Welcome to the Briefing session on WebCT 4.1 An introduction to WebCT 4.1 features and our eLearning support services. By ITS eLearning Support Team

2 WebCT PolyU This version includes a number of new tools and features and improvements of previous version. PolyU WebCT server login page: PolyU WebCT Support site:

3 WebCT Login Page WebCT ID and password are the same as your NetID and Netpassword.

4 eLearning Support site Contains FAQ/WebCT account creation information for staff and students.

5 WebCT tools & features Course Content Syllabus Upload/Manage Course materials Backup/Restore Course Setup URL Glossary Image Database Communication Tools Chat Discussion Boards Whiteboard Calendar Evaluation & Assessment My Grades My Progress Assignments Quizzes and Surveys Self Test Student Tracking Study Tools Student Groups Student Homepages Student Presentation Version 4 Key features:

6 Advantages of using WebCT For Instructors Create, upload, update course materials interactively through the Web. Tracking student performance at any time. Conduct online quiz and survey. Quick feedback to students’ questions using WebCT mail or discussion forum. Using Calendar to plan class event and inform assignment due date. Instructors can combine different WebCT tools in an online course according to their teaching styles and learning objective.

7 Advantages of using WebCT For Students Access the course materials at any time. Check grades and track course progress. Communicate with other students using WebCT mail or Project Group members using discussion group. Submit assignment online on time.

8 myWebCT

9 5 major areas: Courses - access to a list of your WebCT courses and your role in the course. Announcements - Important announcements/events that you should not miss. Bookmarks - a easy way to locate related URLs. WebDAV – where to upload your course materials (drag & drop). Global calendar – mark quiz date, assignment due date and course activities for students.

10 Your role in WebCT Primary Designer – you are the owner of the course (usually Instructor). You have complete control over the course content and course administration. Co-designer – your colleague(s) who assist you in teaching the course. He/she has the same access rights as you. Teaching Assistant – your colleague(s) who assist you with grading assignments and quizzes. Student – those enrolled in your course, can read the course content, involve in course activities but cannot modify the course. (student access to the course can be control by the Designer).

11 As a Designer Designer Options -allows designer to customize the course Control Panel - allows easy access to designer functions Actions menu - allows easy access to functions related to current page

12 Control Panel The Control Panel is now similar to the “Designer Map” and is divided into “Basic View” and “Extended View”.

13 Control panel – Basic View This is the default view showing buttons to the 5 tools. This default view reduces search time when you know what set of tools you need to use.

14 Control panel – Extended View It displays all available options on a single page. You can click the “Set as default view” to make this the first view displayed when the “Control Panel” is clicked.

15 How are courses build in WebCT? Modules: You can build your courses into modules (chapters). Selective release Make those modules visible to the student whenever you decide (based on chosen students, selective date) or according to their learning proficiency (the assignment/quiz grade).

16 Course Design Wizards Course Design wizards provide step-by-step instructions on using many WebCT tools. Wizards can be used anytime, and will return you to the point where you left off if you exit before the end. Wizards are available for these tools: Homepage Organizer page Syllabus Content Module Discussions Mail Calendar Chat

17 Course Design Wizards Wizards Video Demo can be find in here:

18 Course Content and materials Syllabus Calendar Content Module Glossary Search Compile Demo: Building Syllabus, Add entry to calendar and setup of table of content

19 Syllabus

20 Calendar

21 Content Module

22 HTML Editor The HTML Editor provides word-processor-like features that display text and graphics the same as they will appear in a browser for both students and instructors. The HTML Editor is available from: Content Module Discussions Mail Manage Files Organizer Pages Student Homepage Student presentations

23 HTML Editor HTML Editor Video Demo can be find in here: HTML1.htm

24 Equation Editor The WebEQ Equation Editor allows users to create, view, and edit mathematical equations and include them in WebCT content. The Equation Editor is available from Content Module, Discussions, Mail, Manage Files, and Quiz User can Import/Export questions in MathML (.mml) format from other equation editing software.

25 Equation Editor

26 Selective release of content

27 Manage course materials Upload/download single file Upload/download multiple files using WebDAV Web folder Upload and Synchronize course pages using Dreamweaver

28 Manage single file

29 Manage files using Web Folder WebDAV is Web-based Distributed Authoring and Versioning allows you to use a remote web server as though it were a local file server. This technology allows you to drag and drop files from your PC to WebCT and vice versa. Simply setup Web folder in your PC and multiple files can be uploaded at one time.

