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Welcome to the Web Design Basics Course: Your Guide to Online Learning Success

Welcome to the Web Design Basics course! This letter serves as your introduction to our online learning environment. Throughout this course, you will develop essential skills to create effective, engaging websites. You'll learn to navigate the technology that supports your learning, participate in discussions, and engage in collaborative and individual assignments. The course is designed for busy, self-motivated learners like you, and it emphasizes the importance of time management and self-discipline. Together, we will embark on a journey of creativity and knowledge in web design.

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Welcome to the Web Design Basics Course: Your Guide to Online Learning Success

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  1. Mini Project 1 EDUI6701 Course

  2. Assignment Instructions • Compose an introductory letter (or welcome) letter to the enrollees in your online class • Two page document • Format requirement 12-point serif font • Single spaced • Saved as SilverioJohnAMini1.doc • Check grammar and spelling • Use the first person and active voice

  3. Page One • Discuss very briefly the nature of online learning environments • Specifically the environment of your course • Helps your students anticipate and prepare for your class

  4. Page Two • Discuss the construction of your letter • Tell which elements from your experience and EDUI6701 readings and discussions that guided your decision-making • Include 3 – 4 cites from EDUI6701 • Explain their influence on your welcome letter

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  6. Welcome Statement • Welcome to the online Web Design Basic Course (Course WDB1).

  7. Course Description • Course name: Web Design Basics • Objectives: • Develop comprehensive skills required to create effective web sites that are fast, easy, and attractive • Acquire marketing proficiency to attract new and repeat visitors • Attain the expertise to maintain web content

  8. Who are Online Students and How Do They Learn? • Students need to know how/ where to find and evaluate information • Depends on technology which is always changing

  9. Be Successful in a Distance Course • Take responsibility for the learning process as an independent learner • Self-disciplined and goal-oriented for quickly moving classes • Proficient reader and communicator because of reading intensive classes • Basic computer skills are integral • Organized to meet deadlines

  10. Student Requirements • Hardware • PC or Apple • Software (Free) • Web browser • Text editor • FTP application • Adobe Acrobat Reader • Internet connectivity

  11. Campfires in Cyberspace • Campfire • Read many assignments to gain knowledge • Watering Hole • Interact with fellow students in discussions • Hone analytical and creative thinking skills through vigorous participation in dialogue, debate, and feedback • Group assignments • Cave • Gain personal insights through individual assignments

  12. Writing Advice for Today’s Online University Students • Develop effective writing strategies and effective writing strategies to create quality papers • Cultivate a positive attitude toward your written work • Create a good writing plan • Must take personal ownership of learning and writing • Strive for precision, impact, conciseness, and visual appeal • Capture the reader’s attention

  13. Who are Online Students and How Do They Learn? • Online Student Profile • Busy working people • Want to enhance capabilities and opportunities in the workplace • Time challenged because of work and family life • Self-motivated and self-disciplined • Self-directed learners

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  15. References • Be Successful in a Distance Coursehttp://www.olympic.edu/Students/Learning/DistanceLearning/onlineSuccess.htm • Writing Advice for Today’s Online University Studentshttp://www.itdl.org/Journal/Sep_04/article07.htm • Who are Online Students and How Do They LearnMini Lecture 2 • Campfires in Cyberspacehttp://itdl.org/Journal/Oct_04/invited01.htm

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