Developing an Online Curriculum: Technologies & Techniques

Lynnette R. Porter is a writer and teacher who has taught online, web-enhanced, and on-site classes at several universities in the United States. She earned her M.A. in English and technical writing and a Ph.D. in English, with specializations in rhetoric, composition, and technical communication. Her research interests are varied, and she has presented conference papers or currently has papers under consideration for several international professional associations, including the Society for Technical Communication, Association of Teachers of Technical Writing, Asia-Pacific Chapter of the Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education, Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education, National Business and Career Education Association, the Popular Culture Association, American Businesswomen's Association, and Association for Business Communication. She is an associate fellow in the Society for Technical Communication.

During the past two decades, telecommunication and Web-enabled technologies have combined to create a new field of knowledge known as Web-Based Learning and Teaching Technologies. The main objective of Web-Based Education: Learning from Experience is to learn from faculty experiences gained while implementing and utilizing these technologies. The book addresses many trends and issues associated with Web-Based Education, and explores the opportunities and problems confronting colleges and universities to effectively utilize and manage Web-Based Education in their teaching environments.

During the past two decades, telecommunication and Web-enabled technologies have combined to create a new field of knowledge known as "Web-Based Learning and Teaching Technologies." The main objective here is to learn from faculty experiences gained while implementing and utilizing these technologies. The book addresses many trends and issues associated with Web-Based Education, and explores the opportunities and problems confronting colleges and universities to effectively utilize and manage Web-Based Education in their teaching environments. The main objective of'Web-Based Education'is to learn from faculty experiences gained while implementing and utilizing these technologies. The book addresses many trends and issues associated with Web-based education, and explores the opportunities and problems confronting colleges and universities to effectively utilize and manage this in their teaching environments. Web-based education (WBE) and training is growing by leaps and bounds, and the market is expected to reach almost 28.6 billion by the year 2006 (IDC, 2001).