College of Marine Studies WebCT Overview College of Marine Studies Intro slides up to slide 12. Class logs on as designers. --[Accessing WebCT] --change pwd --[Finding Your Way] --breadcrumbs 3. Log off WebCT 4. Paul’s Pedagogy Presentation 5. Finish Intro slides 6. Begin designing from [Views] Welcome! Sept. 2, 2003

Student usage

Number of courses 55 departments in 6 colleges in 3 years.

Today’s Goals What is a Course Management System? What are some of the most frequently used features? How could these features help my class? How are other faculty using WebCT? What is the next step?

Familiar Course Components lecture notes handouts interaction with students grades syllabus supplemental materials discussions assignments quizzes

Typical Online Delivery Web interaction with students syllabus handouts grades lecture notes discussions Supplemental materials assignments quizzes

Typical Online Delivery Web In Class E-mail discussions interaction with students handouts syllabus grades lecture notes assignments quizzes supplemental materials

Course Management System Powerful Solutions lecture notes handouts interaction with students grades syllabus supplemental materials discussions assignments quizzes

Course Management System Password Protected WebCT ID

Administration a set of administrative tools to assist you in course management Grading Assignment submission (saves on printing) Tracking student progress

Tracking Grades

The 3 C’s of Improving Learning WebCT at The University of Delaware Content Communication Collaboration

Creating links and web pages Araya provides links to course-related websites, as well as his own web pages that he created.

Facilitating Discussion

Collaborative Web Projects Introduction to Politics in Developing Countries (POSC211) Janet has her student teams take digital photos of course concepts, then post these photos to customized templates for the class and Janet to see.

0nline Collaborative Newspaper

Uses of WebCT Administration—grading, submissions Content organization—protected Communication—extend the classroom Collaboration—peer review, projects Examples of innovative activities question banks for current, future classes bringing subject matter experts into the CMS classroom peer mentoring projects professional mentoring projects

Accessing WebCT www.udel.edu/webct

As the Designer, You’ll… Add links, files and text Modify & customize information Manage course WebCT Introduction

Student View Course Menu

Designer View

Modular Adoption Integrate only what you need Flexible architecture means easy expansion

Chandra Reedy Integrate only what you need Flexible architecture means easy expansion

Next Steps Online Overview—www.udel.edu/webct Select “What is WebCT?” WebCT Introduction Sept. 17, Oct 29 Optional Workshops Interactive Student Activities—October 1 Organizing course content—Oct. 22 WebCT Grading—Oct. 15 Student Collaboration Tools—Faculty Institute Communication Tools—Faculty Institute

http://present.smith.udel.edu/calendar/

Strategy Adopt incrementally Make it an integral part of your class Revise course slowly Faculty comment… “Having taught using WebCT, I cannot imagine teaching without it.”

WebCT Resources WebCT Access and Information www.udel.edu/webct at The University of Delaware WebCT Access and Information www.udel.edu/webct PRESENT, UD’s Teaching, Learning, and Technology Center www.udel.edu/present WebCT Depot Class handouts, FAQ’s, plug ins