Designing and Doing Real-Time Distance Education Using Web and MOO, Part I & Part II Workshops Feburary/March/April 1999

[Diane K. Kovacs]

Connect to http://www.kovacs.com/online.html for
workshop agendas and details on Registration, Tuition, and Credit:

Workshops Listing for 1999 http://www.kovacs.com/online.html
Registration for 1999 workshops http://www.kovacs.com/DU/mooclassreg.html

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Designing and Doing Real-Time Distance Education Using Web and MOO, Part I
         Wednesdays February 24, March 3 & 10 Noon-2 EDT

This workshop is intended for people  want to learn about
using a MOO to teach distance education students. It is a
series of three  2 hour classes in Diversity University MOO,
learning how to use the MOO environment to enhance teaching
of distance education students.  Diversity University MOO
provides real-time online meeting space accessible via Web
Interface, simple telnet, or MOO client. In the course of
this class, you will become familiar with many basic moo
commands, become a builder on DU MOO, create an office
there as well as at least one basic teaching tool.
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Designing and Doing Real-Time Distance Education Using Web and MOO, Part II
                Wednesdays  April 14, 21, 28 Noon-2 EDT

This workshop is intended for people want to learn more
about using a MOO and to integrate MOO meetings with
Web-based course materials to teach distance education
students. Part I is strongly recommended. It is a series
of three  2 hour classes in Diversity University MOO,
learning how to integrate Web-Based course materials
within the MOO environment to enhance teaching of
Distance Education Students. Diversity University MOO
provides real-time online meeting space accessible
via Web Interface, simple telnet, or MOO client.
In this workshop it is best if you use the Web Interface
to connect.  In the course of this class you learn about
managing lecture/discussion sessions online. Upon successful completion of
the course, you will be given the ability
to create your own group of students and have them come
into DU.
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Mechanisms for Instruction

Participants will interact through e-mail with
the instructors before and after the workshops in
order to become oriented and prepare for the real-time
sessions.

Instructors will provide free training by appointment
on using the MOO facility for basic communication.

Participants  will complete MOO based activities guided
by Web-based materials inside and outside of class hours,
as well as 6 hours of Diversity University MOO real-time
classroom contact.

Participants will connect to
          http://www.du.org:8888
for real-time instruction.   Logins and passwords will
be provided before the workshop begins.

Materials

All materials will be online within the Diversity
University system with some support on interactive
Web pages. Printed packets of materials will be
sent to each participant via priority mail on receipt
of tuition checks or P.O.'s.

Registration and Tuition

http://www.kovacs.com/DU/mooclassreg.html

              Tuition for 6 hour workshops $75.00



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Diane K. Kovacs                                	| http://www.kovacs.com
Kovacs Consulting -                          	| fax: (330)225-0083
Specializing in Instructor-Led			| phone: (330)273-5032
Web-Based Training
http://www.kovacs.com/online.html
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