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Although the title page and table of contents are presented in traditional publishing format, this hypertext will use the spatial and organizational structure of a MOO. Each section listed in the traditional table of contents corresponds to a central "room," each sub-section corresponding to other objects one would find on a MOO, either rooms or notes. In general, the notes will contain explanatory material, commenting on whatever else the reader might find in that particular room. The "obvious exits" will lead to other rooms, other sections of the hypertext. Some notes and rooms may actually be URLs, linking the reader to the world wide web. This again corresponds to what one can find on a webbed MOO (also referred to as WOOS). All objects created in MOOs can be found and read on the web. In addition, some rooms have been programmed with the capability to link to the internet; for example, DaMOO's Bookmarks or DaMOO's Picture Gallery.

There are five main areas to the hypertext:

  • Abstract Introductory material, setting the context for this hypertext. I highly recommend reading the help notes provided in this section. and defining MOO from different perspectives.
  • A Tale of Two Teachers This section provides some examples of how two teachers came to use MOOs for teaching and links to other MOO classes.
  • MOO && Theory The double ampersand is used in MOO code as an equality sign that points both ways. This section points to ongoing projects which reflect the practice of the underlying theory, both practice & & and theory, as each informed each.
  • Reflections Onna MOO If theory informs practice, and practice informs theory, then reflection on that process is integral to the process itself. This section offers help guides for the technical side of setting up a MOO as well as a help guide for teachers who might wish to teach on MOOs.
  • Invitation to the Conversation This section seeks to "enact" theory, dramatistically, inviting the reader to partake in the conversation.
  • Places to Go, People to See This section contains the biographical and works cited information as well online resources and "marginalia."
    • The first and last on the list are what the readers of books might expect and correspond to the introduction and bibliographical sections of a linear book. However, the four middle sections so co-mingle and intertwine as to be impossible to separate. Theory informs practice as practice informs theory. The projects listed are ongoing, and combine both theory and practice. The choice of where to start, and how to proceed, is up to the reader.

    Each section loops around in different ways, depending on the material presented. To make movement within each section easier, I have tried to provide obvious exits at logical intersections. One can, at any point, return to the "cvr.html" for that particular section. I have tried to make sure there are no "orphans." Each room should lead to another room, and eventually, back to the main room of each section. Notes, glossary links, links out to the Internet, and citations are an exception; since many of the links are interspersed throughout the document, it is impossible to provide a return link. In these cases, simply returning to a previous document page on your browser, or selecting a document from the history menu should get you back where you want to be.

    (You finish reading.)

    You can look at the room again, or choose @quit to leave RoxMOO.