Webgods

[Tom Priestly]

>I have followed with some interest various occasional discussions about
>what is on someone's web server and how it can be accessed.
>
>Generally speaking, does anyone use the Web regularly in classroom
>instruction or on research?  If yes, how. If no, why?
>
>Any comments would be much appreciated.
>
>Thanks
>
>Ruth Wallach
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Here is one instructional use I know of:

A colleague (Ehud Ben Zvi)  teaches Introduction to Religions of the World
(Freshman course) and uses the WWW for assignments adding up to a
significant part of the course grade. Fortunately for him, most of the
world's religious sects - at least, those with followers in North America,
which is very many! - have home pages with details of their beliefs,
practices, holy days, and so on; so all Ehud has to do is provide a list of
links on his own "course home page" to save the students' cruising time, to
so speak, and he can let the religious groups speak for themselves.

I am preparing a course to be called "Minority Languages - Cutlures in
Peril?" and was hoping to follow Ehud's example, but only a few minority
language groups have set themselves up with home pages yet, so that idea is
on hold. (The one I work with has, but then one's own group is always
better, kaj ne?)

Any other ideas out there?
Tom Priestly

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