Volume 11, September 13, 2000

"Another Look at the Tower of WWWebble" by Judith Boettcher, executive director of CREN, Syllabus, October 1999, p. 50

"In planning your move beyond the physical classroom in either a revolutionary or evolutionary model for Web shifting, there are now four levels of Course Webness to consider. " (p. 50)

1. Web presence - "A course with a Web presence-at a minimum-has all the information about the course that has traditionally been in the course catalog. " (p. 50)
2. Web-enhanced course - "A Web-enhanced course makes use of Web technology and services to support distribution of course materials and student access to the resources on the Web. " (p. 50)
3. Web-centric course - A Web-centric course makes significant use of Web technology to facilitate access to class materials and support communication between faculty and students, among students, and between students and resources. A key characteristic of a Web-centric course is that the communication hub of a course has shifted from the physical classroom to the Web." (p. 50)
4. Web course - A full Web course is a course that can be accessed anywhere and anytime via the Internet and a Web browser." (p. 50)

The "fastest way to establish a Web course of any type on the Web at this time" is to:

1. Determine your vision.
2. Select/adopt/use a course management tool.
3. Select/adopt/use a book or set of course materials that have accompanying CD materials or a 'book site.' (p. 52)

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