Tool Functions

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Web Course Tools

• Tool Functions
• Tool Resources and Products
• 3 Recommended Products
• Sample Course Construction
• Discussion
• Ease of use
• Feature set
• Telecampus/UOL

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Tool Functions

• Course Info Syllabus, Student Instructor Info
• Course Content Lecture notes, Readings, Links.
• Text, PDF, Graphics, Audio, Video
• Course Communications Email, Discussion Groups,
  Chat

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Tool Functions, continued

• Tests and student evaluation
• Course Management Usage statistics, record
  keeping
• Instructional Features Help, Glossary, Search,
  Tips goals

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Tool Resources and Products

• http//uts.cc.utexas.edu/disted/webtool2.html
• Large Number of Products
• Growing Rapidly

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Three Recommended Tools

• Web Course in a Box
• http//www.madduck.com/
• Web CT
• http//homebrew1.cs.ubc.ca/webct/
• Top Class
• http//www.wbtsystems.com/

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Web Course in a Box

• http//www.madduck.com/

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Web CT

• http//homebrew1.cs.ubc.ca/webct/

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Top Class

• http//www.wbtsystems.com/

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Discussion

• Important features
• Unimportant features
• ODE Staff
• Kathy Schmidt 475-9312
• David Fudell 475-9284
• Mark Decker 475-9236
• Chis Blandy 475-9284
• Morrie Schulman 475-9211

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Telecampus UOL

• http//www.uol.com/
• http//www.uol.com/telecampus

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