ACT has been designed by Dr. Tom Duffy, of the IU Language Education and Instructional Systems Technology department, and is available for use by School of Education faculty for online and distributed education courses. The interface is not as fancy, and graphics are limited, but ACT is unique in that its design is based on research into critical thinking and collaborative problem solving, and it can be specifically tailored to particular instructors' needs. For details about ACT, please refer to the ACT Frequently Asked Questions file , or contact Dr. Tom Duffy . For courses where discussion will be straightforward and limited, this option makes a lot of sense. In just a few minutes, you can have a conferencing tool on your website, without any need for outside assistance.
Posting is as easy as filling in a few boxes with text and pushing a button.
The learning curve is low for both instructor and students, but of course the features are also minimal. For more information about Web-BBS, visit the IU Webmaster's page about the system. For more information about incorporating web-based conferencing in your teaching, please feel free to contact us.