Scheme of work

Date 23-Sep Week 1
Summary of session
Induction
Resources
Induction pack
Enrolment forms
Preliminary lists of names etc
Preliminary lists of rooms/tutors

Date 30-Sep Week 2
Summary of session
To provide a general introduction to the course and to obtain feedback from the induction sessions
To ensure students are aware of College rules and standards of behaviour expected
To encourage consideration of individual learning styles
Resources
Course details
Spare induction material
Learning Styles task sheet

Date 07-Oct Week 3
Summary of session
Enable students to understand the principals of good web design
Resources
Notes on introduction to web design
Paper, pencils and rubbers!
Urls for sample sites

Date 14-Oct Week 4
Summary of session
Students to demonstrate that they can apply knowledge gained to comment critically on previous assignment work in Website Development Unit
Indicate how this and past work can be combined to meet unit 11 criteria
Resources
Address and sample site pages on intranet
Unit11 criteria
'Folder contents'

Date 21-Oct Week 5
Summary of session
Explain the requirements of Unit 11 assignment and ensure that students understand them and have an opportunity to ask questions as to exactly what is required
Resources
Unit 11 assignment + briefing material
Reference notes

Date 28-Oct Week 6
Half-term

Date 04-Nov Week 7
Summary of session
To promote discussion within peer groups of options for assignment site design
To encourage the recording of discussion key points
To illustrate sources for images and indicate possible problems associated with images on the web and how to solve them
Resources
Image notes

Date 11-Nov Week 8
Summary of session
To enable students to describe the different types of internet connection currently available and consider how future developments
Resources
ISP site urls
Sample adverts / costs
Places where no broadband
Try and find some fun suggestions
Quotes from the past about the future (eg IBM CEO)

Date 18-Nov Week 9
Summary of session
To enable students to identify a site 'category', describing its intended purpose, demonstrate that they can comment critically and constructively on the extent to which it meets its purpose
To provide an opportunity for more advanced students to illustrate how changes might enhance its appeal
Resources
List of urls
On-line notes on categories
A3 white paper
Felt-tip pens
Flip chart

Why?

Faced with leading a staff development session in under 48 hours' time in which I'd like to generate some enthusiasm for getting courses on-line, and to have some activities that my colleagues will enjoy and (hopefully) not know everything about already, the idea of using a blog to make course materials accessible just came into my head.

Now, at this point, I have no idea whether it will work or not but, because this Blog template inverts contributions so that the latest appear at the top of the list, you'll know by the time you read this!

Students like to be able to get at lesson notes, maybe the lesson itself again, links to resources and activities at their leisure, when they feel like it rather than just when we tell them to. The concept of putting a course on-line has the scheme of work at its heart. With that on board, each item covered in a particular session can be linked from it. That's a start and is what I'm going to try to do here.