Synopsis
Written for teachers with limited experience of the Internet, this text presents relevant skills and an intellectual framework for understanding and working effectively with it, and provides a practical guide to building and managing instruction-based Web pages and sites. It also incorporates discussions on a variety of topics, from the history of networks, publishing and computers to keenly debated issues such as the pedagogical challenges posed by computer-aided instruction and distance learning. These discussions are offered with an eye to allowing instructors to maximize use of the Internet as a creative medium, a research resource of unparalleled dimension, and a community-building tool. There is also a companion Web site containing additional material such as discussions on design and links to the resources referred to in the book.
From the Author
Description of The Wired ProfessorToo often these days, college teachers are called upon to get up to speed with the Internet and to place course materials on the World Wide Web. However, until now there has been little information on how to do this written specifically for college teachers. I remember my own experience as a college teacher learning the different parts of the Internet as well as the software tools one needed to be familiar with in order to use and post material on the Internet. I remember as well HTML manuals and Internet guides that were written in a language I did not understand until I had learned how to write for the World Wide Web and had no examples of Web site design that were relevant for my students and courses.
The Wired Professor is a book for teachers with limited experience on the Internet and is intended to be a collegial, hands-on guide on how to build and manage instruction-based web pages and sites. In addition to practical tips, this book incorporates discussions on a variety of topics from the history of networks, publishing, and computers to hotly debated issues such as the pedagogical challenges posed by computer-aided instruction and distance learning. These discussions are geared to the non-computer savvy reader and written with an eye to allowing instructors to maximize use of the Internet as a creative medium, a research resource of unparalleled dimension, and a community-building tool.
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