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

2. Student usage

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

4. 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?

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

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

7. Typical Online Delivery
Web
In Class
discussions
interaction
with students
handouts
syllabus
grades
lecture
notes
assignments
quizzes
supplemental
materials

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

9. Course Management System
Password Protected
WebCT ID

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

11. Tracking Grades

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

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

14. Facilitating Discussion

15. 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.

16. 0nline Collaborative Newspaper

17. 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

18. Accessing WebCT

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

20. Student View
Course
Menu

21. Designer View

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

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

24. 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

26. 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.”

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