WEB PROJECT CONTEST

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In an effort to support creative and innovative uses of technology in higher education, the College of Sciences and Mathematics is sponsoring a contest to develop web based instructional material.

Specifically, the Web Project aims to:

• Advance the teaching and learning goals of the College by using Internet tools.
• Encourage faculty and teaching assistants to use information technology in innovative ways.
• Enhance students' learning experiences.
• Improve students' information technology literacy skills.
• Share source codes for Web documents.

Eligibility:

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• COSAM Faculty
• COSAM Graduate Students

Participants are encouraged to form partnerships or teams to work on the Web Project. Members in the partnerships/teams do not have to be within the same group, identified above, or within the same discipline (i.e. faculty and graduate students may be partners/team members).

Awards:

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The panel of judges will review the Web Projects and will determine the winner. A $1,000 award will be given to the winning team for distribution among team members.

Judging Criteria:

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Web Projects will be judged on the following items:

• Innovation/Creativity
• Originality
• Pedagogically Sound Methodology

In the rare case that no entry exceeds an acceptable standard, the judges reserve the right to reduce or withhold the award.

Schedule:

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• Participants may begin working on their projects at anytime after they have notified Dan MacDougall of their intent to participate. Submission of a brief synopsis of the project is encouraged.
• January 12, 1998--Deadline for submitting a notice of intent to participate.
• March 2, 1998--Participants must have their completed web project posted on a server and submitted an electronic copy of the web project to Daniel MacDougall.
• April 6, 1998--Winners will be announced via the web.

General Information:

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• Periodic announcements will be made as necessary during the contest on the announcement page.
• Assistance can be arranged for interested participants on an as needed basis. Contact Daniel MacDougall
• Web projects developed for this contest will be available for other faculty to use as needed.