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Tips and Techniques for adding components to your Telewebcourse....

Assignments

1. Use publisher content or internet-based searches on key topics
2. Create assignments involving small interactive groups
3. Consider alternative assessment methods; multimedia projects, portfolios, or journals.

Discussion Groups

Use the Short Answer Questions and Expanded Analysis Sections from the Faculty Manual to invoke class discussion online.

1. In the course management system you are using, create groups in the Discussion or Bulletin Board area for each episode - assigning one question or topic to each group.
2. Each student must visit this area to discuss or debate the issues, then collaborate to prepare a joint response, or individual response to be shared. (assign points)
3. Most course management systems can track time spent in the discussion group, which can be graded as 'classroom participation'.

Self-Test Questions

In a course management system:

1. Consult the instructions for your institution’s system.
2. Format and import the questions.Try Respondus Lite for formatting.
3. Insert the answers and appropriate feedback.

Stand-Alone web site

1. Create a form for the questions - using text boxes/radio buttons.
2. Contact the server administrator to supply a cgi script for emailed results.
3. Provide the student's answers on a Self-Test Result page.
4. Use Respondus Lite - format quizzes to upload to WebCT and Blackboard.

Option 2

1. Create an online quiz using the free service at http://school.discovery.com/

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