Discusses the development of a national curriculum for forage instruction presented on the world wide web to provide instructors with related courses, a scope and sequence, content materials, web links, teaching methodology, and strategies. (Author/CCM)

Describes the design and development of online courses for nursing education at Weber State University, based on empowerment of adult learners, collaborative learning, and diverse learning styles. Explains the provisions for student orientation and e-mail and phone support. (SK)

Computer mediated learning (CML) courses can overcome the temporal and spatial obstacles of isolated commuter students with busy schedules. Whether presented online or as an add-on to an on-campus course, the CML course needs a good syllabus. This paper discusses components of a CML syllabus and online activities for students. Typical components…

A fledgling industry of software developers, academic technologists, and instructors is emerging to help college faculty put courses on line without having to learn World Wide Web page coding. A variety of design services is available. Often, institutions make recommendations for choosing Web-course tools. Software focuses on general course…

A child development course was offered as a web-based, asynchronous distance learning course by the Department of Family and Child Development in the College of Human Resources and Education at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University during summer 1996. The course was initiated to respond to the demand for flexible distance learning…

In 1997, Southwest Missouri State University faculty tried delivering coursework via the Internet. The first step in the process was to assess the medical model of problem-based learning for its adaptability to use on the Internet. The faculty determined that problems could be developed, put on the Internet, and monitored without denigrating the…

Describes redesign and evaluation of a full-year, introductory undergraduate course in world religions, from a traditional lecture-based model to a Web-based format, motivated by the highly personal and valuative nature of the course content, large class size, and lack of personal interaction. Two pedagogical approaches, caring regard and…