WebCT
The WebCT Learning Management System is an integrated set of web course tools that can be used to supplement a class taught mostly face-to-face or can be used to teach a course entirely at a distance (where students mostly "go to class" online using the Web with few if any visits to campus).
In addition to creating a web space for your course where a syllabus and other materials can be posted, WebCT has these and many other tools available:
- Discussion Boards (threaded message forums)
- Live Chat and Whiteboard
- Online Quizzes and Surveys
- Assignment Submission
- Calendar
- Gradebook
- Notebook
- Student Presentations
- Group Discussion Areas
- Content Paths with Bookmarking, Progress Tracking
- Glossary
- Audio and video clip integration
- CD-ROM integration
WebCT can be used by instructors to easily create a class web presence without needing to know how to write a web page. WebCT can be used to move some of a course's learning activities online to free up in-class time for higher value collaborative interactions and to encourage student to student and student-instructor collaboration outside of class time.
Instructional Computing staff are available to assist instructors use WebCT effectively and easily. Several WebCT workshops are available for faculty along with Instructional Design Support to help ensure pedagogical effectiveness of WebCT course materials (see Related Services Box).
