What is WebCT?

• Description of WebCT
• Browse Sample Course
• Orientation to Campus Edition 4.0
• Examples of Use at Allegheny

Requests for WebCT

Spring 2008 was Allegheny's last semester using WebCT. In fall 2008, Allegheny College will provide Sakai as the online learning management system. Instructional Technologists are working with WebCT faculty to transition course content during the summer of 2008.

Faculty are also encouraged to register for the workshops offered in June and August to gain comfort and the necessary skills to integrate Sakai to support teaching and learning.

More details of the progress are being kept online at http://computing.allegheny.edu/blogs/lms.

Your WebCT Account

• Log On to WebCT - Your First Log On
  • Common Problems
  • Printable Directions
• Change your WebCT Password
• Global Calendar Import to Palm™ Datebook - linked page created and maintained by webct.com
• Adjust Browser Settings - linked page created and maintained by webct.com

WebCT Tutorials - Tool Specific

• Discussion Board
  • Start a Discussion Thread / Posting Messages to Discussion Topics
  • Reading Discussion Threads and Replying to Messages
• Student Presentations
  • Upload Your Files
  • Download Your Files - at the end of the semester you should download a copy of your work
• Quizzes
  • Change Netscape Preferences to Take a WebCT Quiz
  • I Clicked "Begin Quiz" But Nothing Happened

WebCT Tutorials for Instructors

• Add a Calendar
  • Import calendar entries
  • 2006/2007 Academic Calendar Text File
• Add a URL
• Add Single Page - Learn to include Word, PowerPoint, HTML and PDF files in your WebCT Course.
• Add Student
• Add a WebCT Discussion Board
  • "Remove" the Main and Notes Topics from Your Class Discussion Board
  • Resources on Effective Online Discussions
• Add the My Grades Tool - Allowing Students to see their Grades in WebCT
• Add a Syllabus Tool
  • Add Content to Syllabus Tool
  • Add Syllabus Content from file - do you have a syllabus already created in Word or some other program and want to avoid retyping it in WebCT? This tutorial shows you how to do just that.
• Backup and Download a Completed Course
  • Compile and Download Calendar Entries
  • Compile and Download Discusion Messages
  • Download Questions to Your Computer
  • Zip and Download My-Files Folder
• Create an Excel Workbook for use as a grade book in WebCT
• Deny Access to an Individual Student
• Disable Student Access - Terminate student access to course materials for end of the semester management.
• Manage Files using Drag and Drop (WebDAV)- New to WebCT 4.0!
• Manage Files using a web browser - one tutorial - three most common tasks
  • Upload a File - transfer files from your PC to the WebCT server
  • Create a Folder - create folders to organize content in your WebCT course
  • Unzip a File - if you have many files to transfer from your PC to your WebCT course
• Release a Quiz
• Remove Student
• Restore Content from a Previous Course to a New Course
  • Import Questions to the Question Database
• Show Designer Links
• Suggestions from the Tips and Tricks Workshop
• Turn off Page and Tool Wizards