What’s New in 3.0?
An overview for easy conversion
to WebCT 3.0
Tutorial Outline
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This tutorial will guide you through the
following aspects of WebCT 3.0:
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VII.
VIII.
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X.
Breaking-up the new interface
Navigating options
Designer view vs. Student View
Designer Map
Modifying the course
Using the new Syllabus Tool
Uploading Content – File Manager
Communication Tools
Assessment
Course Management
WebCT 3.0 has a new look
Multiple frames
and more options!
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No designer tool
bars because
everything has
been integrated.
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Built in content
designer
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The next few slides will break up the interface and explain
the features and links of each section.
Breaking up the interface
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The left navigation panel has two
sections
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The control panel section is visible only
to designers.
While the course section is consistent
for both student view and designer
view.
Hiding the left navigation…
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If you would like to hide the left
navigation panel, you can:
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Click on change settings
Select the radio button “hide lefthand
navigation bar.”
Click Go
The navigation panel then becomes a
drop-down menu.
You have all of the
same functions as
the left navigation
panel. However, with
the navigation panel
as a drop down box
you now have more
screen space and
can customize your
look.
This course was
customized to
reflect the theme
of the materials
covered. The
navigation panel
was hidden so that
the decorative
background could
be added.
Interface cont.
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The four top commands are visible for all
users. Resume course is only useful to
students.
Designers can switch between student view
and designer options.
Top Navigation Links
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MY WEBCT – takes you back to all of the courses
for which you are a registered user or designer.
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RESUME COURSE – is a tool that allows your
students to go back to the last page they accessed in
the course.
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COURSE MAP – provides a hyperlinked outline of
the course.
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HELP – is a contextually sensitive guide that
provides information relative to the tool or page you
are accessing.
HELP!!
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If at any point
you need help,
click on the
“help” link on the
top navigation
bar for location
specific help.
Designer Options vs. Student View
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“Designer options”
allows you to make
modifications in your course.
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“Student View”
provides you with a simulation of
what a student will see. This is not a completely accurate
view because students cannot see hidden icons and the
designer links on the left navigation bar.
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You can toggle back and forth between these two views.
Interface cont. - Icon frame
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The Content,
Communication,
Assessment, Projects, and
Resources icons open to
additional functions.
This organizational
structure promotes easy
navigation for students.
Modifying Your Course in 3.0
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There are several ways to modify your
course in 3.0:
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Commands on the left navigation bar or
the control panel drop down menu.
The Designer Options on each screen.
The Designer Map.
Where are the designer menus?
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All of the menus have been integrated
into the designer options view.
Designer Menu Options
These options
modify the
headers and
footers.
These options
modify the graphical
design and layout of
the page.
These options modify
the icon whose radio
button you have
selected.
The Designer Map
Click on “Designer Map” on the left navigation bar
or on the control panel drop down menu.
Designer Map Features
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The Designer Map allows you to modify
every aspect of your course.
You can also Update Student View from
the Designer Map.
All of the headings and features are
hyperlinked to perform those actions.
Using the Designer Map
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This option will allow you to make any changes necessary and
also takes you directly to the page in which the change will be
made.
After finding the section in which you want to make the
adjustments, click on it and it will take you directly to that
section and show you that section only.
At any time after you have made the changes in the desired
page, use the breadcrumbs to go back to the designer map
and/or home.
Customizing your course
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You can begin customizing your course
by changing the settings.
Click on the “Change Settings” link
located on the left navigation bar, the
control panel drop down menu or the
designer map.
1. Fill out your first and last
name.
2. Click Update
The language function is not
available until December 2000
We will modify the welcome page in the
next slide of this tutorial.
In the menu “Customize Course
Appearance” You can change your page
colors, add a background image that relates
to your course materials, hide/show the left
navigation bar and add a counter.
Modify the Welcome Page
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From the “Change
Settings” menu click
“GO” under Create/Edit
Welcome Page.
Note:you are already in designer view. Make your modifications.
When you scroll down you will see the options
available to designers.
Modify the
text blocks
using these
functions
Modify the
existing links
using these
functions
These functions allow you to
modify the structure and
functionality of the welcome
page.
NOTE: SELF REGISTRATION FOR YOUR STUDENTS IS SET HERE!!
Adding/Editing a Top or Bottom Textblock
Layout – Choose the background color. Be
very careful to choose colors that match;
when in doubt leave it as none.
Text Heading – This block of text will be
larger than the rest of the body. Set the
alignment, style, and color.
