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UD Update University of Indiana October 16, 2003 Slide 2 Topics WebCT growth Course Redesign Projects New refreshed PRESENT web site Code of the Web GIS award Winter Faculty Institute Consolidated grants program E-portfolios Slide 3 Student usage Slide 4 Number of courses Slide 5 Support Strategies Moving from creation to support Creating an online introduction Hiring graduate assistants Streamlining our course creation process Slide 6 VISTA version Database version (currently flat files) 6 figures New SIS system Will it solve any of our support problems? Slide 7 Issues Supporting uses of WebCT not related to courses Occupational Health and Safety Training Training Ice Skating Judges K-12 students in Engineering and Marine Studies Enticing faculty to optimize their usage Slide 8 Course Resign Projects Virtual MicroscopeMicroscope Students were failing the practical lab experiment Teaches microscopy; not a virtual lab Available from MERLOT Other efforts to more closely align lab and lectures Slide 9 PsychologyLearning & Motivation Revitalizing the Keller method, self mastery of textbook material Hypothesis: computer technology can overcome problems that led to its decline Course Changes On demand (on line tests) Replace lecture with small groups Technology Development of tests Secure testing center Slide 10 Secure testing center Slide 11 Proctor tools Slide 12 Slide 13 WebCT access and resource www.udel.edu/webct Slide 14 Problem Based Learning Slide 15 Responsible Computing Goal--student attention Virus protection Updates Copyright Netiquette Slide 16 US Geological Survey US Geological Survey Awardmapping to aid informed decision making Public access to web- based mapping tool Multiple partners Most current DE data Users to participate in updating DEs geographic data USGS:The National Map Pilot Project The Delaware Data Mapping and Integration Laboratory (DataMIL) http://datamil.udel.edu Slide 17 Open Source Initiatives U-portal development E-portfolio development Slide 18 Resources PRESENT, UDs Teaching, Learning, and Technology Center www.udel.edu/present WebCT Access and Information www.udel.edu/webct Institute for Transforming Undergraduate Education http://www.udel.edu/inst/ Datamil project http://datamil.udel.eduhttp://datamil.udel.edu at The University of Delaware