Approximately 70 faculty members participated in Simple Start last semester. Bob and Kathy expect nearly twice as many for the Spring semester. They encourage instructors to start now, keep it simple, get their hands dirty, manage theirs and students' expectations, and ask for help. There are about 10-15 Information and Library Science students who serve as consultants for instructors who need individualized assistance.
Some departments hire students to provide onsite help.
Information and Library Science students Sai Balu and Lisa Crenshaw have developed tools for this program. Anyone who maintains a list on ATN's server can use this interface. Course Home Page Builder is a form-based template which can be used to build a basic course home page. The program generates the html code, which can then be further customized. The page can be previewed and changed, then the html code can be created and saved as a file.