.html  

       Synchronous Web training may take some getting used to, but classroom instructors can handle it.