Open Resources

Meta's goal is to facilitate teaching with technology by providing expert assistance to teachers, designers, and administrators. Part of our mission is to openly contribute and share with the educational community. To that end, we offer the following open resources, which may be used for educational purposes without free of charge:

Information & Articles

• Teaching with Technology Mini-Articles
  • Ten Ideas for Keeping Students Engaged 8/31/2006
  • Start the Semester Off Right! 8/11/2006
  • Ten Ways to Foster Learning Communities 7/28/2006
  • Interactivity and Teacher Presence 7/20/2006

Tools, Software, & Technology

• OpenCourseWare MetaMod for Moodle 1.7
• IE PowerTools for WebCT CE 4 v1.3

  The PowerTools for WebCT are a set of extremely useful customizations for the Internet Explorer that enhance certain WebCT tools for easier online teaching and course management.

  PowerTools Tutorials

  • WebCT Insert Avatar
  • WebCT Insert Formula
  • WebCT Label Grade Fields
  • WebCT Mail Msg Select
  • WebCT Participation Points
  • WebCT Shortcuts: Manage Files & Manage Students

Questions about appropriate use of these resources? Contact us.