The Research of Web-based Learning Environment in Arts and Humanity-An Example of Ex-Libris Curriculum

[[abstract]]Integration of information technology into instruction has become the trend of the education. Although Web-Based learning has been proved that it really has the effects in education,there are only few teachers put it into practice .The chief reason is that the teachers have no ideas of how to construct the Web-Based learning environment. Respecting this phenomenon, this research takes “Ex-Libris” curriculum in Arts and Humanity field for example. After the processes of literary reviews, experts interviewing, constructing the Web-Based learning environment of Ex-Libris, evaluating by teachers of Arts and Humanity field, this resaerch generalizes three conclusions as follows: First, there are three types of domestic art education websites: 1.art information providing website; 2.teachers’ personal websites; 3.Web-Based learning environment. Second, the Arts and Humanity teachers have suggestions and suspicions of Web-Based learning environment for four aspects: 1.the equipments and supports; 2. ability of technology; 3.will of maintaining; 4.necessity. The second conclusion also points out that teachers have more conceptions of the Web-Based learning environment than ever.Third,this research has brought up twelve steps of constructing the Web-Based learning environment: 1.subject choosing; 2.goals setting; 3.methods; 4.programs setting; 5.frame planning; 6.materials choosing; 7.layout; 8.homepage software; 9.multimedia; 10.assistant programs; 11.uploading;12.maintaining.