Text – This is the body of your text block.
Set the alignment style and color. You can
insert HTML tags for additional effects. See
HTML tags handout.
Image – You can insert an image that will
appear as part of the text block. Choose
the alignment of the image (left of text,
right of text, above text, below text)
Image Caption – Appears immediately
below the image.
**Don’t forget to click the update button
for your changes to take effect.
Finishing up the Welcome Page
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Edit the text blocks for the Welcome,
Instructor Bio, and Course Description.
Add any relevant links that might prove
useful to prospective students.
Remember that this page is visible to all
web users.
Using the NEW Syllabus Tool
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The WebCT Syllabus Tool allows you to create a
customized syllabus for your course.
From the Designer Map, click Prepare Syllabus.
The Syllabus screen appears.
What if I already have a syllabus?
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If you have created a syllabus in text or HTML,
you can import it and use it instead of the
predefined Syllabus sections.
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Under Syllabus Source, select
Imported Syllabus.
Enter the filename of the
syllabus. Click Continue.
To see the syllabus, on the
Menu Bar, select View.
Syllabus Tool
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If you decide to use the syllabus tool, it
remains a dynamic page that you can change
at any time.
When you enter the Syllabus tool each of the
sections is empty. You can add, rename, or
delete sections, edit the content of sections,
and hide sections of the syllabus from
students.
Syllabus Tool cont.
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Under the Add Section heading,
select the Section to which you wish
to add content. For example: Course
Information.
Syllabus Tool cont.
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Add content to the
fields as desired. If you
choose to leave an
empty field, it will not
appear in the Student
View.
When you are finished,
click Continue. The
Syllabus screen
appears.
To add content to
another section, repeat
the previous steps.
Syllabus Tool cont.
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From the Syllabus screen, select the Active check box
adjacent to the section that you want to make active.
Click Update.
When you make a section active, you are making the
content visible to Student View.
Syllabus Tool – Editing a section
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Make sure the Designer Options radio
button is selected.
Under the Syllabus heading, select the
radio button next to the Section that you
want to edit.
Under Add/Edit Section Content, select
Edit, and then click Go.
The Edit Section screen appears. Edit the
fields as desired. Remember that empty
fields are not displayed in Student View.
When you are finished, click Update.
Syllabus Tool – Delete a section
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Make sure the Designer Options
radio button is selected.
Under the Syllabus heading,
select the radio button next to
the Section that you want to
delete.
Under Add/Edit Section
Content, select Delete, and
then click Go. A warning
message appears.
Click OK.
Syllabus Tool – Reorganize the sections
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This feature allows you to change
the order in which Syllabus sections
are presented to your students.
Under the Syllabus heading, select
the radio button next to Section that
you want to move.
Under Reorganize Section, select the
direction and distance of the move,
and then click Move.
Uploading Content to 3.0
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Choose Manage Files from the left
hand navigation frame, the control
panel drop down menu, or the designer
map.
Uploading Content cont.
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In the Manage Files: Designer Options screen, check the
box next to “My Files.”
Click the “Upload file” radio button.
Now click “Go.”
Uploading Content cont.
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Click the “Browse”
button.
Find the file on your
hard drive, and click
open.
Click Upload.
To access it, click on
“MY FILES” and look
for the hyperlink with
the file name.
More on the File Manager
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Files can be reorganized, zipped,
unzipped, deleted.
Folders can be created for more
efficient organization.
To perform these function find the
appropriate menu and click GO.
Communication Tools in 3.0
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Chat, Whiteboard, Calendar retained
the same look and functionality.
The bulletin board and the internal
email have changed significantly.
Bulletin board – Student View
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In the student view, both designers and students compose, reply,
mark, update and search messages.
Bulletin Board - Compose
Compose – starts a new discussion thread
1. Choose the topic your
message will go under.
2. Give it a subject line.
3. Type your message and
attach any files necessary.
4. Preview the message and
then post.
Bulletin Board
Additional Message Options
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Reply continues a threaded discussion that attaches your message to
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Quote includes the previous message (good if you have a multipart
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Compose begins a new threaded discussion (your subject appears as
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Download allows you to download the message onto your hard drive.
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Attachments lets you add a file to your posting.
the one you are responding to.
assignment).
full left justify bold title).
Searching the Bulletin Board
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Select the topic.
Determine the filter and value.
Click search.
Bulletin Board – Designer View
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Manage Message: allows
you to move a message
from one topic to
another, to delete a
particular message and
to delete all the
messages in a topic.
