Teaching the Humanities in a World Wide Web Environment
Schedule of Activities
All sessions will meet in Room 275 at the Loudoun Campus from 1 to 4 p.m.
 
2/6 2/13 2/20 2/27 3/6 3/13 3/27 4/3 4/10 4/17 4/24 5/1
 
 
 
Feb. 6 Project Overview; Inventory of Skills; Responses to Readings 
Read Starr, "Computing Our Way to Educational Reform" and Hernandez and Tallman, "Untangling the Web: Using the World Wide Web for Art and Humanities Reference Services"
Feb. 13 Presentation on technology options available for faculty 
Presenter: Mr. Yitna Firdyiwek, instructional technology advisor, University of Virginia 
Read Robin, et al., Chaps. 1-2 and Kearsley, "A Guide to Online Education"
Feb. 20 Presentation on the technology revolution in higher education. 
Presenter: Dr. Arnold Oliver, chancellor of the Virginia Community College System 
Read Clark, Chaps. 4-5 and Robin, et al., Chap. 4
Feb. 27 Presentation of external models of the humanities as interdisciplinary teaching 
Presenter: Dr. John O'Connor, dean, New Century College, George Mason University 
Read Robin, et al., Chap. 7 and Clark, Appendix A and explore several sites in your own discipline area.
Mar. 6 Introduction to Web Sites. Presenter:  Jennifer Egan 
Introduction to Web Page Design.  Presenter:  Dr. Agatha Taormina 
Introduction to Distance Learning  Presenters:  Berta Finkelstein and Dr. Diane Thompson 
 
Mar.13 Introduction to Interactive Media 
Presenter:  Mr. Robert Brown
Mar.27 Web Design for Teaching and Learning  
Presenters: Sue Polyson and Robert Godwin-Jones, Virginia Commonwealth University, designers of Web Course in a Box
Apr. 3 Presentation of Preliminary Project Reports.  MEET AT ELI
Apr. 10 Mentoring Session for Project Development
Apr. 17 The design, construction, and maintenance of an online curriculum 
Presenter: Emilio Ramos, director of academic computing, Dallas County Community College District, LeCroy Center for Educational Telecommunications  Read Robin, et al., Chap. 8
Apr. 24 Presentation of Projects by Grant Recipients
May 1 Discussion of possible design for a Web-integrated humanities curriculum; plan for further action; project evaluation  Read Robin, et al., Chap. 14
Last revised:  March 27, 1998
Send comments to:  Aggie Taormina