make face to face lectures more interesting?

Presentation technology such as Powerpoint, digital graphics, audio and video tapes, streaming audio and video, and simulations can be used to support lectures and make them more engaging.

provide material for external students?

CD-ROMs; online material; www links; video recorded lectures; streaming media: audio or video; video conferencing; self-paced tutorials; computer mediated communication and WebCT.

answer student questions efficiently?

Email, online, discussion groups, video conferencing

provide resources, articles and reserved reading?

Many scientific journals are now in electronic form, and links can be made available to the full text or abstracts. Links can be given to www sites, online study material, E-books, links to library databases and digital collections. WebCT can be used to house material so that it is easily accessible to students.

conduct research topic searches?

The www and library catalogues provide search facilites and databases for the students to conduct online research projects.

have guest lecturers or experts present to students?

Using streaming media: audio or video, video conferencing and digital video. This provides flexibility so the guest does not have to physically come into campus or be available at a specific time. This maybe pre-recorded or done live.

conduct collaborative projects with external students?

WebCT, email, online discussion groups, online chat, shared software, video conferencing, collaborative web work space.

allow students to access and manipulate data?

Statistical analysis software, image analysis software, databases, simulation software

illustrate visual concepts?

Animations, virtual reality and digital video enable student to visualise concepts which may not be easily observed with the eye or easily understood.

allow students to practice a skill or technique that is unavailable, costly, hazardous, or time-consuming?

Virtual reality, simulations, computer-generated animation/graphics and modelling provide access to an environment that allows students to practice a task under "real" conditions, as often as they need, without fear of failure. Video conferencing, streaming media: audio or video allows students to view events as they happen if they are at a distance from the process.

review student progress?

Formative assessment and quizzes, online or CBT

assess learning outcomes?

Summative assessment online, written and submitted electronically

conduct student surveys?

Online surveys in tools such as WebCT provide faster responses and analysis of results than paper based surveys

enable students to submit assignments electronically?

Email, electronic file transfer, Webct, web pages enable students to submit assignments without having to be on campus.

deliver administrative course information: such as syllabus, scheduling, contact information, class lists, manuals?

Email, electronic file transfer, Webct, web pages

teach students about delivery of material for the web?

Using tools such as Dreamweaver enables students to develop their own web pages to hand in assignments