Review


Some questions you may have:

 

  1. Where is my web site going to be stored?
    Hamilton College has a separate web server for academic web sites, appropriately named "academics." Your web site will be in a folder on http://academics/hamilton.edu/. At the appropriate stage of this process, you will need to request space on the web server to put your site files. Do this by sending an email to mpc@hamilton.edu that includes the name of your course and the title of your web site.
     

  2. What is my website going to look like?
    Hamilton College policy dictates that any website that is linked to from the main Hamilton College pages must be "wrapped" in the Hamilton College template. This template consists of the Hamilton College logo and standard menu bar at the top and a inconspicuous footer at the bottom of each page. Aside from this requirement, the appearance of your website is limted only by the requirements of the navigation controls on the page. You can (and should) work with one of the graphic designers in ITSST to identify a meaningful and aestheticly pleasing layout, choose colors and fonts, and create an appropriate banner image. Your intended audience, goals, and the content of your site will all play a role in the visual design of your site. Below are links to two course project websites. The first is designed to be a wikipedia-like textual resources, while the second is intended to make heavy use of multimedia to be more interactive and experiential.

    Altered States: Spring 2009

    Baobab: Spring 2009
     

  3. What is this process going to be like?
    Typically, students find building a complete website to be a fun, though challenging, project. The most difficult aspects of the process usually involve the collaborative generation of content and agreeing to an organizational structure for that content. Sometimes the course instructor will assist with the identification of this structure, which can make the process considerably easier for students, but this part of the learning experience can be very valuable for students to do on their own.


    Below is an interview with Professor Seager, where he talks about the process of creating the Altered States web site.



  4. How can I get help if I need it?
    Typically, students creating a course project with be provided one or more workshops presented by an Instructional Technology Support team member to introduce the technologies used in the project. This web site contains tutorials for all of the basic steps involved in creating a web site, and can be used as a the first step for students seeking technical assistance. Support for basic questions can be obtained from Lab Consultant in the Information Commons and by emailing Carl Rosenfield at mpc@hamilton.edu. If the question will require more than 15 minutes of support, a meeting will be scheduled between the student(s) working on the web site and an ITSST staff member or intern. Additionally, Carl Rosenfield will be available in the Information Commons every Wednesday afternoon from 1:00pm to 4:30pm for students to obtain "drop-in" support.