WebCT Documents & Online Tutorials

The following documents are used in WebFun I which covers WebCT Basics, WebCT Advanced Topics, and Course Design.

Additionally the online tutorials show the process of getting your course ready for the next semester and orient you to WebCT.

WebFun

Track A - WebCT Basics

• Requesting a Course
• Course Navigation
• Customizing the Course
• Email
• Bulletin Board
• Chat
• Calendar
• Course Tool
• Document Conversion
• Uploading Documents (WebDAV & Goliath)

Track B - WebCT Advanced

• Assignment Dropbox
• Exams and Quizzes
  • Advanced Topic: Randomizing Questions in WebCT Quizzes
  • Advanced Topic: Assessment Strategies (links to TALENT website)
• Respondus (PC)
• MakeQuiz (Mac)
• Grading
• Student Management
• Content Module
• Image Database
• Glossary
• Course Backup, Download, Upload & Restore

Track C - Course Design

• Attention Getter
• Objectives
• Recalling Prior Learning
• Present Stimulus
• Providing Learner Guidance
• Eliciting Performance
• Providing Feedback
• Assessing Performance
• Retention and Transfer

WebCT Documents for Classroom Management

• Downloading Tracking Information
• Printing Grades
• Course Links
• Importing IMS Content
• Exporting Final Grades from WebCT to Banner

Online WebCT Tutorials

Getting Your Course Ready for Next Semester

This 5 minute tutorial will take you through the process of getting your WebCT courses ready for the next semester.

It covers:

• requesting your WebCT Production accounts
• backing up your course on the Developmental server
• downloading your course backup from the Developmental server to your computer
• uploading your course backup to the Production server
• restoring your course on the Production server

It is available in the following formats:

[ Flash ] [ QuickTime ] [ Windows Media (PC only)]

Best viewed at 1280 X 1024 screen resolution. Handout is also available to printout.

WebCT Student Resources

Logging into WebCT

This 2 minute tutorial takes students through the process of logging into WebCT for the first time. It covers:

• Checking Browser Compatibility
• Logging into WebCT
• Selecting and entering their WebCT course

Best viewed at 1024 X 768 screen resolution. Handout is also available to printout.

WebCT 101

Interactive module for faculty and students to orient users on using WebCT.

Roll over the icons, and an explanation of how that tool are used in WebCT will appear.

Introduction to WebCT Student Guide

Handout (pdf)

This handout covers: Checking your Web Browser, Turning off Pop-Up Blockers, Logging into and out of your "my WebCT" account, Using the Bulletin Board, Email, Quiz, and Dropbox.

Last updated on 08/14/2008 by Leanne Chun, EMC Coordinator