What are the steps in creating an on-line syllabus?
The following steps do not tell you how to carry them out. They simply outline the general process. We will cover much of the how during the workshop. Nevertheless, it is important to see the total process involved in creating and “hanging” an on-line syllabus. There are eleven steps in the process, at least as I see it. • Determine the level of detail. Will it consist of only the typical syllabus material, or will it be more like an archive of handouts? • Determine the web page design. If it is more like a simple course syllabus, then you probably will have few if any links. If it is going to be like an archive, then it will contain several links, and you may want to use tables or frames. • Gather the materials you want to put on line. If the material is on disk as a word-processed document, then change it to a DOS text document. If it is only on paper, type it in Notepad and save it. If it is on-line, copy and paste addresses and titles to a Notepad file. • Bring each document up in
