Over the past year, IATS has conducted repeated serveys and solicited feedback from students and faculty. Staff will share this data and discuss the challenges of moving into production and then upgrading web-based course software. This is a follow-up to a presentation at last year's conference. In reality, most of these materials are glorified syllabi. Examples of web-based curriculum and tutorial modules that have been produced will be demonstrated.
Many instructors now require students to use the Internet as a research tool for a paper or project.
However, students are often unprepared and ill equipped to use the Internet effectively and find the exercise frustrating and meaningless. This presentation will help guide instructors in developing assignments that require students to think critically, evaluate Web content and ultimately find quality sources of information. As librarians who work daily with students on research assignments, we offer a unique perspective on both the technical and instructional problems associated with Internet assignments. Attendees will have the opportunity to learn how Northwest successfully weathered the storms of implementing a firewall security system. What processes were used during the implementation.