Deadline for submission of
Proposal: __________________
Notification of acceptance by: __________________
Overview
The Project goal is threefold:
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to develop a rich, integrated environment
of teaching and resource materials on the World Wide Web for use by faculty
and students of the VCCS;
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to provide training so that faculty
can learn to use the web effectively in instruction
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to provide a technological infrastructure
that will support faculty as they develop educational materials for use
on the Web.
The project hopes to invite all VCCS faculty to submit
proposals, which may be for a Web Resource Site,
for a Course Content Module or for an entire Web Course. The proposal should be appropriate
to your level of current Web usage.
Development and implementation of the proposal will involve three steps:
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Training and developing a project draft (Summer)
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Completing the project (Fall)
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Testing, evaluating and revising the project (Spring)
To work on your proposal, you will receive
a stipend to attend training sessions and to develop a
draft of your proposed project in the summer. You will then receive three credits release time for the fall:
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finish the design and complete your project
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test your project in a class with students
in the following spring
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evaluate and revise your project at the end
of the spring
Once completed, tested and evaluated, your project
will become a part of the overall project web site
and serve as a course and/or resource for faculty and students throughout
Virginia.
OPTIONS
Proposal to Create a Web Resource Site
The initial proposal will be a comprehensive
outline of a projected Web Resource Site on a topic that can be taught
in any course listed in the State Curriculum Guide. A Web Resource Site should be an attractive, user-friendly
place for students to do individual as well as collaborative research on the Internet. It should include discussion forums where students
can post questions, discuss their research projects and communicate with
one another and their own instructor, as well as with the Site's originator.
The comprehensive web resource site proposal should
include:
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Title
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Brief discussion of the focus and purpose
of the site
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Annotated list of the content areas covered
by the site
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List of several courses that might use the site
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Suggestions of how those courses might use
the site
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One-page c.v. that focuses on
- previous experience in web design
- knowledge of the topic to be presented
Authors of accepted proposals will receive
a summer stipend of $500 for participating in training sessions and creating a
draft of the Web Resource Site. The author
will then receive 3 credits of reassigned time for the Fall Semester to
design and complete the site. Part of the commitment
is to maintain the site in future years, responding to inquiries,
checking the validity of links, repairing broken
links and adding new links, including materials provided by
other users.
Another part of the commitment is to use
the site, on a trial basis, in a course the following spring,
revising as needed, and analyzing the outcomes.
After final revision, the web resource site will
become part of the overall project site, where it will be available to
anyone interested.
The final Web Resource Site will have:
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Goals, content and objectives with content focused on a single theme
or topic;
- Original instructional materials that
interpret the material for participating faculty and/or students;
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Activities and questions to help students
explore the topic;
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Provision for asynchronous discussion forums
for faculty and student users of the Web Site;
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Annotated links to relevant web sites;
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Relevant bibliography;
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Link to the web-designer's home page with e-mail contact information.
Proposal to Create a Course Component Module
The initial proposal will be a comprehensive
outline of a projected course component on a topic that can be taught
in any course listed in the state curriculum guide. The course module should be structured
as a component of a course (e.g. instructions, assignments, exam, etc.) that provides between two and five weeks of course work.
The comprehensive proposal outline should
include:
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Title
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Brief discussion of the focus and purpose
of the module
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Recommended class schedule and list of suggested readings
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Substantial assignment or set of suggested
assignments (may include an exam)
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List of several courses that might use the site
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Suggestions of how those courses might use
the site
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One-page c.v. that focuses on
- previous experience in web design
- knowledge of the module to be presented
Authors of accepted proposals will receive
a summer stipend of $500 for participating in training sessions and creating a
draft of the course content component. The author
will then receive 3 credits of reassigned time for the Fall Semester to
design and complete the site. Part of the commitment
is to maintain the site in future years, responding to inquiries,
checking the validity of links, repairing broken
links and adding new links, including materials provided by
other users.
Another part of the commitment is to use
the site, on a trial basis, in a course the following spring,
revising as needed, and analyzing the outcomes.
After final revision, the course component site will
become part of the overall project site, where it will be available to
anyone interested.
The final Web Course Component will have:
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Goals, content and objectives;
- Original instructional materials that
interpret the material for participating faculty and/or students;
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Completely web-based delivery system which
may, if necessary, be supplemented by textbooks and/or original material
on CD-ROM
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Provision for asynchronous discussion forums
for faculty and student users of the Web Site;
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Annotated links to relevant web sites;
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Relevant bibliography;
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Link to the web-designer's home page with e-mail contact information.
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Two to five weeks of course material, including
- all reading and writing assignments
- all web-based activities, including
ways in which a discussion forum will be used
- all instructions to students regarding
course management
- explanations of, guides to, and/or commentary
on each assignment
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Graded assignments worth 15 to 40% of a typical
course grade, depending on the size of the module. These assignments should
require the student to demonstrate critical and analytical thinking
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Provisions for e-mail communication between
instructor and students
Proposal to Create a Web Course
The initial proposal will be a comprehensive
outline of a projected web course based on any course listed in the state curriculum guide. A
Web Course must deliver all of its content and instruction on the web. It also must also include provisions for
proctored, graded activities to meet VCCS requirements.
The comprehensive proposal outline should
include:
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Title of the course and its number from the
VCCS Curriculum List
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Brief description of the course content
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Brief Discussion of how it will be designed to do
all instruction on the WWW
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Substantial assignments and provisions for proctored activities
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One-page c.v. that focuses on
- previous experience in web design
- knowledge of the module to be presented
Authors of accepted proposals will receive
a summer stipend of $500 for participating in training sessions and creating a
draft of the course. The author
will then receive 3 credits of reassigned time for the Fall Semester to
design and complete the site. Part of the commitment
is to maintain the site in future years, responding to inquiries,
checking the validity of links, repairing broken
links and adding new links, including materials provided by
other users.
Another part of the commitment is to use
the course, on a trial basis, in a course the following spring,
revising as needed, and analyzing the outcomes.
After final revision, the course will
become part of the overall project site, where it will be available to
anyone interested.
The final Web Course will have:
-
Goals, content and objectives;
-
Brief description of the content and purpose
of the course
- Original instructional materials that
interpret the material for participating faculty and/or students;
-
Completely web-based delivery system which
may, if necessary, be supplemented by textbooks and/or original material
on CD-ROM
-
Provision for asynchronous discussion forums
for faculty and student users of the Web Site;
-
Annotated links to relevant web sites;
-
Relevant bibliography;
-
Link to the web-designer's home page with e-mail contact information.
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Fifteen weeks of course material, including
- all reading and writing assignments
- all web-based activities, including
ways in which a discussion forum will be used
- all instructions to students regarding
course management
- explanations of, guides to, and/or commentary
on each assignment
-
Graded assignments worth 15 to 40% of a typical
course grade, depending on the size of the module. These assignments should
require the student to demonstrate critical and analytical thinking
-
Provisions for e-mail communication between
instructor and students
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