The Internet has served to change, in a fundamental way, one educator's methods of instruction at Southern Arkansas University (SAU). Earlier this year, SAU became the third institution in the country to implement an interactive course syllabus system developed by George Washington University. Called "Prometheus," it allows instructors…

This paper provides guidelines for creating REALs (Rich Environments for Active Learning) on the World Wide Web and demonstrates how those guidelines have been applied in a variety of Web-based learning environment contexts. The paper is organized according to the following attributes of student-centered REALs: (1) promote intentional learning by…

Interactive courseware applications are becoming more prevalent as instructional tools in the communication classroom. Prometheus, developed by George Washington University, allows instructors to post syllabi, course outlines, lecture notes, and tests online, in addition to giving students access to discussions and chat sessions. Other popular…