The addition of color, graphics, and a hyperlinked structure can make the course seem much more appealing. Linking to resources available elsewhere on the web is extremely easy in an online syllabus. However, it is important to contextualize the links. Do not simply provide long lists of linked web page titles with no other indication of their role in the course. It is much better to target the links to specific topics or assignments, to give some indication of what the linked page contains, and to specify whether visiting the link is required or recommended for enrichment.
Online materials work best when they are thoroughly integrated with work in the classroom.
For example, when Michael Arnush of Skidmore College gave his students an assignment for a classroom debate about Cicero, he used the internet to turn it into imaginative role playing by assigning half the class to portray Cicero and half to interrogate him . However, there are now many ways to make web pages truly interactive, from relatively simple fill-in forms, to Javascript quizzes, to aplets that enable simulations or complex database queries.