From the list of World Wide Web sites in the "Readings and Resources" area select 3 general distance education WWW sites and 2 course sites* offered at a distance and evaluate them from the standpoint of:

  • Attractiveness (color, graphics, text layout)
  • Ease of navigation (locating information you want/need on the site)
  • Engagement (the actual or potential interaction that is used on the site)
  • Substance (the quality of the content, i.e., appropriateness, source, thoroughness, and accuracy)
  • Over all impression of the site
Evaluating Internet Sites

Additional criteria may be found at:

http://albany.edu/library/internet/evaluate.html - check it out.

The purpose of this assignment is to facilitate your knowledge of accessing information electronically and to gain a feeling for the type of information that is currently available on the Web.

The evaluations are due January 31.


* "Enroll" in one free "course" and complete it. Evaluate the course in terms of the above criteria and the quality of the instructional design.

The course should offer instruction is some subject matter area. Choose 2 free courses from: www.hungryminds.com or World Lecture Hall: www.utexas.edu/world/lecture/index.html.