AV Materials can be previewed as thumbnails embedded in Web pages and by using drag and drop techniques added to presentations, lectures, and term papers. A collaborative writing environment. Each student's participation can be indicated by coding. Assessment and evaluation tools . Self-testing practice exams including sample multiple choice questions and written exercises.
Faculty can add new questions.
Forum discussions, saved transcripts of chat conferences, and outcomes of simulation experiences can be used to evaluate student participation qualitatively. Faculty who adopt the courses may choose to add their own assessment tools as well such as term papers. Interactive group simulations . These will be linked to the on-line data bases and libraries discussed above and links to Internet sites where appropriate. Simulations will allow continually updateable outcomes based on student choices.