WebTeach
Web Skills
Knowledge of basic concepts
familiarity with different types of Web pages (indices, forms, image maps)
structure of URLs
appreciation of 'quality of information issues' (critical thinking)
navigation (button conventions, orientation conventions)
understanding of the Web and hypertext concepts
Use of Web browser functionality
back/forward, history list, multiple browser windows
editing and manual entry of URLs
bookmarks (personal copy)
Helper applications
Use of Web systems to locate information
knowledge of help sources
search engines (Alta Vista, Lycos etc.)
including search refinement, restriction by URL,
keyword tactics, exclusion (NOT) searches
indices (Yahoo, Subject-specific indices (EEVL, SOSIG etc.)
general search strategy concepts
choice of effective keywords
integration of different search methods
Integration of Web material with other applications
copy and paste text into a word processor (Word, Works etc.)
saving Web pages to local storage
saving pictures and integrating them into Word processors
use of applications as translators (e.g. Photomagic: GIF to TIFF)
citing Web sources
Tricks for efficient usage
control of image loading
exploiting navigation cues
exploiting URL cues: dealing with 'missing pages' (edit tactic)
using genre cues and selecting between genres
Web authoring
basic HTML
linked sets of pages / Design Guidelines
advanced features: tables, frames, image maps
usage analysis
interactivity: forms, Javascript, Java
Uses for this list:
course design
give to students for self-assessment
transferable skills list
time planning
WebTeach
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IHE
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Computing Department
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Lancaster University
webteach@lancaster.ac.uk
Last updated:
28th November 1996