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Online Course Development for Dummies

Step-by-Step Guide. A beginner's how-to guide for creating web courses.

Facilitation

User Support (Bb)

Some Suggested Resources

XML

• XML Spy www.xmlspy.com/ editor. (shareware)
• XMLwriter http://xmlwriter.net/ validating editor. (demoware)

XHTML

• Tidy www.w3.org/people/Raggett/tidy/ Check your XHTML. (freeware)
• Editor for Tidy www.chami.com/html-kit/ Wrapper. (freeware)

Browsers

• Amaya www.w3.org/Amaya/ Experimental W3C XML browser and editor. Some support for MathML. (freeware)
• JUMBO www.nottingham.ac.uk/~pazpmr/ Supports CML (freeware)

Javascript

• Hot Potatoes Download. It's easy to use. More info and tutorial at: http://web.uvic.ca/hrd/hotpot/. Create quizzes and crossword puzzles. (free for educators)

Resources

• Puzzle Maker http://puzzlemaker.school.discovery.com/ 
• Quia Class Page for developing Java applets for games and quizzes. 

Related Notes

• Mathematics Ideas for incorporating math into Bb.
• Interactive Pages Easy ways to create more engaging web pages.
• OCDI (Online Course Development Synopsis).
• Blackboard Repository This is a collection of info which could be inserted into your MATC Bb course. Much of this info was received from George Cooper. Some of this info is required by the WTCS Virtual Campus (E-Tec).
• PowerPoint Demo Testing slideshow with audio narration.
• Is online learning for me? A self-assessment for determining readiness for online learning. Uses JavaScript to give feedback based upon student input. 
• Applet Demo. Technically, these are more like scriptlets since they use JavaScript and DHTML (Dynamic HTML) to create interactivity. 
• Testing ASF--Advanced Streaming Format... 
  • for Internet Explorer Works!
  • for Netscape Navigator (I can't get this to work for NS4.5).
• BlackBoard Login. 

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