The Eighth International Literacy & Education Research Network Conference on

SPETSES, GREECE
4-8 July 2001

Dr Xavier McClung

Associate Professor, Valdosta State University, USA

Web-Enhanced Courses: The Best of Both Worlds

Abstract

The popularity of the internet has resulted in a technological revolution in education. Lectures, research, courses, and entire college degrees are delivered on the web. This presentation discusses the experience of a college teacher and his use of the web in the classroom.

Dr Xavier McClung has utilized the web by conducting four web-enhanced courses at Valdosta State University. He describes his experiences, from the apprehensive stage to the proponent stage, in the delivery of web-enhanced courses. The use of the web can support regular classroom instruction at the secondary and post-secondary levels. Dr McClung will describe the servers he has used, and the procedure for setting up a web-enhanced or a web-based course. Dr McClung has used in-house servers and free vendor-supplied servers.

This presentation is straightforward, with take-home information on how to enhance your classes on the web!

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Dr Xavier McClung is an Associate Professor in the Adult & Career Education Department at Valdosta State University. He has a Doctorate of Education in Vocational Education from the University of Arkansas. He has taught at the junior high, high school, and post-secondary levels.

Presentation Type
30 min. Paper

Presentation Equipment and Other Requests
Data Projector

Speaking Date/Time Restrictions

Country
USA