Homan thoughts on redwesign of WebCT

When I was collecting all documents and grades to complete the class, I decided I would like to reformat the class for spring.

I would like to make assignments available by weekly groupings,
I would like to be able to turn on Introduction and Week 1, and have others hidden,
I would like to be able to turn off Intro and turn on Week 2 if anyone would like to work ahead,
I would like to reword questions to give more explicit instructions - guys did not figure out what was obvious to the females.
I would like to supplement each week with media samples - I know everything is changing namewise and more databases will be available. I will get to some but maybe not all at the beginning of Spring 2006.
I would like to create weekly practice tests that would help students retain information. They would be self-grading and allow students to retake them until the make 100. Do not think they should be worth more than 1 pt each in total class grades.

We have a wide range of students at Oconee that have been to other campuses and have experienced WebCT. They are familiar with the outline of the class and are successful in the course. The students with little or no background are the ones having problems. I would like to require an entrance exam. If they cannot understand the terminology or technology then they should not take the class. This is probably not enforcable.

That is my nickel for Friday's information sharing. Have a great day!