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DDI's
philosophy is to create courses that are pedagogically sound, are
of high production value, and are highly interactive, thus giving
the end user a quality learning experience. We strive to exploit
the computer and Internet with regard to what they do best, i.e.,
provide compelling interactivity that engages the user and significantly
enhances the learning experience.
Your
courses will, at minimum, contain the following elements. Other
elements may be added as needed to support the online instruction.
- Welcome
Page - The Welcome page will feature a brief description of the
course.
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Course Contents Page - This will contain the course description,
course objectives, materials of instruction, and other course
information. It will also contain a line-by-line display of hot-linked
section titles along with brief descriptions.
- Getting
Started Page - The Getting Started page will lead the first-time
user, step-by-step, through the process of accessing any required
online materials (e.g. plug-ins) prior to beginning the first
lesson.
- Modules
- Content will be broken into modules (defined below), linked
together and with the other course components. Each module will
be designed around active learning strategies and, as appropriate,
will utilize text, graphics, simulation, interactive multimedia,
audio, and video as instructional tools. In terms of content,
each lesson will contain objectives, learning content, a review
of key points, lesson questions/self tests, and assignments/projects
where appropriate.
- Course
Interaction - Communication tools will include email, list-serv,
threaded discussion, and chat capabilities where appropriate.
This provides users the opportunity to communicate between and
among themselves and the instructor, thus creating a community
of people with similar interests and values. The average time
to complete a lesson will be 30 minutes to 1 hour. When Students
register for the course, they will be provided access for a period
of of time that you determine.
Front-End
Web Site Specifications
A
front-end website will be designed to convey an appealing look and
feel, appropriate for the content. In addition to serving as a compelling
marketing feature for the courses, it will consist of the following:
- Course
Listing - Students will be presented with a hot-linked list of
this and other available courses.
- Registration
- To take a course, students must first register and choose a
user name and password.
- Student
Login - Access to the course will be controlled by the user name
and password.
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Demo - Potential students may wish to sample a part of the course.
This demo will include key course components along with a strong
value pitch.
The
web site is optimized for either Netscape Navigator or Internet
Explorer (4.7 or higher) per an auto-detect function. You can opt
a Flash (animated) or non-Flash version of Home Page but Flash is
required for the courses. If necessary,the learner will have the
opportunity to easily download the Flash plug-in from the Home Page
or from the course description page.
User
Hardware and Software Requirements
- Operating
system: 98, 2000, NT, ME or XP
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Internet browser: Internet Explorer 4.7 or Netscape Navigator
4.7 or higher
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Internet connection with min. 56 KBPS · VGA (256-color) Monitor,
min. resolution 800 x 600 pixels.
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Application specific browser plug-ins - typically Flash and QuickTime
which can easily be downloaded from the site.
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