Web courses

[David Campbell]

Web-based teaching (without traditional in-class meetings) hasn't been discussed by this group in a while.  By now, a number of TIPS participants must have had experience with internet courses.  I would appreciate their advice regarding how to make such courses successful--for the students, the instructors, and their departments.  Any serious cautions and puzzling issues would also be of interest.  Anybody willing to step up to the podium? Personally, I would like to hear about the following: 1.  Which psychology courses are most likely to be successful using this mode?  Or is course content irrelevant to success? 2.  Which platforms appear best (e.g., off-the-shelf packages like Blackboard, sites developed by text publishers, instructor-managed sites)? 3.  How do you maintain student motivation and interest and avoid the problem of incompletes and dropouts? 4.  How do you maintain your own enthusiasm when you have found much of the pleasure of teaching tied to successful face-to-face interaction in the classroom? --Dave ___________________________________________________________________ David E. Campbell, Ph.D.        [EMAIL PROTECTED] Department of Psychology        Phone: 707-826-3721 Humboldt State University       FAX:   707-826-4993 Arcata, CA  95521-8299          www.humboldt.edu/~campbell/psyc.htm --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]