Panel on the Development, Maintenance, and Use of Course Web Sites

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Panel on the Development, Maintenance, and Use of
Course Web Sites

• Jesse M. Heines
• Melody Y. Ivory
• Edward F. Gehringer
• Katy Börner

Reno, Nevada, February 20, 2003
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Our Panelists

• Jesse M. Heines, ModeratorDept. of Computer
  ScienceUniversity of Massachusetts Lowell
• Edward F. GehringerDept. of Computer
  ScienceNorth Carolina State University
• Katy BörnerSchool of Library Information
  ScienceIndiana University
• Melody Y. IvoryInformation SchoolUniversity of
  Washington

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Monitorial School 1839
Joseph Lancaster, 1778-1838
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Sydney L. Pressey 1924
A self-scoring multiple-choice apparatus that
gives tests and scores and teaches
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Skinner Machine 1954
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Skinner Were Done

• There is a simple job to be done. The task can
  be stated in concrete terms. The necessary
  techniques are known. The equipment needed can
  easily be provided. Nothing stands in the way
  but cultural inertia.
• B.F. Skinner, 1954

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Course 91.461
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Course 91.513
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JavaScript Linking
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Moving to XML
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XML Data on Home Page
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XML Data on Notes Page
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XML Auto-Generated Links
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Course Roster in XML
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Course Roster Listing
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Course Roster Submission
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Using XSL Directly
Java-Enabled Web Server with XML andXSL Class
Libraries JavaServer Page
GeneratedHTML
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Using XSL Indirectly
Java-Enabled Web Server with XML andXSL Class
Libraries JavaServer Page
JavaServer Page functionaccepts an XPath string
and wraps it in an XSLtemplate to generate an
XSL query on-the-fly
GeneratedHTML
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Indirect XSL Function Calls
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getElementContent Method
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Thank You
Jesse M. Heines, Ed.D. Dept. of Computer
Science Univ. of Massachusetts Lowell heines_at_cs.um
l.edu http//teaching.cs.uml.edu/heines
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Panelist E-Mail Addresses

• Jesse M. Heines, Moderator heines_at_cs.uml.edu
• Edward F. Gehringer efg_at_unity.ncsu.edu
• Katy Börner katy_at_indiana.edu
• Melody Y. Ivory myivory_at_u.washington.edu

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ApplyXSLString Method