Background and Setting


Background and Setting


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Background and Setting
HtX was developed and used during a period of three terms
All faculty members shared in the design and testing;
Rich Salter wrote the actual implementation.

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Background and Setting
HtX was developed and used during a period of three terms
field experience was "fed back" into the design process
We produced weekly laboratory manuals with HtX, adding features as needed, but always with greater generality in mind.

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Background and Setting
HtX was developed and used during a period of three terms
field experience was "fed back" into the design process
testing included production of large amounts of HTML
A typical weekly lab manual comprises 30-45 pages, including exposition, graphics, exercises, question/answers (with hints), glossaries and examples.

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Background and Setting
HtX was developed and used during a period of three terms
field experience was "fed back" into the design process
testing included production of large amounts of HTML
used to bring student research assistants "on board"
After the first term, student assistants (including course alumni) were using HtX to author lab materials;
typical training period was only 1-2 days.

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