Specific topics in the course evolve rapidly to include leading edge technologies. The course assumes a familiarity with Java programming. The lectures are delivered twice a week at the same time to these three sites using Tango Interactive. The students primarily complete their homework using computing resources at NPAC, but also use software systems in their local labs. As in the other distance learning courses, the class web page is the focus of course materials, assignments and viewing grades.
Interactions take place primarily via email.
CSC499, Programming for the Web, Fall 1998 and Spring 1999. This course was taught in the first year of the project by SU faculty to JSU students. One of the reasons for selecting and teaching this course was that this material was not offered by any other JSU course. The contents of the course were carefully chosen to seamlessly match the technology with which the course is being delivered. During the spring of 1999, he is successfully utilizing Tango Interactive to deliver two parallel class sessions, one at JSU and the other one at Morgan State University.