Course Guide

Topics and Skills

Readings, Activities & Conferences

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Module One:
Establishing an Online Persona

Module introduces participants to WebTycho, the online environment, and strategies for developing an online persona.

Skills and How To:

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Set up an Email Account

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Set up a Polaris Account

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Build WWW Directory and Set Permissions

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Create/Edit Faculty Bio in WTycho

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Set Account Preferences in WTycho

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Announcement Area in WTycho

Readings:
	Read Me First
	Thinking Digitally (Bates) 4,000 words.
	Finding Your Voice Online (xxxxx) 2,000 words.


Activities:
	Take WebTycho Tour 101
	Login to Nighthawk Class
	Create a Course Introduction. Due: End of Module One in Nighthawk Class.
	Create Faculty Bio. Due: End of Module One in Nighthawk Class
	Participate in Conferences listed below


Conferences
	Introductions/Biographies Conference
	Establishing an Online Persona: Who are you in class?

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Module Two:
Building an Online Learning Community

Module emphasizes the importance of building an online learning community, as well as the need to think through the course in advance (building syllabi, materials and learning activities).

Skills and How To:

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HT Build a Simple Web Page in Composer

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HT Copy/Paste HTML Source Code

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HT Manage Conferences, Course Content and Study Groups in WTycho

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HT Work with the Syllabus in WTycho

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HT Attach a File in WTycho

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Guidelines for Creating Text in WT

Reading:
	TBA


Activities:
	Create Conference Threads as Directed. Due: *End of Module Two in Nighthawk Class*
	Create Course Materials for Nighthawk course, including Web based materials created using Web Editor. Due: End of Module Three in Nighthawk Class.
	Begin Creation of Course Syllabus. Due: End of Module 5 in Nighthawk Class.
	Participate in Conferences listed below


Conference
	Building an online learning community (This will be a four week conference, running throughout the remainder of the class)

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Module Three:
Using Web and Library Resources

Module emphasizes how to use the Library and other Web Resources in order to build effective assignments in online classes.

Skills and How To:

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Webliography in WTycho

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HT Get Your Reserved Readings Up

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MdUSA

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Publish a Web Page using WS-FTP or Cute

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Link from Polaris to WebTycho

Reading:
	TBA


Activities:
	Post two (2) URLs to Nighthawk Webliography. Due: End of Module 3 in Nighthawk Class.
	Create a discipline specific assignment for Nighthawk class, making use of the UMUC Library. Due: Middle of Week 4 in Nighthawk Class.
	Participate in Conferences listed below


Conferences
	Building an online learning community (cont.)
	Library Conference

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Module Four:
Becoming the Online Professor

Module emphasizes practical applications such as grading assignments, giving exams, working with Portfolios, and uploading Web pages. Module also prepares participants to make shadow visits.

Skills and How To:

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HT Download, Edit & Publish a Web Page

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Portfolios in WTycho

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HT Use the Assignment Feature in WTycho

Reading:
	TBA


Activities:
	Shadow Class Sites.
	Written report of shadowing visit (maximum 3,000 words). Report to be submitted as Student to Student Assignment Folder in Tychousa Class in Week 5.
	Grading an Assignment using Web Tycho tools and Grade Book in Nighthawk Class. *Due: Week 5 in Nighthawk Class.*
	Participate in Conferences listed below

Conferences

Building an online learning community (cont.)

The art of shadowing {with guiding questions for visits}

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Module Five:
Stepping into Class

Module summarizes the points made during the course. Here we tie up loose ends, complete activities, and begin to work toward building a first online class.

Skills and How To:

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Class Import in WTycho

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Course Evaluations in WTycho

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Archive Server in WTycho

Activities:
	Create two (2) conferences in Nighthawk class using two separate teaching strategies. *Due: End of Module Five.*
	Post an URL to one of the Nighthawk Conferences. Due: End of Module Five.
	Participate in Conferences listed below

Conferences

Building an online learning community (cont.)

Where do we go from here?