12.0449 WebCT; distance learning

Humanist Discussion Group (humanist@kcl.ac.uk)
Mon, 22 Feb 1999 22:08:15 +0000 (BST)

Humanist Discussion Group, Vol. 12, No. 449.
Centre for Computing in the Humanities, King's College London
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[1] From: "Witmer, Diane" <dwitmer@Exchange.FULLERTON.EDU> (27)
Subject: RE: 12.0445 WebCT: new tool for course websites

[2] From: Dan Price <dprice@tui.edu> (10)
Subject: RE: 12.0444 limits of distance learning

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Date: Mon, 22 Feb 1999 22:05:44 +0000
From: "Witmer, Diane" <dwitmer@Exchange.FULLERTON.EDU>
Subject: RE: 12.0445 WebCT: new tool for course websites

I've been using WebCT for several months now, and find it very useful. If
you want to see a WebCT-based course in use, you are welcome to visit my Web
sites (I have several). The most fully developed site, by far, is the one I
put together for a course in Communications Technologies. To visit it, point
your Web browser to:
http://fdc.fullerton.edu:8900/public/S16125/index.html
You can login as:
guest (all lower case)
The password is:
comm422 (all lower case, no spaces)

Guest login is available for my other courses, and for a student
organization. In each case, the name is "guest," and the password is the
course number with no spaces.
http://fdc.fullerton.edu:8900/public/S11110/index.html (comm361)
http://fdc.fullerton.edu:8900/public/11039/index.html (comm464)
http://fdc.fullerton.edu:8900/public/11002/index.html (comm362)
http://fdc.fullerton.edu:8900/public/PRSSA/index.html (prssa)

WebCT isn't incredibly friendly for the uninitiated designer, but it's
fairly robust and has many fully configurable features. Another configurable
courseware package is Blackboard. It's somewhat more user-friendly for both
students and designers than WebCT, but is not as extensive or flexible.

-Diane-
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* Diane F. Witmer, Department of Communications
* Cal State Fullerton Office Phone: 714-278-7008
* dwitmer@fullerton.edu
* http://commfaculty.fullerton.edu/dwitmer/

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Date: Mon, 22 Feb 1999 22:06:20 +0000
From: Dan Price <dprice@tui.edu>
Subject: RE: 12.0444 limits of distance learning

Regarding the response of Wendell Piez, I can only ask what is "real
learning?"

Sincerely,
Dan Price, Ph.D.
Professor, Center for Distance Learning
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