Getting Started on Your Web Site: FINALLY!

UMSL November 15-16, 2009UMSL November 15-16, 2009Joe Naumann – Adjunct Assoc. Prof. – GeographyJoe Naumann – Adjunct Assoc. Prof. – Geography

Paul Wilmarth – Technical Trainer – FRCPaul Wilmarth – Technical Trainer – FRC

Your Workshop Hosts!Your Workshop Hosts!

• Paul Wilmarth (left), who is a technical trainer Paul Wilmarth (left), who is a technical trainer in the Faculty Resource Center and enables and in the Faculty Resource Center and enables and encourages faculty members to use technology encourages faculty members to use technology in their teaching. Joe Naumann (right), who has in their teaching. Joe Naumann (right), who has been using a web site with his geography been using a web site with his geography classes for several years. classes for several years.

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The Teaching The Teaching Challenge!Challenge!• Create educational content for multiple delivery Create educational content for multiple delivery

modesmodes– Technologically enhanced face-to-face lecture-Technologically enhanced face-to-face lecture-

discussiondiscussion– Blended face-to-face and onlineBlended face-to-face and online– Totally online classesTotally online classes• Materials and assistance all onlineMaterials and assistance all online• Live online classroom plus materials and assistance onlineLive online classroom plus materials and assistance online

– Wimba Classroom, Wikis, Podcasts, Blogs, etc.Wimba Classroom, Wikis, Podcasts, Blogs, etc.• A Web page (site) can supplement and enhance in A Web page (site) can supplement and enhance in

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What about a web site?What about a web site?

• Why haven’t more faculty members made use Why haven’t more faculty members made use of personal and/or course-related web sites?of personal and/or course-related web sites?– Unaware of what is available?Unaware of what is available?• Attend conferences & talk with colleaguesAttend conferences & talk with colleagues

– Feeling of being overwhelmed by the unfamiliar?Feeling of being overwhelmed by the unfamiliar?• Talk to IT people (at UMSL, the Faculty Resource Talk to IT people (at UMSL, the Faculty Resource

Center)Center)

– Unsure of how to start?Unsure of how to start?• Add technology one step at a timeAdd technology one step at a time

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Paul and Joe’s Goal for Paul and Joe’s Goal for you today!you today!• Learn the basics– Where and what one uploads to a web host– Where the components go and how to organize

them.– How to use the KompoZer web page editor• Create a home page and link at least one other page to it• Possibly download a page or site template• Insert web links, document links, graphics, and text

• Leave the workshop with a simple working web site stored on a flash drive.

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Why use a web page?Why use a web page?

• Students become more responsible for their Students become more responsible for their own education.own education.– You won’t have to lug syllabi, handouts etc. to class You won’t have to lug syllabi, handouts etc. to class

and carry the leftovers back to the office.and carry the leftovers back to the office.– You can make basic and supplementary materials You can make basic and supplementary materials

easily available to those who choose to use them.easily available to those who choose to use them.

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Design FocusDesign Focus

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A web site that enhances your course delivery

A web site that enhances your course delivery

Selecting appropriate content

Selecting appropriate content

Designing Or Redesigning Clear and engaging

presentaton.

Designing Or Redesigning Clear and engaging

presentaton.

Instructional Design principlesInstructional Design principles

Establish a Web PageEstablish a Web Page

• Store your materials on the Web Page Store your materials on the Web Page serverserver–Use it as a warehouse for materialsUse it as a warehouse for materials

• Link the web page to BlackBoardLink the web page to BlackBoard• Easier to edit web page than it is to keep Easier to edit web page than it is to keep

reprogramming BlackBoardreprogramming BlackBoard• Demonstrate KompoZerDemonstrate KompoZer

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Why link to a web page?Why link to a web page?

• Storing documents on the web page Storing documents on the web page server greatly reduces set-up time from server greatly reduces set-up time from semester to semester.semester to semester.

• It frees up the class management server It frees up the class management server (BlackBoard, etc. so it runs faster.(BlackBoard, etc. so it runs faster.

• Making changes is much simplerMaking changes is much simpler– KompoZer web page editorKompoZer web page editor

• Students who enroll late can access Students who enroll late can access materials before they are in BlackBoard.materials before they are in BlackBoard. 9

A Visit to Joe Naumann, A Visit to Joe Naumann, GeographerGeographer• http://www.umsl.edu/~naumannj

• Take a short tour with Joe.– Take a look at the public_html folder– Go to the Web Page Design Helps Page.

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Create a Page With PaulCreate a Page With Paul

• Create a Public_html folder• Open KompoZer and create your index page• Create a 3 X 3 table• Create a page header• Add content– Picture, text, web links, page links, document links– Create a second page and link it to the index page

• Talk about uploading your public_html folder.11

Complete your pagesComplete your pages

• Paul and Joe will be around to assist you.

• ABOVE ALL!!!!! – relax and have fun this will probably be much easier than you thought it would be.

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Useful URLs (UMSL & Beyond)Useful URLs (UMSL & Beyond)• Faculty Resource CenterFaculty Resource Center– http://www.umsl.edu/technology/frc/

• Instructional Technology Services Home PageInstructional Technology Services Home Page– http://www.umsl.edu/technology/

• Downloadable SoftwareDownloadable Software– https://tomsawyer.umsl.edu/webapps/weboffice/

software_distribution/login.cfm

• Training opportunitiesTraining opportunities– https://tomsawyer.umsl.edu/webapps/mygateway/

training/login.cfm

• If you aren’t from UMSL, check to see what is If you aren’t from UMSL, check to see what is available at your institution.available at your institution. 13

Thank you for your attention.Thank you for your attention.

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