McCartney, R., Weiner, B., & Wurst, K. R. (1997, November). Delivering a lab course in a web-based learning environment. In Frontiers in Education Conference, 1997. 27th Annual Conference. Teaching and Learning in an Era of Change. Proceedings. (Vol. 2, pp. 849-855). IEEE.

Categories: Technology, Communication Design


Summary:

McCartney, Weiner, and Wurst provided a snapshot of some of the concerns about web-based instruction in its formative years. Their questions help us recognize the evolution of HTML instruction. Modern technology and course delivery systems changed and have addressed each of the concerns listed below.

Citations:

"Using the Web for presentation of material has some significant disadvantages relative to the more standard approach...

• Working without access to an instructor means there is no one there to answer questions or provide feedback on student's work.
• It is easy to get 'lost' in hypertext: the no-sequential structure can make it hard to find information, and hard to tell if one has read sufficient information.
• There is a lack of the social interaction with peers that normall occurs in a laboratory, espectially hard if teamwork is one of the instructional goals.
• There is significant overhead in preparing the lab materials for presentation on the Web..." (McCartney, Weiner, & Wurst, 1997, p. 849).