You can inspect a number of screens in HyperCourseware by clicking on the module names or icons below.
HyperCourseware uses a Home Screen to initiate the interaction with the student and as a navigational hub to access the course materials. The home screen configures the system for the particular course, student, and workstation being used.
Educational materials can be divided into the input of course materials and the output of course products. Course materials in the traditional classroom consist of textbooks, lecture materials of the instructor, and the students themselves. The products of education include written papers, projects, and grades. All of these are in electronic form. The processes of education include discussion, access to resources, and collaboration.
The primary organizing
element in HyperCourseware is the syllabus. The instructor inputs the dates, topics,
readings, and assignments into this module. It is used by the students to jump
to each of these materials.
The materials
module is an index used to access course materials suchs are definitions, data
bases, and simulations.
The reading
module accesses a list of readings. The module may other point to reading documents,
provide notes on the readings, or present the readings itself.
Assignments
are listed by date and name in this module. Each assignment is described along
with a workspace provided so that the assignment can be directly submitted.
The class roll
provides an index to short biographical statements entered by the students and
the instructor and presents a picture of each person.
Course Products
One of the
first products of education is the scheduling of work by the student. This module
will be an aid to students struggling to schedule their time and work. This module
is not complete.
Various types
of notes can be taking and accessed by the student. This module keeps track
of the journal notes, notes used to annotate lectures, and collective group
notes.
The projects
module links to interactive workspaces that are shared by members of project
teams. The project space can be configured by the instructor and filled in by
the teams.
The exam module
is used to schedule exams by date and jump to exams set up from templates. Exams
may be of any type from essay, to multiple choice, to problems.
The grades
module allows the students to access their current grades. It also shows grade
distributions set up by the instructor.
Course Tools
The setup
module is used to configure the system to the particular network and directories
being used by the students and instructor.
The directions
module provides instructions on the use of HyperCourseware. This module is not
complete.
The seating
module shows a setaing chart of the electronic classroom and the location of
each student logged into the system. Remote locations are also shown. This module
also provides for attendence records.
The mail module
is used as an in house mail system to pass messages between the instructor and
students.
The Chat module
opens up a number chat channels for the student/instructor dialogue. These can
be configured for particular subjects and to provide anonymous, aliased, or
signed input.
The dicussion
module provides additional dicussion tools for collation and distribution of
short comments, shared class notes, and swapping of text.
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