Why publish learning materials on the web?

• Cheap color publishing
• Unlimited distribution
• Animations & audio
• Easy access to external resources
• Interactivity

Building in interactivity, inquiry & problem-solving

Spectrum of Interactivity

Shovelware

Online brochures, syllabi, manuals, slide presentations, lecture notes, etc.

On-line references/teaching materials

Studying Cells Tutorial
Taxonomic reference
Marine Biology

Assessment/Information gathering

Online quizzes
Questionnaire
Self-tests

Problem-solving

Monohybrid Cross Problem Set

Simulations

Karyotyping Simulation

Environmental Tobacco Smoke and Lung Development

Online Onion Root Tips

Inquiry-based learning

Driftworms

Helper applications (Molecular Visualization)

Group/Student Projects

Student Biology Web (Honors Bio 181)

Science Connection Lesson Plans

Scavenger Hunts Bioinformatics Students work in groups to find specific bits of course-related information on the web.

Lecture notes done by students!

A la Carte Menu of web-technologies

• Plain old HTML (like this page). Be aware of browser issues.
• Behind-the-scenes-humans (Ask-A-Biologist)
• Database integration (gathering data, mating flies, online registration)
• Javascript (Quiz, window pop-up, rollovers)
• Animations & Sound(Quicktime vs. Animated gif, Sound files)
• Java (tree-ring dating, incompatabilities)
• Shockwave (Illusions)
• Web-based conferencing (Homework Help)
• Helper applications (Molecular Graphics software)
• Real Audio/Video (push technologies)

Be old-fashioned! Use the simplest possible technology to achieve learning objectives.