WebCT to Moodle
MOODLE DOCUMENTATION
This document is intended for new Moodle users who have previously used
WebCT and aims to highlight the most important differences you will need to take
into account when switching from WebCT to Moodle
Interface
WEBCT
• Course content and Tools are accessed by clicking on an icon, or by a link in the
left hand side bar.
• Items can be selected and the edited using the Options on the right hand side.
• Course Management done through the Control Panel.
MOODLE
• Course content and activities are placed in centre panel and accessed by clickng
on them.
• Each item has editing icons next to it for manipulation.
• Course Management done through the Administration block.
• Drag and drop interface for AJAX enabled browsers.
WebCT
Content
Communication
Moodle
Using the Content Module you can
Using Add a resource… dropdown
create and organize links to files and
menu you can create Books, webpages
websites.
and links to files and websites.
Mail
Course Announcements
Using internal mail within WebCT
Using the Course Announcements tool
course, you can send emails to
you can create an announcement that
students that they access from their
is sent to an email address(specified by
WebCT inbox. Students can choose
the user in their profile) of all course
to forward these mails to an external
participants as well as stored in Course
email address.
Announcements area.
See How to send a Course
Announcement for more information.
Messages
Messages to other users can be sent
from within Moodle, using the
Messages link on the My Courses
page.
In addition, Instructors can add a
messaging block to their course so
students can access the message
function directly from within the course.
Discussion
Forums
Discussions
Forums
One type of discussion forum
Different types of discussion forums
available.
available dependant on needs.
Instructors can set up subscription to
forums, meaning that students will be
emailed when new messages are
posted to the forum.
Course announcements is a type of
discussion forum that everyone is
subscribed to meaning that all students
will also be emailed with any course
announcements you post here.
How to send a Course Announcement
for more information.
Assignments
Assignments
Assignments
Allows students to submit files to an
A number of different Assignment
assignment dropbox. Instructor can
options available depending on the
return feedback file to student.
needs. Allows for file submission, offline
assignments and Turnitin integration.
Using Advanced Uploading of files the
instructor can also provide the student
with a response file and feedback.
See Assignments document for more
information.
Availability
Course is created as available to
Course is created as unavailable to
students, instructors can hide tools
students. Instructors decide when to
or deny student access to restrict
make their course available to students
viewing of content.
through the Settings. Specific files and
activities can also be hidden from
student view.
See How to make your course available
to students for more information.
Views
Using the View and Designer
Using the dropdown menu ‘Switch role
Options you can toggle between
to…’ you can simulate what different
Student view and Designer View.
users sees in your course.
User
Ability to have a shared designer
Instructors can easily assign colleagues
Management
account, however messages sent
and TA’s to their course using the
from this account will be listed as
Assign Roles feature. Each instructor
from that account rather than
and TA then has unique access to that
individual user.
course.
See How to add TA’s and other
instructors to your course for more
information.
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