Manage Topics: Add
Topic, Rename Topics,
Delete, Manage Members
that can participate in
each forum. Then
click Go.
Bulletin Board - Managing Topics
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Private: Discussion is open only to selected members.
Anonymous: Anonymous postings are allowed in the
discussion. These messages have no tracking system.
Locked: No additional messages can be added to the
discussion.
Email
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Email remains an internal function only.
Unlike the bulletin board, there is only
one view for both designers and
students.
Email cont.
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Manage Folders – allows
you to add folders to
improve the organization
of your messages.
Manage Messages –
allows you to view,
delete, and move
messages.
Email cont.
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Select Compose Email.
If you choose to send your
message to multiple people,
hold down your CTRL key
and select the names.
Include a subject line.
Type your message and add
attachments if necessary.
Preview and click send.
Assessment
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To get to Assessment:
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Click on the Assessment icon then click on the quiz tool.
Or Designer Map then Assessment.
This menu manages all
quizzes, self-tests, and exams.
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Assessment – Add a Quiz
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Add: Allows you to customize quizzes
and surveys to the specific course.
Assessment – Edit a Quiz
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Edit: Allows you to
edit the quizzes and
surveys in the
course. To edit, click
on the title of the
course.
Assessment – Delete a Quiz
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Delete: This permanently removes the
assembled quizzes.
However, it does not delete the
questions from the question database.
Assessment – Organize Quizzes
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Allows you to customize and/or
rearrange the order of the quizzes.
Assessment - Management and Analysis
Submissions | Report | Summary | Detail
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View the detailed quiz and survey
statistics that WebCT provides.
Assessment – Quiz Editor
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Add: questions to the individual quiz or
survey.
Delete: allows you to delete the
questions desired.
Organize: allows you to customize the
quiz/survey to your likings.
Assessment - Question Database
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Add: Allows you to add questions to the database for usein
any quiz, self-test, or survey.
Edit: Allows you to edit the questions in the database.
Delete: Allows you to delete the questions from the
quizzes/surveys.
Import: Allows you to incorporate questions into the
database. The files must be in a certain format. Click on the
contextual help to see the formats for each question type.
Export: Allows you to export questions from WebCT.
Search: Allows you to search the database for questions that
you would like to incorporate into your quiz/ survey.
Course Management
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To get to Course Management:
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Click Left Navigation Bar (Control Panel Drop Down Menu) then
Manage Course.
Or Designer Map then Manage Course.
Manage Students
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Add: Allows you to enter students
directly into your course.
List: Allows you to select a group
of students and only view those
records.
Add or Modify: Brings up a
submenu for editing the
management columns and
controlling whether or not a
column is visible.
Remove: All students from list.
(Should be used at the end of the
term to clear the database for the
next semester.)
Manage Students - Columns
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Select: toggles the columns for editing.
Label: is the title that has been assigned to the column.
Alignment: Right, Center, Left
Hidden (visible to students): Yes, No
Released (available to students): Yes, No
Statistics: All, None, Mean
Decimals: 0,1,2, All
Account Creation: (required, Not Shown, Optional)
Manage Students - Settings
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Self Registration allows students to create accounts for your
course.
Records per Page: determines the number of student records
displayed at one time.
Download Options: sets the terms for all downloads.
Manage Course – Track Students
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Display: whole class or limited number of
students to track.
Search: looks through the student database
to match qualifying criteria.
Set: Determines the number of students
viewed per screen.
Copy: Pastes students to clipboard for use in
e-mail, bulletin boards, etc.
Manage Course – Presentation Groups
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These settings are used to manage the
Student Presentation Tool.
See: Allows you to view all of the groups
you have created.
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Create: Opens a new window for you to
add student groups.
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Generate: WebCT will automatically
create random groups for you.
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Remove: Deletes all of the groups you
have created.
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Manage Course – Teaching Assistants
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Add: allows you to enter new teaching
assistants.
List: Select a group of T.A.s and only view
those records.
Change: Records per page on the T.A.
database.
Add or Modify: works the same as student
add or modify
Remove: Deletes all existing T.A.’s from the
database (Should be done after each
semester.)
Manage Course – Track Students
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Keeps records of student activities on
your course site.
Manage Course - Functions
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Backup Course:
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Creates backup.
Uploads backup from local disk.
Views backup files already created.
Reset Course:
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Removes all entries from a specific
area of the course.
That is What’s New in WebCT 3.0…
Feel free to return to this tutorial
to review any of the topics
discussed.