Getting Started on Your Web Site: FINALLY! UMSL November 15-16, 2009 Joe Naumann – Adjunct Assoc. Prof. – Geography Paul Wilmarth – Technical Trainer – FRC

Your Workshop Hosts! Paul Wilmarth (left), who is a technical trainer in the Faculty Resource Center and enables and encourages faculty members to use technology in their teaching. Joe Naumann (right), who has been using a web site with his geography classes for several years. Paul Wilmarth (left), who is a technical trainer in the Faculty Resource Center and enables and encourages faculty members to use technology in their teaching. Joe Naumann (right), who has been using a web site with his geography classes for several years. 2

The Teaching Challenge! Create educational content for multiple delivery modes Create educational content for multiple delivery modes – Technologically enhanced face-to-face lecture- discussion – Blended face-to-face and online – Totally online classes Materials and assistance all online Materials and assistance all online Live online classroom plus materials and assistance online Live online classroom plus materials and assistance online – Wimba Classroom, Wikis, Podcasts, Blogs, etc. A Web page (site) can supplement and enhance in all these situations. A Web page (site) can supplement and enhance in all these situations. 3

What about a web site? Why haven’t more faculty members made use of personal and/or course-related web sites? Why haven’t more faculty members made use of personal and/or course-related web sites? – Unaware of what is available? Attend conferences & talk with colleagues Attend conferences & talk with colleagues – Feeling of being overwhelmed by the unfamiliar? Talk to IT people (at UMSL, the Faculty Resource Center) Talk to IT people (at UMSL, the Faculty Resource Center) – Unsure of how to start? Add technology one step at a time Add technology one step at a time 4

Paul and Joe’s Goal for 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. 5

Why use a web page? Students become more responsible for their own education. Students become more responsible for their own education. – You won’t have to lug syllabi, handouts etc. to class and carry the leftovers back to the office. – You can make basic and supplementary materials easily available to those who choose to use them. 6

Design Focus 7 A web site that enhances your course delivery Selecting appropriate content Selecting appropriate content Designing Or Redesigning Clear and engaging presentaton. Instructional Design principles

Establish a Web Page Store your materials on the Web Page server Store your materials on the Web Page server – Use it as a warehouse for materials Link the web page to BlackBoard Link the web page to BlackBoard Easier to edit web page than it is to keep reprogramming BlackBoard Easier to edit web page than it is to keep reprogramming BlackBoard Demonstrate KompoZer Demonstrate KompoZer 8

Why link to a web page? Storing documents on the web page server greatly reduces set-up time from semester to semester. Storing documents on the web page server greatly reduces set-up time from semester to semester. It frees up the class management server (BlackBoard, etc. so it runs faster. It frees up the class management server (BlackBoard, etc. so it runs faster. Making changes is much simpler Making changes is much simpler – KompoZer web page editor Students who enroll late can access materials before they are in BlackBoard. Students who enroll late can access materials before they are in BlackBoard. 9

A Visit to Joe Naumann, Geographer Take a short tour with Joe. – Take a look at the public_html folder – Go to the Web Page Design Helps Page. 10

Create 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 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. 12

Useful URLs (UMSL & Beyond) Faculty Resource Center Faculty Resource Center – Instructional Technology Services Home Page Instructional Technology Services Home Page – Downloadable Software Downloadable Software – _distribution/login.cfm _distribution/login.cfm Training opportunities Training opportunities – g/login.cfm g/login.cfm If you aren’t from UMSL, check to see what is available at your institution. If you aren’t from UMSL, check to see what is available at your institution. 13

Thank you for your attention. If we can help – Joe NaumannPaul Wilmarth UMSLUMSL One University BoulevardOne University Boulevard Economics/Geography 408 SSBFaculty Resource Center – 450 CCB St. Louis, MO 63121St. Louis, MO