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Course Web Page Templates and Other Examples
Basic Templates
To help you get started creating course Web pages, the Academic
Computing Support (ACS) group has created some simple templates. The
following links are to hypothetical course Web pages based on the
templates (to return to this page use your browser's Back button):
To obtain these templates, you can either:
- Fill out the ACS Course Web Page Templates
request form. The ACS Faculty Liaisons will add basic pages to your
course locker, based on the templates. You select which components you want
(syllabus, comment form, etc.); the Faculty Liaisons will fill in the subject
number and contact information; you then create the rest of the content.
Or
- Download the templates to your computer, following these steps:
- Display the index.html page for the template style you prefer.
- In the browser's File menu select Save As.
- In the Save As box indicate where to save the files on your computer.
Create a separate folder or directory for each course's Web pages which
you intend to create.
- Type a file name under which to save the template. Simplify the name
from the default shown; for example, save the template home page under
index.html, save the Notices template under notices.html; etc.
- From the Format drop-down menu, select Source or HTML
Source.
Each link on the index.html page goes to a separate subpage (e.g., Syllabus).
Follow the links to pages you want to use and then save each of those pages
as above. (If you do not download or do not use all of the subpages under
the template home page, remember to remove the links for them from the index.html
page.)
To use the templates, open them in a text or HTML editor and modify them as you
wish. Starting with these templates gives you a headstart on creating Web pages,
but otherwise the process follows what is discussed in the Building
and Publishing sections of this guide.
Other Examples
Looking at other Web pages is a good way to get ideas for content and design of your own
pages. It
can also be a good way to learn how to apply HTML to get the effects you want. If you see
a page
with elements you
would like to use, it is generally acceptable to copy the look of the page. You may also
copy the content, but be sure the material is in the public domain or you obtain
permission from the copyright holder.
To copy parts of a page:
- Open your text or HTML editor with a new or existing document.
- Go to the browser; from the View menu select Source or Page
Source. This opens a new window with the HTML of the
current page.
- In the Source window, select what you want to copy. Be sure to include all of
the relevant HTML tags and coding.
- From the browser's Edit menu, select Copy.
- Go to your editor; from the Edit menu select Paste to copy the selection
into your document.
To copy the entire page to use as a template:
- In the browser, go to the File menu and select Save As.
- In the Save As box, type a file name under which to save the page. Simplify the name
from the default shown.
- From the Format drop-down menu, select Source.
In this guide, the Pedagogical Considerations
section has links to several examples of MIT course Web pages which are geared to
meeting specific pedagogical goals.
Another place to look at examples of MIT course Web pages is Educational Uses of the
WWW at MIT. (Note that this list is not comprehensive. It consists only
of pages faculty have requested to be listed; some instructors wish to keep
their course materials private.)