| General Information | Software Descriptions | Software Comparisons |
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| Committee Members | Meetings | Final Report * |
Software and Sites Which Faculty are Either Using or Have Expressed an Interest:
NetForum
is a Web based discussion forum system developed by the University
of Wisconsin Biomedical Computing Group. The program is written in Perl
and, once customized for your site, should work on any UNIX-based system
with Perl 4.0.1.8 or later that supports CGI subdirectories.
Frontpage
Many faculty are using Frontpage to develop their web sites. Alan
Lesgold has an asynchronous Discussion section with his Psych5
website.
Web Crossing®
Discussion forums enable participants to post messages, as if on
a bulletin board, and let others read and respond to these messages at
any time. Participants check in periodically to read new messages. Chat
rooms enable participants to hold group conversations online in "real time",
by typing in text messages.
Nicenet
The Internet Classroom Assistant organizes space for classroom materials
and offers an asynchronous conferencing capability. Different faculty are
using Nicenet this fall.
What is FirstClass?
FirstClass is a high-performance, multiplatform communications system
that integrates full fledged e-mail with workgroup communication services,
and comprehensive support for Internet standards.
WebCT
is a tool that facilitates the creation of sophisticated World Wide
Web-based educational enfironments by non-technical users. It can be used
to create entire on-line courses, or to simply publish materials that supplement
existing courses.
TopClass
The TopClass Server is a software for web based training through
it combination of
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