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WebCT (Blackboard Learning System) Campus Edition 6

Learning Opportunities

  • Workshops, self-study, and one-on-one consultation with the CTL
  • See the CTL Calendar for workshop dates.
  • Call (480) 461-7331 to schedule an appointment for individual assistance.

Workshop Descriptions and Materials

Using an LMS (WebCT) for On-Campus Classes (formerly titled WebCT for On-Campus Classes)

Do your students often ask "what's my grade"? How about an online gradebook? Would you like to use WebCT's capabilities to get your students to read the chapter BEFORE you discuss it in class? How about requiring students to take an online quiz on assigned reading material before attending class? This is just a smattering of what WebCT can provide for on campus classes. Word file, PDF file, or Flash file, Workshop Agenda.

LMS (WebCT) Fundamentals Workshop

This hands-on workshop will introduce participants to WebCT, a web-based course management system that can be used for online course delivery or in-person course support. Attend this workshop to gain an understanding of fundamental processes and procedures within WebCT including file upload and management, learning modules, content creation, and content links. This workshop is recommended as a prerequisite for all other CTL WebCT workshops.

  1. Workshop overview and outcomes
  2. Setup and access WebCT
  3. Navigate the WebCT Environment
  4. Add structure and content (Files)
  5. Ensure future access to your course

LMS (WebCT) Communications Workshop

This hands-on workshop will introduce participants to communication tools house within WebCT. Attend this workshop to gain an understanding of both how these tools are used as well as why you might want to use them. Tools covered include WebCT Mail, Discussions, Chat, Who's Online, and Groups.

  1. Workshop overview and outcomes
  2. Add a communications tool to a WebCT course
  3. Mail tool
  4. Discussions tool
  5. Chat tool
  6. Who's Online tool
  7. Announcements tool
  8. Group Manager tool

LMS (WebCT) Grade Book Workshop
Would you like to learn one way to give your students 24X7 access to their grades? Attend this workshop to experience, hands-on, the WebCT Grade Book. Topics covered include creating a WebCT Grade Book, adding and modifying columns, using calculated columns, creating calculation formulas, and much more.

  1. Workshop overview and outcomes
  2. Enable and use the WebCT Grade Book
  3. Download and save WebCT Grade Book data to Excel

LMS (WebCT) Quizzes and Surveys Workshop

This hands-on session will introduce participants to the WebCT Assessments tool. Participants will learn to create quizzes, self-tests, and surveys within WebCT and will experience taking the assessments from a student perspective.

  1. Workshop overview and outcomes
  2. Create questions within WebCT for use in a Quiz or Survey
  3. Create an Assessment and add questions or add a randomized Question Set
  4. Edit Assessment settings and selectivly release a Quiz or Survey
  5. View Assessment results and manually grade questions

suggestions on webCT improvements?

  • Visit http://www.webct.com/suggestions and complete the online form.
  • Select CE Enterprise License 6.3 as the product
  • Remember that WebCT and Blackboard merged, so you will see a lot of references to Blackboard on the site.

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