Faculty Development Institute Prerequisite List

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Workshop Theme: Web-Based Instruction

Faculty Development workshops within this theme provide conceptual information and hands-on activities related to using Internet technologies for instructional purposes.

The four main topic areas are; Distance & Distributed Learning, Instructional Design, Internet Delivery and Learning Management Systems.

Additional Fall and Spring workshops provided coverage of intermediate or advanced topics. Summer 3-day workshops provide an opportunity to start personal projects for Course Enhancement or Course Transformation.

Workshops in the Web-based Instruction theme are organized by topic area and participant skill level or proficiency with tasks necessary to perform the workshop's activities.

The table below indicates a range of skills that are presented in the FDI Summer Tracks C, D, E, H, and J.

Web-based Instruction Topic	Participant seeks the ability to:	Skill Level
Distance & Distributed Learning	Plan or teach a Distance learning course
Instructional Design	Understand basic principles of instructional design theories
Internet Delivery	Author and deliver instructional material via the Internet
Learning Management Systems CourseInfo WebCT	Use a Learning Management System to; provide a tool for easy site management provide a tool with compete server support provide a framework for site navigation and design provide easy integration of interactive web tools (chat rooms, on-line testing, grading, etc.)

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For additional information, please contact:
Ed McPherson, 540-231-8029 Training and Development Coordinator Faculty Development Institute, Virginia Tech Copyright 2001. All rights reserved.	John F. Moore Director, Faculty Development Institute Director, Educational Technologies John.Moore@vt.edu, 540-231-8991