The Basics:

Creating Courses - All course shells at Cal Maritime are automatically created each term.

Adding Students - Students are automatically given access to a WebCT course at the beginning of each semester.

Removing Courses - Courses will remain in the WebCT system for two terms, which includes the current term. If you need the course material within a term that is being removed, please backup your course and save the backup file to your computer.

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Training:

Flash Movie Tutorials:

Please go to the WebCT Quick Tips Theatre page. This page contains a complete list of short flash movies detailing common tasks in WebCT. You will need speakers or headpones as well as the Flash Player Plugin. New to the Tutorials are:

• Creating Linked Content Module Items
• Uploading Multiple Files to Your WebCT Course
• Managing Student Grades with the WebCT gradebook and Microsoft Excel

How to Guides:

Below you will find training documents introducing you to basic WebCT concepts and some specific functionality. You will need to install Adobe Acrobat to view the PDF files

Getting Started :

• An Overview of WebCT .......PDF Version | Web Version
  This short document will give you a broad overview of th layout and functionality of WebCT

Building Your Course:

• Adding Content To WebCT ....PDF Version | Web Version
  This document shows how to add content such as PDFS, Word documents and PowerPoints to your course.

Communicationg to Students:

• WebCT Communication ...PDF Version | Web Version

Managing Your Course:

• Preparing for Next Semester ...PDF Version | Web Version

Using Assessments:

• Using the Gradebook in WebCT.....PDF Version | Web Version

Students report that having access to their grades and progress at anytime is one of  the greatest benefits of online instruction. This documents outlines how to set up the Gradebook in WebCT and how to release grades for students to view