30 Setup Web folder

31 Web Folder (drag & drop for file uploading) Setup Web folder in your PC, drag and drop multiple files to your WebCT course file area.

32 Upload and Synchronize course pages using Dreamweaver WebCT 4.1 can integrate with Dreamweaver MX (support Webdav). This makes it possible for designer to make a website in Dreamweaver that will directly access your Manage Files area in your WebCT course with few clicks.

33 Integrate with Dreamweaver

34 Content file types and naming convention What file types can be displayed in WebCT? Text files (.txt ), Rich Text Format files (.rtf ) Documents created by MS Word, Powerpoint, Excel, PDF ( required application installed in your PC ) HTML files Graphic files eg. GIF, JPEG Multimedia files eg. audio/video files, streamed videos or flash files ( required plug-in or players ) WebCT is capable of reading multimedia files from a CD on your PC.

35 Content file types and naming convention What file name can be used in WebCT? It is recommended that the filename used in WebCT has to be in web standards. Use letters ([a..z][A..Z]), numbers ([0..9]). NO space should be contained in the file name, (instead of space please use underscore "_" eg. Module_1.doc) For the length of the filenames, it is a good practice to keep it less than 64 characters which is more readable in the File Manager and the file list boxes.

36 Communication tools Mail Discussions Chat Whiteboard Demo: Compose mail, set mail forwarding, discussions, online chat and whiteboard Traditional Chinese and Simplified Chinese characters are supported in these tools.

37 Mail Compose/Send/Reply/Delete Setup Mail folder Search mail by date/subject/keywords/sender Set mail forwarding address

38 Mail (Chinese input)

39 Discussion Compose/Send/Reply/Delete discussion Setup Discussion topic Search discussion by date/subject/keywords/sender

40 Discussion (Chinese input)

41 Chat Real-time chatting area Can send messages to all users in the Chat room or private message to a user.

42 Chat (Chinese input)

43 Assessment/Evaluation tools Assignment Self Test Quiz My Grades Demo: Assignment, Quiz tools

44 Assignment tool The Assignment tool in WebCT 4.1 provides detail assignment information to Student. Instructor can create and distribute assignment to student, download, evaluate and grade the student assignments.

45 Setup assignment Instructor can attach assignment-related files such as image, spreadsheet, articles for student to to the assignment.

46 Student View of assignment Maximum Grade, assignment instructions and attachment are displayed

47 Assignment submission report

48 Electronic Quiz tool WebCT Quiz tools can be of 5 types: Multiple choice, matching, calculated, short answer and essay. The MC, matching and calculated can be marked automatically while short answer and essay should be graded by Instructor. For MC type questions, designers can randomize the display of answers and use letters or numbers as indices for question choices. For calculated questions, designer can use WebCT Equation Editor to enter Mathematical and scientific notations.

49 Electronic Quiz tool Randomize questions and answers

50 Electronic Quiz tool Designer can set selective release criteria of a Chapter according to the grade of a quiz.

51 Manage students Manage Students is a powerful tool for maintaining student information and grades in WebCT: Allow/Deny student access update student records calculate grades access the Quiz and Mail features for a particular student add statistical information to student records change how student records are displayed release quiz results and assignment grades to students

52 Manage students

53 Track student’s performance Track Students allows you to monitor which areas of the course students are accessing and how they are progressing through the course material.

54 Track student’s performance

55 Track pages You can see how many times the pages have been visited, and the amount of time spent on each page.

56 Backup your course You can back up your course at any stage of development. After you create a backup, we recommend that you download it to your computer for safekeeping.

57 Backup your course

58 Logout Remember to logout after your have finished using WebCT.

59 eLearning support website Resources for teachers Resources for students Procedures to request for WebCT account FAQs

60 Request for WebCT account WebCT accounts are created for: “LEC” and “LTL” components (according to the TTS Time Tabling System of AS) Additional request from departments/lecturers You need more than 1 online subject website (for a single subject) You need several new subject websites to conduct to different groups of students. You need new subject website for several colleagues take part in team teaching You need to add your colleague or assistant to your subject website as TAs or Co-designer.

61 Request for WebCT account

62 WebCT CE 6 is coming… The new version of WebCT CE provides more functions and features (eg. eLearning objects) ITS is working with departmental coordinators to work out their upgrade plan. It is desirable to arrange upgrade for the whole department to avoid confusion to students. CE 4.1 will still be available next year.

63 Support Team Hotline Please contact WebCT Support Or you can send Groupwise to itwebct eLearning Support website: WebCT server: Thank You

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